....perhaps it all comes down to owning (or seemingly needing to own) a 'national' airline. The face (and pride) of their respective countries used to be tied up in their carriers. Flying the flag abd all that. Whilst one or two such airlines still exist, most seem merely to be money grabbing enterprizes run by bean counters. Surely it's just pure coincidence if service and frequency are really, really provided for the actual passengers benefit. When you see these so-called 'new age' leaders of our industry hiding in their plush glass cages, just sifting/analysing data all day long, then there has to be something wrong. Where have the true and inspiring aviation
leaders gone? Spin doctors and chess players (or is it monopoly players), hardly the types to encourage (long term) much respect or trust from their rank and file.
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