thegoaf: Just a few thoughts on the management regime over which Rod Eddington has presided at BA over the last few years.
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Any comments?
Yes. I think that somewhere in your list you have overlooked the fact that BA is now the most profitable airline in the world, on an operating profits basis, and that net debt has been more than halved from its previous potentially-crippling peak. That's what matters most to the shareholders to whom Rod Eddington owes his primary duty.
Whatever you might think of the balance or the methods, isn't that worth some credit?
Many of your comments are predicated on a "bigger is better" outlook. The US airlines have pursued that strategy for years, and look where it's now got them.