aviance-menzies or a.n.other
Firstly let me make clear that no employee of MENZIES or AVIANCE has any rights to post information in a capacity of an employee of either company because of the internal disciplinary code of each company that can constitute GROSS MISCONDUCT and thus could lead to instant dismissal so please ALL bear that in mind.
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First rule of thumb if coming onto this subject is
PLEASE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY BLAME THE MANAGEMENT(Messengers)
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MENZIES and AVIANCE are both listed on the stock exchange
(AVIANCE by the go-ahead grp) so no comments can be forthcoming from the companies to act/counteract rumour/claims of mergers etc prior to the stock market being informed or else "insider trading of shares" allegations can be pursued by the regulatory authorities.
There is no published/public evidence of any such merger in the domain and neither could there be without any due-diligence or financial considerations.
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The last merger from rumour that became fact was
BMHS/REED/MAS/GHI = AVIANCE in the year 2001 for £72 million
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FACTS ONE
AVIANCE did close down STN C/svcs and LPL in total
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FACTS TWO
AVIANCE have advised that 3 LGW dept managers positions are being axed.
That is the positions, not necessarily the individuals.
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FACTS THREE
BAA/LGW ground handling licence tender of 2005 leaves an extension period for BA/AVIANCE/SERVISAIR and not a renewal.
SWISSPORT were unaffected due to the new licence from GROUNDSTAR
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FACTS FOUR
The economic climate is as follows
Ground handlers costs go up with labour/equip/office space/fuel/car parking/canteen perks etc
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Airlines costs have to keep coming down to keep economic market strategy and bottom-line profit thus "encourage" ground handling agent to review or curtail increases and encourage "decreases" or add penalty fees for failure to keep Service Level Agreements in place.
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The two opposite strategies have to eventually clash and market forces could well dominate suggestions of mergers of ground handlers or alliances/low-cost options of airlines to make a thing called PROFIT which leads to SURVIVAL !!!
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FACTS FIVE
Any rumours have an effect on employees and their familes directly or indirectly as the recent resurrection of the Christine Keeler and Profumo affair has highlighted that sometimes denial statements are issued "He would say that..wouldn't he" being the most famous lines of the 21st century from Mandy Rice-Davies
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So there we have an inkling into how affected staff/companies can be by insensitive or inaccurate comments but PPRUNE exists with a great membership and lively and healthy rumours and debate so congratulations to all readers/participants.