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Oh4sure...the problem is, is that no management at the moment want to start this bidding war off!! Once Ek start then others will have to follow suit. CX will have to offer better Aus package than the one going at the mo, J* will, etc etc etc. It seems that what is logical to us is quite distasteful to management. It is going to happen, that i am sure but by whom and when is the only question!!!
There is no such thing as patriotism anymore in this job!! Management have seen to that over the years. It will be their undoing though as pilots will sell themselves off to the highest bidder and with the eventual shortage of pilots in the middle east/India/China, those bids will be quite a sum. This of course will have a roll on effect with mainstream airlines who will also have to start paying top dollar to keep their pilots!!!
Even if this story of the EK guys is stretched, watch this space as i believe that will be the norm in years to come!!!!!!!!
Bring it on!!!!!!!!