I agree that Nelson Mandela is one of many great human beings of all time. Since April 2005 I have been commuting between Norway and Bloubergrant. The more time I spend here in the neighborhood of Cape Town, the more I realize how his philosophy have probably prevented South Africa from moving in the direction of Zimbabwe.
Neither mr. Suggs, mr. Dobbin, mr. Alan Bristow nor other entrepeneurs in the tiny little helicopter business where we make our living are remotely close to being in the same league.
As far as I remember having been told, Alan Bristow might have been friendly towards pilots, but back in the late -70's several pilots were forced to leave the company. This was in part due to a campaign to get organized within the British Airline Pilots Association - BALPA. The company management was not friendly towards pilots on this issue. If I am mistaken, please feel free to enlighten me.
Last edited by chc&proud; 8th Aug 2006 at 07:07.