marlowe
Remoak, in your last post you say how Jimbo will look after his own pilots well i hope that he has a more enlightened approach to managment than that
...except that if the shoe was on the other foot, you would be more than happy if your management did exactly the same, n'est pas?
Jimbo will do whats best for the NEW company
Sure, and that will be to look after his existing crews. He needs them more than he needs the BACON crews.
they are prepared to have the cash from BA and change the strategy of the company just like that.
They saw an opportunity and they took it. They aren't changing the strategy of the company at all, they are simply expanding that strategy more quickly than they had thought possible. The
acquisition of BACON simply allows them to expand more quickly - it isn't a change of direction.
it wont be the cosy little flying club that you all want to cling onto
It hasn't been that for a few years now.
why not see the positive in all this.
Yes well the problem with that is that there are plenty of positives for BACON crews (like continued employment) and virtually none for flybe pilots, who may have to endure being shunted down the seniority list and having their ambitions set back several years (amongst other things).
I'm very, very glad to be out of it. Good luck to the BACON guys, you are going to need it.