British Air Transport association -Pointless?
I've just watched the British Air Transport association spokesman (BBC News25/7 in an embarassingly obvious wig) have a go at balpa's fatigue policy. This same organisation made little noise during the crises our industry has faced recently-fuel price rises, calls for VAT on fuel, skymarshals, introduction of then doubling of airline passenger duty, security fiasco. What did this esteemed organisation have to say? Not a word. But mention fatigue and they have a suit right down to TV house to say (not quite in as many words) that pilots are a bunch of moaning idlers.
Does this outfit have any function at all other than pilot-bashing?