now, for a bit of scaremongering.......
the end of gf is nigh. senior management the world over historically has a very bad behaviour in relaying this information to their pilots shortly before their company falls around them and destroys their livelihoods.
obviously, the reasons are they do not want a sudden mass resignation to the point that all operations come to a stand still (at least until they have lined their pockets properly).
before the end draws nigh, common patterns are
1. a recovery plan that is supposedly well in process
2. promises of fleet and route increase (keeps us drooling)
3. a payrise (not too meagre just to keep us hanging)
4. announcements of selling of shares (a quick injection might do it)
5. the startup of a viable competition that is backed by government
6. a seep now and again of glorious news and announcements (dangling the carrot)
7. then silence
8. silence
9. more silence then,
10. WHAM!!!!! IT'S ALL OVER RED ROVER!!!!, along the lines of....'dear stupidass, gullible, suckass idiot, pleb pilot,
we regret to inform you that, due to governmental circumstances, patriotism, racism, apartheid, nepotism, islamism, christianism, judaism, buddhism, shintoism, hinduism, druidism, sato-masochism, and economics well beyond our control, your employment with GF has been terminated forthwith with no chance in hell of remunerating your owed salaries, backpay, indemnity, unused leave, and the numerous duty hours and minutes the rostering department had pilfered from you. in short, your assisgrass and you're on the street. you are the weakest link......good bye!