Apologies if I went a bit off topic with my little rant and spat.
I was just trying to make the point to KC135777 that what we do in flying the aircraft is a skill. And as such it can be learned through practice and a certain amount of dexterity.
Does it mean that everyone can do it? No absolutly not, but then again not everyone can drive.
Regards to terms and conditions I am fully behind you BA boys and hope that you give the management what it deserves.
I was stuck for hours at LHR due to complete incompetence of management. Few weeks ago with the high winds for a few days, aircraft delayed to EDI because of - wait for it - there was only 1 dispatcher on and then when he had issued the paperwork it was past 2230 so the tug drivers left and there was only 1 tug crew on all of T1 to push out 15 delayed aircraft.
Now why was this left to happen? Could management not pay a bit of overtime for the staff and arrange a couple of more people? BA has lost the good will of the staff, and now in any time of crisis its all falls apart.
It really takes some b@lls to walk out the door but I believe its your only option left. BA terms and conditions were fought for over the years and if you let this start at BA then there will be such a knock on effect for the rest of the industry its not worth thinking about.
Go get em!
Flying Spanner
P.S. being an OSE was great but again management managed to F
K that up as well!!!