I wouldn't be surprised if this was the last year that the bonus is awarded, anyone seen the target for next year??
Sorry to piss on peoples bonfires but as far as I'm concerned if you split the bonus up into 12 months then added it to your salary then that's about what we should be getting paid wrt inflation in Dxb etc. So, no, I'm not excited at all, I just feel that we have now earned a fair salary amount for the last 12 months.
Another thing, the '05, '06, & '07 bonuses where a crock of s**t, this one is the first one in recent years to POSSIBLY reflect the truth, and I guarentee you that once they have sucked in a load of pilots over the next few months, that next years bonus (If there is one) will be pitiful.
There is only one reason that the bonus was half decent this year and that was to attract fresh meat to the grinder, I don't think many of the existing pilots/staff are fooled by the politics of this.
.....I'll get me coat then
