Bash SAS all you want guys and gals, as long as itīs not just hear say. Have something concrete to tie your opinions on SAS to, then go right ahead with all youīve got. Hey, this would be a boring place to spend time, if we were all just padding eachothers (companies) backs.
What disappoints me (and tells more of the author than anything else) is the "I met a SAS pilot, he was a d***head, now all SAS people are arrogant a**holes"". Simply just too childish.
Towerdogīs opinions are valid, as they are not insulting to people that he doesnīt know, and therefore should not insult. (More than I can say of a few of the other posts that Iīve seen here)
Yes, I liked the old paintjob better too. Iīm gettinī used to the new one, but itīll never get anywhere near the old dragonhead one. But really, I donīt give a damn. Most of my day at work is spent inside the airplane, looking out at all the other beautiful paintjobs passing by (BA tails, Air 2000, and what have yaī
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The uniform; Never liked it. I look like an East German borderguard. And the quality stinks too, although they are making up for this now. But hey, I ainīt a model, and the first thing that I do, when entering my house after work, is changing clothes anyway.
Now, to more important things.
I make a comfortable living, but I want to make more. Not because Iīm ever in the red, but because Iīve (weīve) come to realise that we are lagging behind our colleagues in Europe, and because the market tells us that more money is up for grasp, if we go for it. Watch this space in the coming months, as negotiations carry on about our conditions. By now, itīs already looking interesting I might add..
The comment from
Flathatter, that we in the SAS cockpits engage in "nonstop SAS bashing when in the crewroom and on the flightdecks" is another post from him, that has me wondering what planet this guy is living on!!! Letīs just leave it at that
upstairs; grow up, and produce some constructive critisism. I agree, that SAS should have (in my opinion) bought RJīs, but I have no knowledge of operational limitations on either RJīs or Q400, so canīt comment much on what was behind the decision to buy Q400, other than it was more or less purely a question of pricetags..
JN, I hope I belong amongst the latter group, and not the former
As some have said; being the big fish in a small pond bears a price tag. And especially in Scandinavia, where the "jantelov" rules. (Can anyone come up with an english word for that??
But thatīs OK with me. Iīm very happy with my job, but thereīl always be things that can get better. And there are many such things in SAS. But in our neck of the woods, I still believe, that it is by far the best place to be, considering the whole package.(Hard hat deployed
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Now, had I just wanted to have a zillion in my bank account every month, No, Scandinavia and SAS would not be the place to be. But Iīve chosen to stay, because of all the other, non-work related, things that I would miss in Lalala land, flying for Fantasy Airlines. Loved that post bu the way, whoever it was...
Reading all the adīs, I find myself (or at least my logbook, I should say) qualified for most of the flying jobs available. And some of them look good too. But after all the adding and subtracting, Iīm still choosing to stay. My choice! Gettit?
Then why, as somebody else pointed out, does it seem so important for some of you guys outside of SAS, to try to convince us that our company is as bad as they come, and that the grass is much greener where you are.. Could it be, that if I followed your advice and left.... then you could get the job. Naehhh, I choose to believe that most of us are fortunate to be where we like to be, and if not, then those affected should do something about it.
Last note to
upstairson our service and cabin crew: I just got back today from a wonderful vacation in the Orlando area. Flew Continental Airlines domestic, and I tell yaī : a company that just picked up five major awards from AOG should do better. Both flights had (compared to SAS) bad inflight service (sector time 2:45) . A cold burger was served with ONE round of (soft)drinks. A beer would set me back $4.00
Cabin crew average age, well I donīt want to insult anybody as you do, but letīs just say that they were at LEAST as mature as our CAīs have been known to be. Friendly service?? Well depends, smiles I didnīt see many of!!
How service is with your company, I donīt know (who you fly for) but I sure wasnīt impressed by BA on two seperate long haul flights!!!
Rgds, and happy easter everybody.
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