Excellent way to put it Portside!
Unfortunately Norman was too focused on preaching orange soothing words of moderation during the good years (which are clearly behind us) Any determination/cohesion among the pilot corps has been eroded and has allowed management to set the stage for the T&C's you are witnessing now.
So as a new tactic, he has now focused his attention on advising
pilots from other airlines on contractual issues and what
those pilots should do in order to protect
his T&C's.
My personal view is that Astraeus are a two-bit company with two-bit management whose possible success is a threat to our whole industry. I frankly do not want Astraeus and their fellow travellers to succeed - I wish to seem them well out of the Airbus market. They have nothing to add to our industry and have done a great deal to destroy people's futures. I genuinely feel sorry for the unemployed - but not sorry enough to tell them to take these jobs.
