Its all a case of who you know, and I would suspect that TC would be in the know so I would be surprised if he were the one.
now for a quick rant...
In any case love him or hate him, and peoples man he isn't, EK is his baby from the start, and its his no bullsh#t workaholic approach that has got this airline to where it is.
No doubt present times are extremely sensitive to say the least, with Dubais dependence on EKs cash flow, however his recent failure to reign in out of control middle to upper managers, and the pilot bashing campaign that followed will be the undoing of the business. Has in every other airline, and this won't be any different.
Melbourne was a perfect opportunity to reflect and make the MAJOR MAJOR changes that was so desperately needed, instead the reaction (post MEL) has been to completely destroy the little confidence, and safety culture that the pilot group had.
Sacking someone for photos, GA at MAN,.....YOU HAVE COMPLETELY LOST THE PLOT.
Great counseling job you did for the MEL crews..well done, and thanks to the other airline that flew its trauma counseling staff to sort it out..shame on you all.
The cards are now well and truly in place and I'm just waiting for the house to collapse.
rant over.....