he told my job was safe
Never assume, old boy.
Seriously though, I think the Chief's recent thoughts on the subject are right on the money.
The Irish Government has no policy, no vision and no clue when it comes to Aer Lingus. The airline continues to lose money and cash, as it continues to be mismanaged by its Government and trade union shareholders, who control the Board and management of the airline. Now Aer Lingus is isolated and being bypassed by the trend of European airline consolidation. Like Olympic and TAP, Aer Lingus remains on the outside, as none of the big three airline groups have any interest in Aer Lingus.
Perhaps in time even the Government and Aer Lingus will begin to realise that the only secure future for Aer Lingus is as part of one strong Irish airline group which is both a world leader and is capable of competing with and beating Air France, BA and Lufthansa. Sadly in the meantime Aer Lingus will continue to be mismanaged by the Govt and unions which control it, and will continue to be isolated and by-passed as Europe’s airlines consolidate.