That would surely be good to see!
BA from the days of Miles Thomas, King, Marshall, Ayling and the 'Concorde killer' Eddington have all had a what can only be termed a very poor attempt to sort BA. It didn't work. Each of them let the unions dictate. Bad strategy however you look at it. Never enough cutting of numbers, which was desperately required. It is needed now and WW knows it. He is a clever man, regardless of what Liz, Tony or Len think. They are out of their depth and they know that WW will do what he has to do to "save this airline!" The days of diktats from the unions is over. He will probably allow the bare bones but I suspect he will lay down the rules but only on his terms - with perhaps a few crumbs.
Bassa and Unite dug this pit and as they days go by they will find the sides getting very slippery. As someone said - you reap what you sow.
The unions spin on the city was ill judged and very mis-understood. What they should recognize is that people are happy to invest in BA now and have confidence in the CEO. Helluva an incentive that!
The unions will NEVER break the will of WW - NEVER. Get used to it.
Last edited by RTR; 3rd April 2010 at 20:49.