Flapassym and Catsleepy have hit the mark with laser guided accuracy. AP should never have got into operating a/c. They should have stuck to just flogging flights for others to fly them. They were way out of their depth, as was their hapless MD. Is there any room in this business for anyone who upsets brokers anyway? Can anyone afford to throw away charters like that...?
This recent episode has shown up the AP management to be a bunch of cynical cowards. They couldn't even find the courage to send out a few emails to keep the troops in the picture when things turned sour, or even when it went into administration. They seemed to have been very good at showing off at good times and hiding at bad times. Does that come from a career of working for commission? The employees weren't treated as 'team members' as was often quoted but as parts of a machine that was merely switched off. As for the notice pay/ redundancy, don't worry that will go towards the next AP shareholders' dividend payout! What were the AP directors' obscene bonuses for at the end of 09? As they say if a deal looks too good to be true it probably is. In 06 when they bought GAI it looked good...
Good luck to all the great people who worked at APPJ. Let's hope the next job is just around the corner for them all.
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Last edited by Dumbledor; 7th Apr 2010 at 12:22.