The original post seems to assume quite a lot, none of which is established:
- Has the CEO taken this as extra paid holiday
- Has he already taken his holiday entitlement, whatever that is?
- Has this trip been authorised by the board of directors (or whatever they are called)
- Is there any power in the LAA's Articles or rules of membership to expell somone for asking awkward questions?
- Has this ever in fact happened
- What is to stop our poster from raising this at the AGM as you normally would when the performance of an executive director or chief exec is an issue
whether the LAA needs a CEO is a matter for the directors and ultimately the members as a whole. The fact is that the LAA decided to have one. This is a different issue from whether the incumbent should have gone off gliding for three weeks. I would guess though that having a CEO who is still active in aviation sports may be seen as an advantage and may enable him to speak with more authority that otherwise would be the case.