A330, I was wondering when the goings on at Porter would leak into the public domain, here is my take on the situation. Firstly, like many I think Porter , under the guidence of the likes of Mr DeLuce with the very able help of such outstanding folks as the Chief Operating Officer, James Morrison, should be awarded the Order Of Canada for their great work in re building CYTZ, In particular the shuting down of the Nimbies who dont give a damn about Medivacs or the other vital services provided by the airport. Now the rub, as we have observed it whilst spending far too much time waiting around the place. It would seem Porter has a crisis in middle managment, in particular flight operations. This first came to our attention when a Medic dead -headed in on Porter, he told a story about a captain screaming invective at the F/O which could be heard clearly in the first five rows in the cabin, much use of the F word and all of it totally destructive of any learning, he found out the name of the individual and his comment that the FDVR would make the Watergate tapes seem like a polite conversation and wondered out loud if such behavior went with the name. One only has to spend time at the favorite watering hole for the crews to find out that this behavior amoungst at least four of the so called "Management" Pilots seems to be the norm . Porter has managed to recruit some of the most experienced and able crews around, to watch them become totally de- motivated is a bloody crime, it seems that the first and second rules of buisinees are at work here,{1} If you own the company, hire the best.{2} If you dont own the company try not to hire anyone smarter or better than youself, they might take your job. Failing this if better folks are hired try to beat them down to your level There are other concerns about the survival of the Company but I think the failure of the IPO reflects not only this but the generall attitude of investors towards the industry.For those who may think that bad Flight Opps management cant sink an airline I would sugest some reading as to what happened in Ozz in the sixties would be in order. I can only hope that senior management, including the CP, get their act together and clean house, if they do Porter will I hope live up to its potential, if not then the Check Pilot who combs his hair at the meal table and pontificates about CYTZ being a Black Hole field, {To the great amusment of the Medivac crews from up North} and his cohorts may destroy the company, I really hope Im wrong! Good luck to all at Porter!
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