Memphisbelle
Made the LGW-EDI route profitable? All by yourselves?
That must have been difficult, considering the considerable seat demand on the domestic sectors.
What's your next challenge?
Mike Mercury
From your distant planet you will note that share price is largely irrelevant unless you are a daytrader.
The opinions of a few market makers clad in red braces affect the short term share price. It is the long term trend that is of import.
Revenue (bookings) is what drives an airline, not share price.
Furthermore, you say <To suggest that an ATP pilot, or a J41 pilot is less skilled than a 7474 pilot is insulting - however to expect the same remuneration is ridiculous. >
Why ridiculous? It could be argued that an ultra short-haul pilot is exposed to take-off & landing far more frequently than his long-haul cousin, and should be remunerated more. You sound as if you are falling into the trap of thinking that pilot pay has very much to do with airline running costs. In a one-horse outfit maybe, but not in an airline of any size.
Our pay is a drop in the ocean of costs of a substantial airline. Our collective aim here should be to drive UP everyone's T&C's - not to drag it all down where management want it.
Thought: - perhaps you are management?
Finally: you appear to contradict your own argument - a bit steamed up maybe?
<Ah, I see. You seriously expect there to be lots of current, serving BA line guys who want to come and work in the regions? Yeh, right.>
then in the next para:
<those on the lower tiers who wish to, try to move up the tiers, maybe to LHR (though why anyone should want to.......>
So only non-BA pilots wish to work in the regions?
FYI current LHR BA pilots cannot now come to the regions. Only current BAR pilots could bid to stay and fly the RJ. Some did, plenty more didn't.
For those bleating about differentials. It's a fact of life, bills have to be paid and if it is offered then you cannot blame individuals for at least considering it.
There is a peculiar airborne disease evident on this thread. Closely linked to envy, it sits uneasily in a website designed to be for the benefit of all professional pilots.
Those of you here who are running down the good fortune of others whom you perceive to have better terms & conditions than yourselves should maybe re-examine your postings. Ask yourselves how management will feel when they read your willingness to give so much hard-fought territory away due to this peculiarly British disease.
I bet they're splitting their sides.