GSS morale misery
GSS at Stansted the B747 operation which always pleads poverty yet had three 370 million dollar brand new -8's, replacing their 400's, flying freight on behalf of BA, is continued to be run into the ground by the incumbent chief pilot - a pilot hating individual with zero personal skills, who has now reached a new low.
This ex-Cathay cancerous assassin is now taking a leaf from Ryanair's book; he is now offering B747 courses for a debt of £9000 a pilot - taken out in their name, and they hate him for it and the job itself, a crap salary going nowhere, economy travel on duty, no staff travel at all and 'selected' clubby command upgrades; one new joiner described it as the worst job he's ever had and wants his money back, although the C.P. expects plenty of takers.
It's one of the lowest if not 'the' paid jobs in the UK; below secretary money. The Cathay regime of 'all checking and no training' is alive and well and increasing. The rumour is that the pilots are going to get a letter together independent of the ineffective balpa, and lobby BA to get him to resign when he reaches 65, not long from now, citing the company's survival with him at the helm.
Just as when he left Cathay, there was a party amongst the crews, so there will be in GSS if ever the day arrives when he walks.