LoCo Commotion.
I honestly don't think, and I do have slightly rose-tinted specs, that NAS will ever be like Ryanair. Sure, they are trying to reduce costs and be competitive, but the culture is completely different. They try to help their employees, and I include contractors within that statement, wherever possible. They are not (SMS aside) deliberately unkind, rude or vindictive at a personal level, unlike FR. It is just not in the same league!
Even Ryanair are beginning to realise how bad their employee relationships are. They have recently moved both the Director and Deputy Director of Flight Operations to new roles as (wait for it) Director and Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing!
I think this speaks volumes about the two individuals (bully boys/Hatchet Men).
It's my opinion, that BALPA can negotiate on behalf of a strong, organised, unified group of Professional Aviators. That is of course assuming we are willing to become that group of people.
