Grim news indeed.
Another triumph of British Management. If only we could un-invent the idea that 'Management' is a skill that can be operated irrespective of the field of operations.
I have been in commerce for 23 years in retail, local govt, banking, transport, oil, pharmaceuticals and many others. This is the same story.
The greatest saddness is that - it is not just BA that is able to cripple a company. It is not just BA that disconnect themselves from the realities of the shop floor. We saw this in steel earlier this week. Corus mgmt taking bonus' and laying people off.