The problem is the position of GMFO at NAA has become a stepping stone on the path to QF management nirvana.
The incumbent is not a bad bloke, just that NAA was always going to be his way of "selling his wares" to those further up the tree in the hope of career advancement. If a GMFO has never conducted a line flight within an organization and has never been exposed to the peculiarities and difficulties of the operation, how then can he truely understand where and what the issues are or the pilot's concerns? How can he gain the respect of his work colleagues? The DMFO has also been "chairborne" for the past nine months or so, lots of management types behind computers espousing the efficacy of these wonderful new policies, and none behind the controls (I've heard of fly by wire but this is taking it to extremes
). So if there is any "finger wagging or tea and biscuits" required from time to time, how would these management types expect a respectful reception from the person requiring counseling?
Nobody contributing to this "string" has cast aspersions on the "new blokes" character or ability, they merely question the motivation and the benefit of someone who will make an entrance, p1ss in each corner for 2 years and then p1ss off for a more exalted position.
NAA may be viewed by some as "GA with jets" or the "ugly cousin", however it has a very good crew of pilots with a solid core of very experienced people who have flown or been check and trainers with Ansett, Emirates, DragonAir, KLM etc. They are not blinded by "the glamor" of being part of Q group and know bullsh1t when they smell it. They make an incredibly positive contribution to the success of the operation through some rather difficult situations with good humor and a solid "brothers in arms" mind set. The revolving management door does not make a positive contribution to the continuing positivity in the crew room.
The "first choice" for GMFO would indeed have viewed this as his long term "career" position and already has the respect of his work colleagues. He has already been exposed to years of this kind of operation and has nothing to prove to anyone. He also understood a time when it was "fun" to go to work (anyone remember those days) and that a happy workforce is a productive workforce. Time will tell how the "new guy" goes.
It's these points you miss "Stalin" when you go of "half-cocked" in your post. You might want to make an effort to understand what is being said before posting the kind of rubbish that you have, lest people mistake you for a bit of a tool.
