After having a quiet chuckle at MH's email, I don't know whether to laugh or despair at some of the reaction to it. What I do think is some of you need to brush up on John Warham's books.
You work in Asia for an Asian airline that Swire have a management contract for.
Everything is noted, recorded and filed. Always has been. Always will be.
There are 3 rules that everyone in Asia abides by;
1. Cover your ass.
2. Don't lose face.
3. Dob in a colleague. (See rule 1)
The pushback/arrival time has always been recorded seperately and independently by the;
Flight crew
ISM
Engineer
Ground staff
With a supporting report if they feel it's necessary. I don't tell the ground staff what delay code I use. Nor the ISM. Nor the engineer.
They use whatever code and write whatever report they like. As do I. It's been this way since Adam was a kid.
The ground staff and ISD can amend policy as they see fit providing it has no impact on FOP, as is the case this time. This isn't a NTC or OMPA amendment. It's an email. Delete it if you're that paranoid. However, many of us appreciated the subtle message that the silo empires that make up cx are infighting and the tacit pat on the back for our current industrial campaign.