Originally Posted by
FatPilot
Transparency - go to the AGM and ask about the books and financial reports. Refusing to go to the meeting and complaining on here instead is not only petulant and grossly ignorant it's also a waste of time. If you really can't be bothered doing your miniscule club duty by attending an AGM then form a delegation and approach them in the office - politely - with advance notice. Pretty simple really.
If you want greed look no further than the company's platinum card (whose management do their best to bring about the downfall of the club) as well as those club members who greedily take the best of both worlds and support the company's profit based card. Sorry but the truth hurts.
The company wants to make a profit with their card. If all the pilots stopped supporting the platinum card it would be shut down overnight. Amazing how everyone hates the company so much but still gives them their hard earned to help them shut down the club bit by bit.
I personally can't remember the last time I was in Dubai for the AGM due to the roster and I certainly won't be the only one. That aside though, why should there be a game of 'cat and mouse' for such information, when a significant number will be unable to attend the AGM every year, due to the roster?
Comparing the APC to the Platinum Card is like comparing apples and oranges, as the latter is run by a company where there is little compunction when advantage is taken of their own staff to benefit the bottom line. However APC is a club run by fellow pilots, who hold positions with a mandate to safeguard our interests and oversee that the funds we invest, are spent wisely and appropriately. To say that the dichotomy between the two is significant, is an understatement.
Those in influential positions within the APC know that there is a noticeable degree of discontent amongst a number of its membership, after the last email. Despite this discontent being palpable, there has been no subsequent communication to engage with us and provide clarity as to why this decision has been taken. The modus operandi of burying ones head in the sand, which we see all too often in this part of the world, seems to have been adopted. The saying 'a little goes a long way' is appropriate here. A selection of a few but well chosen words to all members to alleviate the situation, would help make significant inroads into restoring the confidence and optimism in APC, that seems to have been eroded for a number of members.