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General question regarding staff if I may.
Qatar flight deck crew obviously operate their own aircraft with BA cabin crew on board.
What happens to the BA flight deck crew who would have been operating the flights that Qatar are
operating, are they positioned back into the BA staff pool?
Qatar flight deck crew obviously operate their own aircraft with BA cabin crew on board.
What happens to the BA flight deck crew who would have been operating the flights that Qatar are
operating, are they positioned back into the BA staff pool?
Qatar flight deck crew obviously operate their own aircraft with BA cabin crew on board.
I guess the Flight Deck will be enjoying their time off in this BBQ weather.
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The Qatar aircraft have been operating a variety of routes - Eurofleet and Mixed Fleet. Every day they seem to be operating different routes so I don't know the logic behind how Network Ops are assigning the aircraft. I did think that perhaps Eurofleet were being prioritised for the weekend charters but if Newcastle is being operated by Qatar tomorrow, then who knows?
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The local rubber neckers were creaming themselves into the fences as one of the aircraft sent was in Al Maha colours - only to find out it had been repainted recently in Shannon back to the standard QR scheme
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Hmm. As one of those at Heathrow yesterday, I can only guess there was a second universe in play. When I arrived, early morning-ish the first of the Qatar flights departed. leaving me to say "Bah Humbug" or something similar as I didn't have time to get my camera out. At this time, there was myself and a lady taking photos. And it stayed that way throughout most of the morning. By the time the number of happy snappers had grown to the usual Sunday morning tally, most of the Qatari aircraft had left Heathrow and were somewhere in Europe. So, nothing to see there then. Oh yes, and not a single person within 50 yards of a fence.
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Too much info from a wannabe anorak me-thinks!
I heard this second hand and I'm too old for it now.... Just approaching 40 years in aviation so maybe ditch the wannabe bit - anorak yeah why not.........
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These strikes have ended a seven year period of no industrial action at BA. Historically, that is a long period of time. Indeed, BA had a volatile period of industrial relations between 2003-2010.
I know no-one wants to go over the 2010 strikes again, but they were a watershed moment in terms of BA facing down a strike rather than continuing to walk an IR tightrope.
It also has to be said that it should be no surprise to anyone that BA would withdraw staff travel, not least certain individuals on other forums who went on strike in 2010, were salivating at the prospect of industrial action on Mixed Fleet and couldn't wait to egg them on.
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In the terminal there is also trouble as the announcement of the loss of 80 + Duty Managers positions. It is the first time that these redundancies will only receive the government guidelines pay off, unlike a year's pay which to date has been the norm!
Plus the outsourcing of the NCL BA business park base probably via a 'TUPE'. I am not sure about the last comment (2010 strikers) legacy cabin crew know only to well that they are next on the list !
Plus the outsourcing of the NCL BA business park base probably via a 'TUPE'. I am not sure about the last comment (2010 strikers) legacy cabin crew know only to well that they are next on the list !
Whole is just completely unnecessary BA should be negotiating and working on its labour relations, not bringing in aircraft from the Middle East. What way to run an airline !!!