Joon
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Joon is a pure product born out of the impossibily to properly reform Air France.
As you can see apart from Air France there is no other major French airlines. Because Air France is the airline of France. Everything has been done to protect it.Therefore ther is no major low cost airline or major French competitor to Air France.
If you watch a TV or listen to a radio program about aviation, pilots are still refered as "the only master onboard after God" ....or the "gods of the sky"
We are stilll in the golden age of Aviation. However things change around the French skies.... but Air France bosses have to deal with very powerful, hugely overpaid pilots.Strikes are frequent.
So managers do what we call "reformettes" small reforms in order not to make waves and keep the "social peace" They are patch ups.Any major changes would trigger a long stike strike. So neither the public nor customers understand what Joon is about. Is it a 2nd class Air France, is it a low cost, destinations come and go, one minute with AF , the next with Joon and back to AF. Pilots are AF on fat salaries, cabin crew are low paid employees.
The same story is valid for HOP, the AF commuter airline. Under the HOP umbrella stand at least 3 companies (Regional, Brit air, Airliner) , 3 headquaters, disparate fleets etc....No one has the gut to merge the 3 companies as afraid of more strikes. So they did what we call "bricolage" (DIY or botch job).gave them a commr stupid name for the sake of making people believe it is one company....and the true cost cutting reform can wait.
As you can see apart from Air France there is no other major French airlines. Because Air France is the airline of France. Everything has been done to protect it.Therefore ther is no major low cost airline or major French competitor to Air France.
If you watch a TV or listen to a radio program about aviation, pilots are still refered as "the only master onboard after God" ....or the "gods of the sky"
We are stilll in the golden age of Aviation. However things change around the French skies.... but Air France bosses have to deal with very powerful, hugely overpaid pilots.Strikes are frequent.
So managers do what we call "reformettes" small reforms in order not to make waves and keep the "social peace" They are patch ups.Any major changes would trigger a long stike strike. So neither the public nor customers understand what Joon is about. Is it a 2nd class Air France, is it a low cost, destinations come and go, one minute with AF , the next with Joon and back to AF. Pilots are AF on fat salaries, cabin crew are low paid employees.
The same story is valid for HOP, the AF commuter airline. Under the HOP umbrella stand at least 3 companies (Regional, Brit air, Airliner) , 3 headquaters, disparate fleets etc....No one has the gut to merge the 3 companies as afraid of more strikes. So they did what we call "bricolage" (DIY or botch job).gave them a commr stupid name for the sake of making people believe it is one company....and the true cost cutting reform can wait.
