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Crew Support
FYI Dusty,
Crew support were a team of folk on duty, 1 set in MAN, who looked after northern bases, 1 in BHX who looked after the south. Crew could call from 0530 to 2200 to go sick, sort roster changes, dependancy days etc., without having to wait in a long telephone line to talk to crew control. It seemed to work! The BHX guy and gals are/were great, always helpful if they could, told it like it was if your requests were out of order etc. Really bad way they have been treated I'm afraid!
Talked to one of the 2 ladies off on maternity today, neither had been told officialy by FB!!!
SAD SAD SAD!
What an appaling way to treat people!
Crew support were a team of folk on duty, 1 set in MAN, who looked after northern bases, 1 in BHX who looked after the south. Crew could call from 0530 to 2200 to go sick, sort roster changes, dependancy days etc., without having to wait in a long telephone line to talk to crew control. It seemed to work! The BHX guy and gals are/were great, always helpful if they could, told it like it was if your requests were out of order etc. Really bad way they have been treated I'm afraid!
Talked to one of the 2 ladies off on maternity today, neither had been told officialy by FB!!!
SAD SAD SAD!
What an appaling way to treat people!
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aaaah OFB how is said lady on maternity?hope she's well!
Had a txt from "Flybe" earlier saying the first day for everyone being in Uniform is now the 1st April and to continue wearing BA uniforms until 31st March.Hopefully everyone will have had theirs by then!!!
Its frustrating to see uniforms arrived for people who have left the company/transferred to CityFlyer - they should have cancelled those!!!!
Had a txt from "Flybe" earlier saying the first day for everyone being in Uniform is now the 1st April and to continue wearing BA uniforms until 31st March.Hopefully everyone will have had theirs by then!!!
Its frustrating to see uniforms arrived for people who have left the company/transferred to CityFlyer - they should have cancelled those!!!!
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Boy is it Different!
You are right tigger, BHX is very different, but its only what we should expect I suppose.
My real concerns are about how we will be managed, I've not heard a good word about FB and now I've met him I am not enamoured!
Sad to see our great admin ladies have been given the boot! Apparantly told on Thursday last week that Friday was their last day as " Flybe crew look after themselves, they don't need an admin team"!!
Want a laugh? Watch our ex BACON PM's boogying to The Bay City Rollers on Central News tonight??!!! FB wanted them to add a touch of 'glamour' to the Flybe TV launch of BHX. Sexist Bast**d!
Ho Hum!
My real concerns are about how we will be managed, I've not heard a good word about FB and now I've met him I am not enamoured!
Sad to see our great admin ladies have been given the boot! Apparantly told on Thursday last week that Friday was their last day as " Flybe crew look after themselves, they don't need an admin team"!!
Want a laugh? Watch our ex BACON PM's boogying to The Bay City Rollers on Central News tonight??!!! FB wanted them to add a touch of 'glamour' to the Flybe TV launch of BHX. Sexist Bast**d!
Ho Hum!
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you ba guys
i just wanted to say i have been at flybe for 4 and a half years and it is a great company to work for, however since the ba crew have appered i think i will have to watch our jobs, i mean ba couldnt make 3 companys work, because all the crew seem to do is moan, like the take over or go and find another job !!!!!!!
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I am grateful for my job and i know that if the deal with Flybe hadnt gone through,i probably would have been redundant by now.In fact, im actually glad im working for Flybe now, because i know im working for a company thats got direction, motivation and knows what theyre doing and knows how to make money successfully.Its young,its fresh, its bright - much nicer compared to old fashioned BA.You know what else is nice?Not being tarred with a brush that we're all miserable, and that we all go on strike. Because that has been said to me by passengers before, and so i politely told them not all of us in Connect and in Mainline are like that.
EVERYBODY moans.I have tried to be positive about the situation,and still am even though I am tired after starting at 2pm yesterday and finishing at 1am this morning because we had go to Frankfurt instead of somewhere a bit closer to home.But its ok,because the passengers were happy & grateful that we were bringing them home, and the crew were good and we all managed to have a laugh and a joke together.
I could point out more reasons why people arent so happy.But you'll call me a moaner.To hell with it, i'll tell you anyway.
To every negative side, there is a plus point.
And anyway, what has the BA Connect crew got to do with your jobs?It was management who made the company fail, not the crew.We've all worked extraordinarily hard over the last two years to help the company.And crew moaning has absolutely no effect on whether your job is safe or not.As ive said, EVERYBODY in EVERY company moans,regardless of what job they do, or who they work for.Simply because nothing is perfect.
I am grateful for my job and i know that if the deal with Flybe hadnt gone through,i probably would have been redundant by now.In fact, im actually glad im working for Flybe now, because i know im working for a company thats got direction, motivation and knows what theyre doing and knows how to make money successfully.Its young,its fresh, its bright - much nicer compared to old fashioned BA.You know what else is nice?Not being tarred with a brush that we're all miserable, and that we all go on strike. Because that has been said to me by passengers before, and so i politely told them not all of us in Connect and in Mainline are like that.
EVERYBODY moans.I have tried to be positive about the situation,and still am even though I am tired after starting at 2pm yesterday and finishing at 1am this morning because we had go to Frankfurt instead of somewhere a bit closer to home.But its ok,because the passengers were happy & grateful that we were bringing them home, and the crew were good and we all managed to have a laugh and a joke together.
I could point out more reasons why people arent so happy.But you'll call me a moaner.To hell with it, i'll tell you anyway.
To every negative side, there is a plus point.
And anyway, what has the BA Connect crew got to do with your jobs?It was management who made the company fail, not the crew.We've all worked extraordinarily hard over the last two years to help the company.And crew moaning has absolutely no effect on whether your job is safe or not.As ive said, EVERYBODY in EVERY company moans,regardless of what job they do, or who they work for.Simply because nothing is perfect.
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tiggerific_69 - it is the likes of you that Flybe must retain.
Many ex BACon crew would appear to have gone to great lengths to help out over the last few days as delays ex BHX became apparent. It is a testament to the calibre of these staff and those longer serving Flybe crews that things did not grind to a halt.
Every company has employees who feel they are owed something, however it is these people who only disrupt the lives of their colleagues and unfortunately they are normally the most vocal.
I'm not digging at anyone personally or on this forum, it is just an observation and one not solely related to our industry.
Many ex BACon crew would appear to have gone to great lengths to help out over the last few days as delays ex BHX became apparent. It is a testament to the calibre of these staff and those longer serving Flybe crews that things did not grind to a halt.
Every company has employees who feel they are owed something, however it is these people who only disrupt the lives of their colleagues and unfortunately they are normally the most vocal.
I'm not digging at anyone personally or on this forum, it is just an observation and one not solely related to our industry.
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I have been away for just over a week, and the REALITY has kicked in with a vengance.
Firstly I would like to say, i was recruiting for new crew the other day (easyjet) and we had quite a few BACON guys there from BRS, which was nice to see, not that they lost there jobs of course, but there is more cabin crew jobs there for them at BRS, So good luck guys who attended our recruitment days or is going to attend.
Ok back to the nitty gritty. It seems like exciting times of Flybe takeover has now VERY much passed and turned to somewhat a ****e reality for alot of you at BACON (NO OFFENCE TO FLYBE GUYS).
I think I have said this before, During the start of this thread I kept my mouth shut about my 6 years at Flybe and my thoughts on management and their decision ect ect ect.
But boy You BACON guys are already realising fastwhat Flybe can be like and are like.
At this point I would like to point out that the folks at flybe I worked with were and are great people. My moaning is aimed at the higher levels of flybe sociaty.
Flybe have taken over airlines before, not on the scale of BACON, they took staff on ect, things went ok then they kept some of the routes and F
ed everone off as hit the road. Not saying this will happen here, saying that BRS is a example.
OFB
Sounds like your on the frontline at BHX with whats happening, you got undercover spies working for you LOL.
I will finish up by saying I did enjoy my 6 years at Flybe, but just watch out, the management are not the best by far, and decions they often made were not the best for moral, but the flybe folks you will work with are good people.
Anyway I finished gabbing for now, See what comes next.
I have been away for just over a week, and the REALITY has kicked in with a vengance.
Firstly I would like to say, i was recruiting for new crew the other day (easyjet) and we had quite a few BACON guys there from BRS, which was nice to see, not that they lost there jobs of course, but there is more cabin crew jobs there for them at BRS, So good luck guys who attended our recruitment days or is going to attend.
Ok back to the nitty gritty. It seems like exciting times of Flybe takeover has now VERY much passed and turned to somewhat a ****e reality for alot of you at BACON (NO OFFENCE TO FLYBE GUYS).
I think I have said this before, During the start of this thread I kept my mouth shut about my 6 years at Flybe and my thoughts on management and their decision ect ect ect.
But boy You BACON guys are already realising fastwhat Flybe can be like and are like.
At this point I would like to point out that the folks at flybe I worked with were and are great people. My moaning is aimed at the higher levels of flybe sociaty.
Flybe have taken over airlines before, not on the scale of BACON, they took staff on ect, things went ok then they kept some of the routes and F
ed everone off as hit the road. Not saying this will happen here, saying that BRS is a example.OFB
Sounds like your on the frontline at BHX with whats happening, you got undercover spies working for you LOL.
I will finish up by saying I did enjoy my 6 years at Flybe, but just watch out, the management are not the best by far, and decions they often made were not the best for moral, but the flybe folks you will work with are good people.
Anyway I finished gabbing for now, See what comes next.
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hahaahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha
Funny how many 145's jetting around compared to Q400 and 146's parked up this week! One of wich was the likely cause of tiggerifics late night jaunt to FRA.
Funny how many 145's jetting around compared to Q400 and 146's parked up this week! One of wich was the likely cause of tiggerifics late night jaunt to FRA.
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I read another Forum that you now have a Dash 300 and EMB 145 painted up in flybe colours.
I have been scanning the net and as yet not found pics of them.
Cant wait to see what they are like.
I have been scanning the net and as yet not found pics of them.
Cant wait to see what they are like.