EK: Chief Pilot Calls It A Day

[Charlie Murdoch]

The Airbus Chief Pilot has put in his resignation.
Any truth in the rumour that he is the first of twenty for the new Jetstar in Australia?

[chinawladi]

Both would be great news.
china

[Payscale]

Fleet Chief in Etihad I heard.
Best of luck and gods speed.

[Keith Discovering]

So it it true or a rumour?

[EGGW]

Heard a good one "why" he maybe resigning. If anyone else has heard this one and feels able to post, please go ahead

EGGW

[Keith Discovering]

EGGW - can you PM me the reason please?

[EKPrisoner]

Give us all the reason its gonna come out anyway.

[Scooter Rassmussin]

Good news he may help all the EK boys get a new job.................

[quarefellah]

Reason CPA is leaving???

Hi All,
Is it true that the CPA is leaving is not because things are bad at EK (they have never been better-NOT!!) but rather because said individual was HEAD-HUNTED

[ratpoison]

Who gives a toss.

[GreenOnGo]

Quarefellah

HEAD-HUNTED Do you mean that literally?

[Gulf News]

quarefellah said "Is it true that the CPA is leaving is not because things are bad at EK (they have never been better-NOT!!) but rather because said individual was HEAD-HUNTED "
I dind't think this sort of thing was still going on in PNG. More likeley in Germany. If they are going to eat him then at least he had been well marinaded.

[Keith Discovering]

Love it Ratty

[bus canuck]

That's one farewell party I won't be going to. I'll leave it at that. As my Momma always said "If you don't have anything nice to say..."

(Would like to see a big send-off for LL though! )

[XKV8]

I posted this elsewhere but will put here as well. LL has been asked to stay until end of this year now due to upper mgmnt's short sightedness. He happily accepted

I don't think the real reason for CPA departure will be posted here but he is definitely being looked at by many other operators to join their ranks. No matter what anyone thinks of him personally, a CP title from EK can't hurt his options with other outfits from their viewpoint. Of course that's a matter of personal opinion as well!

[MR8]

I heard he'll be going native...
Reason is his ozzy visa requirements.

[Charlie Murdoch]

CPA Jumps the Fence to Join Etihad

CPA leaving EK to join Etihad as the new Flight Operations Manager.
First of the top level management desertions?

[bus canuck]

First of the top level management desertions?

Hardly "top level" in position or performance...

[Mack Tuck]

Good luck to him; clearly has bigger nads than some of those whining on this forum. If true however we've lost CPA; FMA is on a limited contract and havent heard from him for ages; same is true about AS. A346s cancelled; bus skippers asked to go to 777! BA retirement increased to 60 which scuttles AS's plans, and a meagre (one might even say piss poor) result from USA and OZ on their recruiting drives. 1 x 777 delivery every month for the next 3 years and 1 x 380 per month from early next year for the following 4 years. Recruitment barely keeping pace with resignations. This was in hind sight a good city and job 3+ years ago; what the F#@*'s happened!

[donpizmeov]

Mack Truck,

The following link leads to an article about the Sky Scraper Index. Its a bit of a read, but I think you will see it explains what is happening in Dubai.

Don

http://www.mises.org/journals/scholar/Thornton4.pdf#search='skyscraper%20theory'