Getting rid of the deadwood should be a simple task considering that it appears he is replacing most at the VP level. If he brings in people he trusts it will not take long for them to see the the non-performers below them. Replacing them and moving on down the chain in the same manner may produce some good results.

It appears that Mr Dose has the required 'carte blanche' to make those changes - at least I hope he does.

GF's main problem is not the lack of slick advertisement but the lack of clean toilets and clean (untired) looking cabins.

Flash adverts, flash paint jobs and "on-board" chefs may lure you onboard, but it's the state of the cabins that will bring you back.

This is something that most of the "miracle workers" that they have hired in the past have failed to comprehend.

Will Mr. Dose?

• Gulf Air axes execs in shake-up
  
  Gulf Air has axed three top officials under a dramatic restructuring move, Gulf Daily News reported. Sent packing were Ahmed Al Hammadi, VP finance; Tariq Sultan, VP for services; and Ali Murtada, VP for business units. New chief Andre Dose warned that drastic action was need to save the airline, but that there were no quick fixes.
• Bahrain: Thursday, April 05 - 2007 at 08:11

Gulf air considering either Boeing 787s or Airbus A350s on option, to replace its Boeing 767 aircraft which are to be phased out by 2009.

is it true

I think Gulf Air is considering everything. Lacking though, is a timely decision, which gets worse as other airlines announce large purchases of these new planes (meaning that any new metal (or plastic) will take even longer to show up on the apron). I've seen a Boeing poster with a picture of a Boeing 787 in the GF livery-- looks nice and without having all the information, facts and data, I personally think the 787 would make a good fit to the fleet.

Hopefully with the new leadership on property, and what seems to be renewed dedication from Government to make Gulf Air work, some sort of decision will be announced soon.

In the meantime, it is my hope that Mr. Dose and his team will push some characteristic Swiss precision and standards into things that are most readily apparent to our passengers, such as the interiors of our existing fleet (they will be here for years still) and on-time performance.

Got following info from a friend.
On Sunday, 8 April 2007 the Board of Directors unanimously approved our restructuring plan aimed at securing the future of Gulf Air to the benefit of the economy and the people of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman.
The restructuring plan includes far reaching measures to improve the profitability of our company and to stop the significant losses that occur each day.
These measures include the downsizing of the current fleet from 34 to 28 aircraft, creating an all Airbus fleet, and no longer using our own aircraft to fly to some unprofitable destinations.

Its Bye Bye 76 from Sept

and bye bye HKG, SIN , SYD, CGK, JNB & DUB

DOWN to 28 A/C at least we won't cause any embarrassment to Boeing or Airbus for late deliveries

Just think of how many redundancies this will cause

and who's the new VPO

Bjorn .....

wish it was Borg

S.L.

you don't think the b767 drivers will go onto the airbuses? what about the long termers? Or even the ones with bonds still outstanding?

Places like CGK and HKG are not profitable?

SYD yes, didnt hear HKG or or SIN..

Heard we would open on GVA and ZRH instead...

/Spirit (now available with sunglasses...)

so at last ,the boeing drivers are gonna fly with side sticks and the guys who are worried to are resigning before it's too late

GF SYD has just employed a couple of new staff. Also they are currently shortlisting for their AUS/NZ Gen Mgr role for which they received 60ish resumes.

Are we definitely sure SYD will be axed or is this merely the 'viewpoint' of those who feel SYD should go.

With QR, EY and EK in AUS or wanting more flight slots into AUS, makes no real sense for GF to pull out. Esp if restructuring means the GF product will get even better in/out of SYD.

Anyone with any GF authority able to confirm SYD as a definite axe?

Thanks

apparently, you can now add the vpo to that list.

you've just about covered the more civilised destinations that gulf air flies to. will they now go to only the 3rd world destinations with their new aircrafts? what a novel idea!

ODMEA, lots of rumours flying around...just that as far as official info made public at this time

Boys, boys, boys!

3rd world destinations as you call them are the bread and butter of GF, and who ever put in your mind that SYD was one of the "more" civilised destinations we have? Since when is OZ civilised, I think you need to check your values, Austaralia and ozzies are not civilised, particularly when they are drivers, or cropdusters if you want to call them that!

awss2,

Let me give you some examples in order for you to understand the term CIVILIZED for I fear you do not comprehend it's true meaning.

Civilized is when your society has embraced human rights
Civilized is when your society encourages freedom of speech
Civilized is having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
Civilized is when you don't marry your first cousin
Civilized is when you drive your car you don't have your baby in your lap and the other 7 kids hanging out the windows
Civilized is when you respect the Indian laborer as you would your own brother
Civilized is when you see a dog crossing the street you brake and not accelerate

Hope that clears things up dear chappy

Cheers
Capt Fluffies

Hair Y Balls,

Furthermore I wonder why Sydney always rates in the TOP 5 or 10 cities in the world as most livable cities..I've YET to see ANY GCC city rate in the top 50!

What a nasty thing to say about such a wonderful country and some of the friendliest people in the world.

Boy can this forum reach lows at times!

awss2 you haven't by chance ever applied for a job with Qantas and been rejected have you?

Oddy