Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Flight Deck Forums > Rumours & News
Reload this Page >

Lets Blame Sept 11th

Wikiposts
Search
Rumours & News Reporting Points that may affect our jobs or lives as professional pilots. Also, items that may be of interest to professional pilots.

Lets Blame Sept 11th

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 6th Nov 2001, 13:03
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 1,958
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Unhappy Lets Blame Sept 11th

As flight crew we realise that the World Trade Centre disaster has had a huge impact on our industry and are ready to make sacrifices where necessary. At the same time, there is an impression that some airline management is using it as a blanket excuse to hammer through policies, and generally stitch up pilots in a way they would never otherwise have got away with.

How about a pprune contest to find the most cynical recent example of blaming changes/cuts on bin Laden.
ShotOne is offline  
Old 6th Nov 2001, 13:15
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: The Valley Where the Thames Runs Softly
Age: 77
Posts: 556
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Unhappy

Nothing new about it, unfortunately. Every senior businessman knows that when you hit a bad patch you put all of the bad news in the shop window (with the help of the accountants). Then you get the credit when things begin to recover. After all, if your airline is about to announce a loss of £700 million, why not make it £900 million - always supposing that your bankers will stand for it.
Unwell_Raptor is offline  
Old 6th Nov 2001, 13:23
  #3 (permalink)  
Guvnor
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Post

ShotOne - if pilots can help "nasty" management to make money for themselves and shareholders, then there is no way they will be cut back.
You only get rid of assets that are too expensive to keep or not earning their keep. If you're not wanted, ShotOne, it's because you're not productive enough. May not be your fault - but that's life and you'd do exactly the same if you ran the company.


----------------

NOW what's the matter with me?!?
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.