Willie Walsh story
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'Quote' from Keith Williams on BA Talking point (electronic Forum).
"There was no bonus figure as Willie and the Chairman had already agreed that it was inappropriate to consider it."
"There was no bonus figure as Willie and the Chairman had already agreed that it was inappropriate to consider it."
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figures keep moving.
Originally the bonus was set on achieving three factors with a minimum payment for each.
the first was the profit margin worth a minimum of £500
the second was customer satisfaction worth a minimum of £250
the third was punctuality worth a minimum of £250
turns out the profit margin we were aiming for wasn't 10% but 10.5%
we achieved 10.4%, but the board were feeling kind and distributed a lower figure of £35million lowering the minimum payment to £400.
we didn't achieve customer satisfaction, although I don't know how this was measured I would suggest events in the last year speak for themselves.
we didn't achieve the punctuality target.
So from a potential £1000 bonus I will recieve the £500 goal reduced to £400. £33.33 for every month of suffering under walsh's regime of cuts and bearing the abuse of our customers on his behalf. before tax and NI.
Still when questioned at a cabin crew forum by crew who stated they were sick 'n' tired of apologizing for the lack of product, lateness, lost luggage and unfit ife he replied 'thats what you get paid for'. £33 a month - stuff it.
the first was the profit margin worth a minimum of £500
the second was customer satisfaction worth a minimum of £250
the third was punctuality worth a minimum of £250
turns out the profit margin we were aiming for wasn't 10% but 10.5%
we achieved 10.4%, but the board were feeling kind and distributed a lower figure of £35million lowering the minimum payment to £400.
we didn't achieve customer satisfaction, although I don't know how this was measured I would suggest events in the last year speak for themselves.
we didn't achieve the punctuality target.
So from a potential £1000 bonus I will recieve the £500 goal reduced to £400. £33.33 for every month of suffering under walsh's regime of cuts and bearing the abuse of our customers on his behalf. before tax and NI.
Still when questioned at a cabin crew forum by crew who stated they were sick 'n' tired of apologizing for the lack of product, lateness, lost luggage and unfit ife he replied 'thats what you get paid for'. £33 a month - stuff it.
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Great post PC767....Exciting news for animal lovers. Primates have been filmed using a sophisticated “tool kit” to dig termites out of their nest. The videos show the British Airways PR managers using a big stick, stripped of its leaves, to tunnel a hole deep into the nest. The administrators then dig away at the mound with theirhands and feet, before pushing a much thinner twig, with a frayed end, into the hole, and pulling out the insects that havecrawled on to it. The film, secretly recorded in the Grand Duchy by a team from the Thick Planck Institute in Mevagissey, is believed to be the first toshow Corporate PR bureaucrats systematically using more than one tool to accomplish a particular task. “They’ll betelling us how to do our jobs next” mused BA Hero Pilot Burkhill. Isn’t nature wonderful?
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The man's deceit knows no bounds. Just wait to see what he intends doing to the pilots. His vision for the future of British Airways is bleak indeed for the people who deliver the safe operation of his aircraft everyday. The sort of people that his own internal report credits with saving hundreds of lives aboard BA038.
You should see the T&Cs for Open Skies, they'd make O'Leary blush. It's clear that this is to be the new order in Willy's World.
We have one hope, that the High Court challenge to the strike action succeeds and force can be brought to bear on Willy directly. He doesn't fear us, but he is afraid of the reaction of the city and the institutionals to anymore 'disasters'.
If we don't stop him now then the profession of the airline pilot is finished. We might as well become forklift operators. I'm not prepared to see that happen to the job I love, and I'm damned if I'm going to abandon it to a man like Walsh. The farm goes on this one because I don't want anything to do with Willy's dream. This is the Rubycon.
Hope to see you on the other side.
You should see the T&Cs for Open Skies, they'd make O'Leary blush. It's clear that this is to be the new order in Willy's World.
We have one hope, that the High Court challenge to the strike action succeeds and force can be brought to bear on Willy directly. He doesn't fear us, but he is afraid of the reaction of the city and the institutionals to anymore 'disasters'.
If we don't stop him now then the profession of the airline pilot is finished. We might as well become forklift operators. I'm not prepared to see that happen to the job I love, and I'm damned if I'm going to abandon it to a man like Walsh. The farm goes on this one because I don't want anything to do with Willy's dream. This is the Rubycon.
Hope to see you on the other side.
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Accountancy
I think Willie should go on the accountancy course because you learn early on that \'destruction of staff moral, alienate the customer base = destruction of shareholder value\'. WIth BA shares now under £2 I think the time is coming for the end of BA.
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Reasons for his resignation 1,2&3
Corporate responsibility report 05/06 - assurance report
Corporate responsibility report 06/07 - Willie Walsh's statement
in enough testing time, have run into major difficulties on opening
Terminal 5. We have noted British Airways’ prioritisation of Terminal 5 planning and the anticipated opportunities for operational performance improvement and efficiency gains. However, the Report has not included a clear plan and set of targets in this regard. We recommend that future reporting includes a clear and comprehensive performance framework for measuring and reporting the improvements achieved and ongoing targets as they are set.
Terminal 5
In less than 300 days time we will be welcoming the first
customers through the doors at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
Beginning in September 2007, the airline will be undertaking a
vast array of proving trials and staff familiarisation sessions. This
six month period of “operational readiness” will be critical to the
overall success of our move into the terminal.
We have studied in great detail a wide range of previous airport
moves and terminal openings around the world. Lessons have
been learnt and it is clear that projects, which have failed to build
customers through the doors at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
Beginning in September 2007, the airline will be undertaking a
vast array of proving trials and staff familiarisation sessions. This
six month period of “operational readiness” will be critical to the
overall success of our move into the terminal.
We have studied in great detail a wide range of previous airport
moves and terminal openings around the world. Lessons have
been learnt and it is clear that projects, which have failed to build
in enough testing time, have run into major difficulties on opening
So we have the 05/06 assurance report critical of BA's T5 planning and in the following year this advice is ignored. though MR Walsh states 300 days out that they understand exactly the disaster which occurred in March 08.
Please tell me in the face of this Mr Walsh must surely resign!!!!!!
