Corsaman

FYI the cheeseboard has gone.. we (the pilots via BALPA) gave it away to finance a respectable redundancy package for surplus Flight Engineers who were shafted by the company post 9/11.

If you are intent on maintaining the myth that BA is the land of milk and honey, employing selfish self interested pilots, kindly think again, and get your facts right!!

Regards,

BlueUpGood

(4 years in and still earning less than before I joined and actively seeking employment elsewhere. Believe me, it IS a myth)!

hehe...... so there IS a God? :D

BTB

You..........base manager..................

Seriousy folks, looking forward to working WITH all guys/gals at GO.


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Spot on old chap.

Cruisin Level

Why a high cost base all of a sudden?

Just a quick line to say a really warm hello and welcome to all the GO girls and boys - together we are going to make an unbeatable team! I know I've said a few rude things in the past and I am sure some will remember me from being a wind-up merchant and spin doctor, however the future really is bright for us ALL.

As for share options that GO people have got out of the deal? Well, good on yer! Right place, right time, don't knock it.

You've got brilliant bits of your airline to share with us just like we've got brilliant bits in ours. We hope you like our ............ department?! No only kidding, they're great really honest!

It won't be easy at times, but if we survive as one huge rapidly expanding company then the opposition have cause for concern - there's only way to do shorthaul in Europe now and that's Low Cost. I wouldn't want to be employed by any trad airlines doing shorthaul jet flying just now in the UK - the days of the traditional airline are numbered.

Keep smiling! Yours, Max. :) :) :)

1 profitable airline + 1 profitable airline does not necessarily mean one bigger profitable airline. The reason? The advantages of the economies of scale are lost to the in-fighting, politics, and equity comparisons about who gets to stay, who gets to fly where and in what, who gets promoted, whose ideas and systems are retained, and whose discarded. Initially, it will all be hail fellow well met. But, theres generally two of every department, which means that unless explosive growth is in your future - somebody's losing their job as they're consolidated. Then it won't be long before human nature kicks in and somebody realises that somebody from the "other team" is getting a better deal than they are, and then it's on for young and old. If that scenario doesn't affect this merger, then yours will be the first conjoining of airlines in history that worked to everybodys adavantage. Good luck to you all, and whatever you do, please don't take the inevitable testiness flying.

Tinyrice,

Both airlines are expanding rapidly anyway....around 25% + per annum. There will be no forced redundancies.

Many departments will fit well together, and with an expanding number of bases there will be jobs for all.

Cost base will not increase. Better economies of scale across the board, better negotiating position with suppliers, etc.

As long as the amalgamation is handled right we will really be a formidable force.

Looking forward to the challenge!

King Kee..........Bravo! Good luck in your endeavours.

So, time for Ms Cassini to start another carrier and call it..................GO-AGAIN ;)

Mad Max, good luck to Easyjet and Go in their joint endevours in the future and I hope I may one day have the privilege to fly with you. But lets be clear that you are not in the business for any other reason than making money and just won't bother with the routes where you won't be able to do that such as those that we fly. So lets have a little less of the fighting talk and realise we can all exist in our niche and provide a broad range of services to the customer. After all they're the ones that keep us employed...

Congratulations easyjet and go

i think Stelios is steering in the right direction with this deal. i know everybody is talking about integration of GO and speculating about the advantages or disadvantages. First of all a big compliment to all the people of GO for their success after the sale to 3i. You folks weren't allowed to make profit during your BA times, i guess and u turned your business in the right way. So use your chances don't be jealous of better contracts, salaries
and whatsever. Stick your heads together and do all the best u can to bring it forward and then.................please use your option to buy Deutsche BA.

You will get a basically excellent airline and a good entry in the german market. We are able to spend a really good contribution to the whole group. And the best is you will get very cheap. ;)

Together we are strong:D

all the best from EDDM

Thanks easyJet people
 

Thanks to you easyJet people for your kind words of welcome above. I'm looking forward to working with you, together we'll move this business forward in giant steps for the benefit of our customers, shareholders and of course ourselves. Looking forward to the parties http://www.stopstart.btinternet.co.uk/sm/rock_band.gif

Localizeralive,

I'm sure that will happen and the option to take on DBA will be exercised at some point. Full integration would not really be practical until the Go integration has been managed, but some link-ups between the networks could no doubt start before that.

Look forward to working with you.....I know DBA can be turned into a good profitable operation once it is out of BA's hands, and as long as we get the buy-in of the DBA staff.

All the best,

In trim.

yes i would like to say thanks to the 'easy-welcome' too.

Its not 'easy' swallowing the end of a company and name that you feel extremely proud of. But this is business, and the new easyjet will certainly be a force to be reckoned with.

I cant believe the Ryanair supporters club has gone so quiet!

Oy Flaps One. How rude.

Isn't it nice to see a thread where everyone is so pleasant and positive, for a change. Let me add my welcome to all our Go colleagues, and welcome DBA, hopefully for the future.

Kriskross

I am making moves to establish a joint easyJet/Go private forum. Will keep you posted.

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I filled in the easyJet online application two months ago - no feedback at all apart from the "Thank You" screen to say that the application had been sent.

Wrote to Go a few weeks ago and had a reply within 10 days.

I assume that the pilot recruitment section at Go will sadly lose their jobs as the system goes automated. When companies merge the best bits should be used from each. I therefore sincerely hope that easyJet will be a little more polite in responding to applications. A "Thanks but no thanks" email is in my view better than nothing at all.

Good luck to all.

Shares were at #5.08 this morning...

As an ex easyJet captain and still a big fan let me wish luck to all who sail in her and hope that the enthusiasm will last through the inevitable rough patches during adaptation.

Easy come, Easy Go... sorry, couldn't resist! Mind you, some might have preferred Easy Virgin...

Hope it all works out well for everybody, including us, the passengers.

treadigraph

It surely will work out for you passengers - despite MOL's ramblings about our apparently high cost base.

BTB

Sorry mate.......couldn't resist. Guess that takes me off your next sticky bun list!

All GO peeps

We gotta have somne really good parties on the back of this, so, looking forward to some beers as well as flying.

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Great idea but a little early maybe??