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Forum: African Aviation
24th Dec 2013, 11:07
Replies: 735
Views: 696,819
Posted By 28L

Why the anger at BA pilots supporting one of...

Why the anger at BA pilots supporting one of their colleagues? Isn't that what colleagues are supposed to do?
I feel huge sympathy for the guys, and only wish them the best - and (for the avoidance...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Oct 2011, 13:36
Replies: 84
Views: 23,707
Posted By 28L

Pieceof cake, I don't understand your POV....

Pieceof cake,

I don't understand your POV. You say (a) the pilots are holding the company to ransom (I assume that's by leaving in droves) yet you also say (b) that the wonderful thing about the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Jan 2011, 21:31
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,559,732
Posted By 28L

PCCC

Firstly, my congratulations to the PCCC team.

However....a couple of questions:

Firstly, on the 'news' section of the website it says "The PCCC is now an Officially Listed TRADE UNION", but on...
Forum: Questions
6th Dec 2010, 11:36
Replies: 30
Views: 4,215
Posted By 28L

In a slightly bizarre way I quite enjoy putting...

In a slightly bizarre way I quite enjoy putting into practice what we do in the simulator on a regular basis. Nowadays (in my experience operating ex-LHR) this sort of fog happens very infrequently....
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Dec 2010, 15:50
Replies: 10
Views: 2,665
Posted By 28L

Rosiegirl, I just did an Intranet search for...

Rosiegirl,

I just did an Intranet search for 'Hotel Contracts Manager' and the first item that came up was the 'chain of command'.

It also came up with Cabin Crew News issue 9 (March 2010)...
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Dec 2010, 15:09
Replies: 10
Views: 2,665
Posted By 28L

I have in my mind that Flight Ops do the hotels...

I have in my mind that Flight Ops do the hotels for Flight AND Cabin Crew, but I'm not sure if that's correct....just a hazy memory. Maybe that's where the confusion lies. Defo not BALPA though.
...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th Aug 2010, 21:23
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,907
Posted By 28L

According to the Unite newsletter the closing of...

According to the Unite newsletter the closing of blinds has not been "trialled, or even risk assessed".

Sorry......what were the cabin crew doing my last flight over the Atlantic? :=
Forum: Cabin Crew
26th Aug 2010, 20:56
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,907
Posted By 28L

MissM

You have summed up beautifully why BASSA has no support in the outside world.

Just for one moment take a step back and look at what you have said. Now look at the logic of that statement. Can't...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Aug 2010, 15:55
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,907
Posted By 28L

"It is not a pro-company website" I don't think...

"It is not a pro-company website"
I don't think you meant it to come across like this, but it really saddens me to read things like this. You can be anti-WW or anti-BASSA or whatever, but to...
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th Aug 2010, 16:45
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,907
Posted By 28L

sttropez

The CSD on my flight last week (might have been you?) made this very point, and I sincerely hope that BA change their mind. It seems unfair that crew who have 'seen the light' don't get the same deal.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2010, 21:15
Replies: 115
Views: 44,041
Posted By 28L

Without getting overly technical, wouldn't the...

Without getting overly technical, wouldn't the thrust be in 'Hold' mode, so you can firewall the levers and they'll stay there?
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jun 2010, 22:15
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

When was that? Was it a change to your contract?...

When was that? Was it a change to your contract? I'm not saying it wasn't. only that I don't remember it (I'm 23 years in BA), and if it happened I'm as sure as anything it wasn't a non-negotiated...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jun 2010, 21:50
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Dave3

I understand the lack of trust (on both sides). But if you get a legally binding contract agreed between BA and your Union, what more can you expect?

Your opinion is shared by very many of your...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jun 2010, 21:33
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

dave3

We crossed. Frankly, if you and your Union simply don't accept any offer made by BA what hope is there of any settlement? I assume from your posts that whatever BA offer, you won't believe them. ...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jun 2010, 21:29
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

dave3

This is what I cannot understand. When did Willie ever talk of you going onto New Fleet? On the contrary, you have had any number of assurances that you will remain on your current T&Cs. I believe...
Forum: Cabin Crew
5th Jun 2010, 18:50
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

"The ultimate gesture"

How offensive can you get when our guys are getting killed and maimed in Afghanistan?
Forum: Cabin Crew
2nd Jun 2010, 07:25
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Report Now now, please don't start resorting...

Report

Now now, please don't start resorting to spin - leave that to Unite & BASSA. :=

How many aircraft does that refer to? Certainly not one.

(Mod.....'Report' claims to be a 747 pilot. BA...
Forum: Cabin Crew
31st May 2010, 08:25
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

I think you'll find Bruce Carr is BA's "man in...

I think you'll find Bruce Carr is BA's "man in the fray"! Stand by for a multi-million libel action :)
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th May 2010, 18:59
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

MarkSpeed, I always treat phone calls...

MarkSpeed,


I always treat phone calls from the Cabin Crew with respect (and some of them have been fairly daft, I can tell you!). The bottom line is, however daft the observation, if I ignore...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th May 2010, 16:19
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

I'm not sure you're right. My feeling is that...

I'm not sure you're right. My feeling is that he'll end it (if BASSA/Unite don't call off the strikes) when he is certain that:

a) BA management, rather than BASSA, run the operation and
b) there...
Forum: Cabin Crew
26th May 2010, 02:37
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

MissM This is something I have never been...

MissM


This is something I have never been able to get my head around. So far as I know, nobody in BA has any guarantee regarding their career. There wasn't when I joined as a pilot in 1987 and...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th May 2010, 08:28
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Bridchen

Time and again on this thread a 'virgin' Ppruner has made a comment like this, and time and again one of us has made the comment that - for the most part - our issue is with your Union, not...
Forum: Cabin Crew
8th May 2010, 17:17
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Topbunk, I think that 'martyr to the cause'...

Topbunk,

I think that 'martyr to the cause' is along the right lines. What he did was akin to driving at 100mph down the M1 waving at a police car as you pass it by. We may not like the rules, but...
Forum: Cabin Crew
8th Apr 2010, 10:30
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Eddy

Absolutely correct, other than she wasn't strictly "on strike" on the day she was on the picket line.

Edited to say that she certainly wasn't the type of person to bully & harrass. But if she lost...
Forum: Cabin Crew
8th Apr 2010, 09:04
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Fact: When I operated a flight during the strike...

Fact: When I operated a flight during the strike period, one of the Canaries cabin crew had been on the picket line the previous day. :rolleyes:
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Apr 2010, 08:31
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

M.Mouse

Herein lies the conundrum. In my 23 years in BA I occasionally brought up the disruption agreement in conversation, giving my point of view that I could not understand why anyone would wish to spend...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th Mar 2010, 13:21
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Zilli, From my experience last week BA go to...

Zilli,
From my experience last week BA go to extraordinary lengths to help the non-strikers.
I was on the first half of a back-to-back and at the briefing the crew were very concerned...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Mar 2010, 21:04
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Blue Riband

After 14th April (4 weeks or so from the beginning of the strike) there will be no Staff Travel for the strikers. That's when it might become more interesting. How many commuters are there? How would...
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th Mar 2010, 13:35
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

Juan Tugoh

I had the same situation - first half of a back-to-back and the crew being concerned about working with strikers on the 2nd half. But in my case, as soon as the concern was transmitted to ops, within...
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th Mar 2010, 09:01
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,453
Posted By 28L

I would be very wary of advice from BASSA's...

I would be very wary of advice from BASSA's lawyers. They (as with BALPA's lawyers over Openskies) don't have a great track record against BA's lawyers.
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th Mar 2010, 16:33
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,058,846
Posted By 28L

Oldflyboy, But, as WW has already said, you...

Oldflyboy,

But, as WW has already said, you simply cannot play the game of switching BA on and off. WW offered Unite an offer based upon Unite not calling a strike. Unite called a strike. Despite...
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th Feb 2010, 13:37
Replies: 30
Views: 7,996
Posted By 28L

Have a Company travel policy which only involves...

Have a Company travel policy which only involves flying with airlines which have screens between Biz class seats......ummmmm.......BA springs to mind :ok:
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Jan 2010, 20:22
Replies: 3,879
Views: 577,498
Posted By 28L

BACrewboy, Don't worry about coming in to...

BACrewboy,

Don't worry about coming in to work. I am absolutely certainly BA will have plenty of protection in force for those of you who want to work.

I'm sure you've not had a chance to wade...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Jan 2010, 20:18
Replies: 3,879
Views: 577,498
Posted By 28L

Be fair heavy, you can hardly blame the chap for...

Be fair heavy, you can hardly blame the chap for our cabin crew problems :=
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Jan 2010, 20:14
Replies: 3,879
Views: 577,498
Posted By 28L

ExSp33db1rd We'll be working as full time...

ExSp33db1rd

We'll be working as full time cabin crew.



starbag,

Why not drop BA an email? No harm done....
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