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Forum: Questions
3rd Sep 2020, 06:49
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Ha ha, I was hoping to give up on this thread but...

Ha ha, I was hoping to give up on this thread but you’ve reeled me back in :-) It’s economics; it doesn’t matter the demographic of business class (whether they are business people or not), what...
Forum: Questions
2nd Sep 2020, 22:48
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Yes, I’m sure you are right. It’ll all be fine....

Yes, I’m sure you are right. It’ll all be fine. Aviation per se is not my speciality, although business travel is. It has been interesting reading and responding. I’ll leave it to you professionals....
Forum: Questions
2nd Sep 2020, 15:07
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

polax52 My thinking; we are on the cusp of...

polax52

My thinking; we are on the cusp of the biggest customer revolution the aviation industry has seen. I can not fault your analysis above at all - I think you are spot on. My only point is...
Forum: Questions
31st Aug 2020, 15:49
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Didn’t the pilots and cc of Lufthansa accept a...

Didn’t the pilots and cc of Lufthansa accept a 50% pay cut rapidly and BEFORE the government bailed them out with 12 Bn? Seems like they worked - as one - and presented a coherent proposition??
Forum: Questions
31st Aug 2020, 13:12
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Whoa! Cool your jets man. Yes, some platforms...

Whoa! Cool your jets man. Yes, some platforms have had their day and get replaced...but I think Facebook and Twitter are okay for the time being. As for all the other platforms...they are getting...
Forum: Questions
31st Aug 2020, 08:56
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

As of 9th August 2020 9.6 million people from 1.2...

As of 9th August 2020 9.6 million people from 1.2 million UK companies on furlough. (Ref. Statistica). UK businesses are about to make a good proportion of the flying business community redundant but...
Forum: Questions
31st Aug 2020, 08:01
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Middle managers at Companies A, B, C can all crow...

Middle managers at Companies A, B, C can all crow about how much they’re now saving on travel.

Right now it seems like an obvious win because everyone’s grounded.

Until Company D decides to get...
Forum: Questions
31st Aug 2020, 07:35
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

😂 So true. There seems to be a wilful disregard...

😂 So true. There seems to be a wilful disregard of technological and psychological progress - catalysed by COVID-19 - (where face2face vs remote working is concerned) on this thread.
Forum: Questions
30th Aug 2020, 12:28
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Trossie (IMHO) You are quite correct -...

Trossie

(IMHO) You are quite correct - British Aviation will survive. It will look a LOT different though and SOME, indeed, will do well - in every crisis there is opportunity - but who will grasp...
Forum: Questions
30th Aug 2020, 12:15
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Ok; “IMHO” Also, IMHO; You are perhaps...

Ok; “IMHO”

Also, IMHO; You are perhaps making the mistake of ‘baseline trend neglect’. Young people are even more capable/‘happy’ to work online/remotely further negating the aviation/business...
Forum: Questions
29th Aug 2020, 16:10
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

There are many factors at work here, not least of...

There are many factors at work here, not least of which is the dawning realisation of the public that in aviation at least, it is much better to arrive than travel. Does anybody actually enjoy...
Forum: Questions
29th Aug 2020, 14:27
Replies: 63
Views: 22,713
Posted By BallastBob

Time to face facts

The aviation industry will not rebound from this in the way everyone on this forum is hoping. That is the reason airlines aren’t being bailed out by the government - they’d rather throw good money...
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