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Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Aug 2015, 10:32
Replies: 469
Views: 377,353
Posted By Charlie Pop

Everyone knows Turkish is a third world airline...

Everyone knows Turkish is a third world airline with third world safety standards. They need foreign pilots to keep the accident rate down and to fly into destinations that TK management concede are...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Aug 2015, 11:07
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,028,791
Posted By Charlie Pop

Can you justify this statement?

Can you justify this statement?
Forum: Freight Dogs
15th Mar 2014, 18:59
Replies: 215
Views: 95,871
Posted By Charlie Pop

I doubt any Nigels think it's a national law,...

I doubt any Nigels think it's a national law, they're well aware it's an internal agreement with BA. That doesn't make it less valid an agreement in the intra-BA world of negotiation.



I refer...
Forum: Freight Dogs
15th Mar 2014, 10:08
Replies: 215
Views: 95,871
Posted By Charlie Pop

I don't know the extent of the IPAs involvement...

I don't know the extent of the IPAs involvement but BALPA were hardly quiet about it. They were certainly protesting to BA about it, which hardly fits with the 'BALPA in BAs pocket' theories.


...
Forum: Freight Dogs
12th Mar 2014, 19:43
Replies: 215
Views: 95,871
Posted By Charlie Pop

It's a great shame GSS has gone down the swanny,...

It's a great shame GSS has gone down the swanny, I know a couple of good guys flying there who will now be facing an uncertain future. I'm very glad I'm not in their position. But lets take an honest...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th May 2013, 16:29
Replies: 75
Views: 23,453
Posted By Charlie Pop

And the results are in! Following some not so...

And the results are in! Following some not so subtle pressure by some individuals the skivers charter has been accepted! Feel a little sniffle coming on? Don't bother coming into work, just phone in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Apr 2013, 10:38
Replies: 54
Views: 15,687
Posted By Charlie Pop

Are they? How do you explain Iberias €273M loss...

Are they? How do you explain Iberias €273M loss in 2009, before the merger? Looks like Iberia was well on the road to losses even before IAG existed. BA only made a loss twice between 2006 and the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Apr 2013, 22:12
Replies: 54
Views: 15,687
Posted By Charlie Pop

IAG do not dictate how Iberia is run. Iberia...

IAG do not dictate how Iberia is run. Iberia management dictate how Iberia is run. IAG tell Iberia management what strategic goals they need to achieve (primarily economic) and Iberia management have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Apr 2013, 19:00
Replies: 54
Views: 15,687
Posted By Charlie Pop

Glorious Spanish aeronautical contributions to...

Glorious Spanish aeronautical contributions to history? Now if you said American, or French, or German then I'd agree. But Spain?:confused:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2013, 22:58
Replies: 75
Views: 23,453
Posted By Charlie Pop

Talking Make that Bath Road then. Or just follow the...

Make that Bath Road then. Or just follow the truck carrying lots of cans of whitewash.:ok:

"Nothing to see here, move along now."
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2013, 22:18
Replies: 75
Views: 23,453
Posted By Charlie Pop

Best we get down to New Road with some branches....

Best we get down to New Road with some branches. I think someone might need to cover their tracks!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2013, 21:19
Replies: 75
Views: 23,453
Posted By Charlie Pop

Yes ain't that queer! After an outpouring of...

Yes ain't that queer! After an outpouring of criticism the BACC have managed to get BA management to reconsider their position. Which is interesting, as a managerial source has suggested that BA were...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2013, 17:31
Replies: 75
Views: 23,453
Posted By Charlie Pop

If that's what hard work brings then it's clear...

If that's what hard work brings then it's clear the team at the top need a long holiday. Preferably a permanent one. And where was the democratic vote on this particular daylight robbery? Slipped...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2013, 16:36
Replies: 75
Views: 23,453
Posted By Charlie Pop

Ooo, trainers NCP, ongoing holiday commitment,...

Ooo, trainers NCP, ongoing holiday commitment, potentially discriminatory pro-rating of PTW pilots, legal risk of future challenges. I reckon that's worth quite a bit over the next 20 years. Jolly...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2013, 14:25
Replies: 75
Views: 23,453
Posted By Charlie Pop

BALPA save BA money!

Come on SEPLA reps, stop being awkward with Iberia and follow the lead of your colleagues in BALPA! In a fine example of the spirit of collaborative working, BA and BALPA have agreed to sacrifice all...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Mar 2013, 14:13
Replies: 737
Views: 164,748
Posted By Charlie Pop

Lets face it, the standards of Legacy need...

Lets face it, the standards of Legacy need raising! I've yet to have the pleasure of a mixed SEP day, simply the chalk and cheese experiences of those who are keen, have studied and know their stuff,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Mar 2013, 13:39
Replies: 737
Views: 164,748
Posted By Charlie Pop

Errm wasn't it you that posted some rubbish about...

Errm wasn't it you that posted some rubbish about allowing Walsh to strike break? I can't see those words in the BALPA release. Seems like Juan got it right, you are imagining meanings which aren't...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Mar 2013, 12:49
Replies: 737
Views: 164,748
Posted By Charlie Pop

How did that backfire? I didn't notice any...

How did that backfire? I didn't notice any negative outcome. The only difference was a few stroppy cabin crew declaring they "weren't going to socialise with flight deck", but given they didn't do...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Feb 2013, 19:39
Replies: 737
Views: 164,748
Posted By Charlie Pop

You forgot to mention the two years before the...

You forgot to mention the two years before the merger when Iberia was losing money. You also forgot to mention those little old ladies in Spain being evicted from their homes with the help of firemen...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Feb 2013, 15:26
Replies: 737
Views: 164,748
Posted By Charlie Pop

Yes you will, because ultimately the Rajoy...

Yes you will, because ultimately the Rajoy government has no money to bail you out and they'd rather see IB shed 4000 jobs than go bankrupt. There's no cash left and nobody is going to bail you out....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Jan 2013, 15:04
Replies: 50
Views: 20,820
Posted By Charlie Pop

Seems a bit harsh on the BACC - British Airways...

Seems a bit harsh on the BACC - British Airways Captains Council.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2013, 09:57
Replies: 737
Views: 164,748
Posted By Charlie Pop

100% faith in the BACC? Try telling that to all...

100% faith in the BACC? Try telling that to all the FO's who were promised 'No BA pilot disadvantaged', only to discover the BACC gave away all the short haul commands to bmi! Remember unions will...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Jan 2013, 14:57
Replies: 51
Views: 18,330
Posted By Charlie Pop

I remember the time frame being mentioned, and it...

I remember the time frame being mentioned, and it was indeed a matter of minutes. Shame BASSA have deleted their old forum or we could find Uncles quote for you.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Dec 2012, 16:04
Replies: 74
Views: 25,966
Posted By Charlie Pop

Well they're not really firm and they're not...

Well they're not really firm and they're not really Club or First class. You can still be offloaded, and if the premium cabins are full you will be down the back. If you don't have any nominees to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Dec 2012, 15:42
Replies: 74
Views: 25,966
Posted By Charlie Pop

What a peculiar and arbitrary comment. Do you...

What a peculiar and arbitrary comment. Do you think there are many people in BA doing a £1000 equivalent flight per week on staff travel?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Dec 2012, 13:23
Replies: 74
Views: 25,966
Posted By Charlie Pop

Abbey Road has it on the money. There'll be a one...

Abbey Road has it on the money. There'll be a one time brief window of opportunity for those nearly in the frame for a long haul command but everyone else is screwed. It was clear early on that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Nov 2012, 13:00
Replies: 737
Views: 164,748
Posted By Charlie Pop

I know what you mean, but are we still playing...

I know what you mean, but are we still playing because of our skill, or simply because we started off a lot lower than everyone else? JAL and AA pilots were on packages BA drivers could only dream of...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Sep 2010, 12:36
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,160
Posted By Charlie Pop

The outside agency "The Asset Protection Group"....

The outside agency "The Asset Protection Group". That bit's fabricated. I suspect the surveillance is imagined too, given that no evidence whatsoever has been presented to support it. I'm inclined to...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Sep 2010, 11:55
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,160
Posted By Charlie Pop

Goodness me, what a load of tosh! "Minor...

Goodness me, what a load of tosh!

"Minor infractions" - they mean a total failure to follow a simple rule!

"An army of low-paid office workers" - I'm sure the engineers, check-in staff, ramp...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Sep 2010, 18:16
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,160
Posted By Charlie Pop

Of course it wouldn't be 24 hrs in CDG, it'd be a...

Of course it wouldn't be 24 hrs in CDG, it'd be a 12 ish hour slip typically (mixed fleet are unlikely to be doing any one out - one back trips like Eurofleet). So if it's say 24 hours away from...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Sep 2010, 15:50
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,160
Posted By Charlie Pop

The Branch Secretary of BASSA gets 50% of the...

The Branch Secretary of BASSA gets 50% of the branch administration allowance as an honorarium. Quite how much that allowance is is not clear.
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Sep 2010, 15:33
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,160
Posted By Charlie Pop

I don't think ptc needs to apologise. I've...

I don't think ptc needs to apologise. I've recently returned from a trip with a crew who were an absolute bunch of miseries. Festooned with BASSA lanyards, orange 'Union crew' tags and yellow pens,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Sep 2010, 12:14
Replies: 2,279
Views: 339,661
Posted By Charlie Pop

You've got that the wrong way round I think....

You've got that the wrong way round I think. First there was BASSA. Then when people became disaffected by BASSAs militancy a breakway union, CC89 was formed. CC89 and BASSA became affiliated to...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th Sep 2010, 14:28
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,160
Posted By Charlie Pop

Given that the shares would be a profit-related...

Given that the shares would be a profit-related bonus then there obviously has to be a profit for managers to get the shares. There has to be a profit for everyone. £5000 per crew member for new...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th Sep 2010, 13:56
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,087,160
Posted By Charlie Pop

Which bases took a pay cut to fund aircraft? ...

Which bases took a pay cut to fund aircraft?

I hear the John Lewis model mentioned a lot, but the differences between JL and BA are huge. John Lewis is a partnership, owned by the staff, and it...
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