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Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Feb 2013, 07:35
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Ah bless, you're chopping and changing your posts...

Ah bless, you're chopping and changing your posts so quickly that you've gotten confused again! Let me help you as it's clear finance isn't really your thing. Firstly, there was no 'BA share price'...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Feb 2013, 06:47
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

You are aware they are two separately audited...

You are aware they are two separately audited operating companies aren't you? I just thought I'd check as there seems to be so much about the structure of IAG that you havent understood.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Feb 2013, 06:33
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Not bothering to address any of your other...

Not bothering to address any of your other howlers WW, like claiming BA made its best ever operating market in the middle of the financial collapse? Ho hum. You really ought to stop bigging up the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Feb 2013, 22:13
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Oooh, so near, and yet, so far! The 10% margin...

Oooh, so near, and yet, so far! The 10% margin was in the financial year April 07 -08.



What you mean after Lehmans went bust in September 2008? When the banks (amongst our very biggest and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jan 2013, 22:54
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Putting words into my mouth there skiprat. I...

Putting words into my mouth there skiprat. I don't make the big business decisions, but lets not forget that your good fortune comes at the expense of the FOs of the company that wasn't bankrupt....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jan 2013, 21:11
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Perhaps that's an apposite time to return the...

Perhaps that's an apposite time to return the thread to IB matters then. I'll buy you a beer downroute Relight and we'll shoot the breeze then. Perhaps after the next election we'll live in a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jan 2013, 12:23
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Wirbel - It's been said before but if you wind...

Wirbel - It's been said before but if you wind the timescale out long enough you'll eventually find times when everyone might find some benefit. The reality is many current BALPA members won't be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jan 2013, 10:23
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Bingo! And if you sell all the SH commands at the...

Bingo! And if you sell all the SH commands at the bottom to generate more LH commands at the top.....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jan 2013, 08:33
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Perhaps if chocolatracer was a bit more observant...

Perhaps if chocolatracer was a bit more observant he'd see that the subject has been done to death on the BALPA forum several times over several months, pre and post ballot. The outcome was always...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2013, 21:20
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

A load of :mad:? Really? Which BALPA rep has been...

A load of :mad:? Really? Which BALPA rep has been disadvantaged? Those who have got a long haul command this year? Nope! Those who had a long haul command already? Nope! Those who are C32L and get...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2013, 15:04
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

I think 'disadvantaged' is pretty clear - all...

I think 'disadvantaged' is pretty clear - all promotion prospects gone for 18-24 months unless you have seniority for LH command. Now I don't think that's what the BACC mentioned when they said no BA...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2013, 13:52
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Not exclusively the chairman, but no BA rep has...

Not exclusively the chairman, but no BA rep has been disadvantaged by the deal. Perhaps that reflects the curiously narrow demographic which constitutes the BACC? Good news for all Captains! It's...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2013, 13:27
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

I can't see many SH commands coming to BA pilots...

I can't see many SH commands coming to BA pilots in the next 18 months as the BACC have clearly failed to mitigate the bmi command surplus, so perhaps Charlie is correct. Incidentally, while its...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Jan 2013, 11:28
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Oh dear Count, still trying to portray the cabin...

Oh dear Count, still trying to portray the cabin crew strike as a class war? Remind how much those CSDs get again?



Not overlooked, just totally irrelevant. Unless you have the sexist view that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Jan 2013, 08:03
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

No pax but lots of lucrative cargo. Leasing...

No pax but lots of lucrative cargo. Leasing aircraft and rebooking pax costs money. All the key routes operated; JFK, LAX, SFO, ORD, MIA, BOS, SIN, HKG, BKK, CPT, JNB, LOS, etc etc. Now didn't you...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jan 2013, 13:11
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Ultimately it's the investors that matter as they...

Ultimately it's the investors that matter as they are ones who own the company. Even when BA was getting bad publicity in the UK, the investors remained strongly behind Walsh and his plan to drag...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jan 2013, 12:29
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Getting a bit to close to the truth am I Count?...

Getting a bit to close to the truth am I Count? It must make you and WWW quite uncomfortable to see your imaginary world subject to scrutiny.

The world has moved on from the times when a workforce...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jan 2013, 11:16
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Yes of course that's right. Those silly old...

Yes of course that's right. Those silly old judges didn't consider the material facts of the RMTs case and rule on that. No, they ruled on the fact that they were cross with BA and wanted to punish...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jan 2013, 09:02
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

I'm quite familiar with the ruling thanks, but it...

I'm quite familiar with the ruling thanks, but it doesn't apply retrospectively to BASSA, who failed to comply with the law not once but twice. To paraphrase Lady Bracknell, to fail to comply once...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jan 2013, 07:17
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

He no-showed a couple of times, not always for...

He no-showed a couple of times, not always for 'crucial' meetings.



The ET didn't agree with you.



Pure speculation on your part, especially as pilots don't no-show for their trips to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jan 2013, 22:05
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Wrong again Wonker, that crystal meth is really...

Wrong again Wonker, that crystal meth is really playing tricks on your mind! Uncle no-showed for flying duties, the information from his Employment Tribunal is all in the public domain. The court...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jan 2013, 20:49
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Sure the goal posts were changed. They told you...

Sure the goal posts were changed. They told you in advance they would and they did. That's what happens when you miss deadlines. There's a price to be paid for trying to string everyone along.

You...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jan 2013, 20:18
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Blimey, have you seen the light WWW? Thats a very...

Blimey, have you seen the light WWW? Thats a very honest appraisal of the BASSA reps and their desperate attempt to preserve their cushy lifestyles at the expense of the rest of the cabin crew....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jan 2013, 20:13
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Yep, BA imposed change. After three, or was it...

Yep, BA imposed change. After three, or was it four, deadlines for negotiated change had passed and the cabin crew unions were the only unions in BA that hadn't reached an agreement! Did BASSA and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jan 2013, 16:11
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Think you'll find BA pilots were against BASSA...

Think you'll find BA pilots were against BASSA and their ignorant hordes long before this saga.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jan 2013, 06:07
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Talking Another response from the rose-tinted world of...

Another response from the rose-tinted world of WWW. BA cabin crew have been slam-clickers par excellence for years, generally only leaving their rooms to spend money on more fake designer tat at...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jan 2013, 09:32
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Perhaps you'd best inform BA about this high...

Perhaps you'd best inform BA about this high turnover of staff as the turnover rate for MF is currently well below BAs anticipated level.




Considered. Not enacted.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Jan 2013, 21:17
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Gotta love the Count! A figure of £20000 picked...

Gotta love the Count! A figure of £20000 picked plain out of thin air! Your imagination really is running overtime tonight! I think Iberia pilots reviewing this thread can learn a lot from the Count,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Jan 2013, 09:47
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

. Is that why easyjet is closing its Madrid...

.

Is that why easyjet is closing its Madrid base?



But that simply isn't true. The cost comparisons between BA and IB pilots do not look good for IB. You may be cheaper than AF/KLM, but how...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Jan 2013, 11:13
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

BA told all employee groups what savings were...

BA told all employee groups what savings were required in advance of the business review, and guaranteed that if agreement was reached in advance of the business review then there'd be no increase in...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Nov 2012, 07:05
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

The problem you failed to have grasped is that if...

The problem you failed to have grasped is that if you don't make any profit you can't care about customers, passengers and fellow employees for very long as you'll go bust. Simple.

You're still...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Nov 2012, 08:46
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

Oh dear B&B, where to start? Can you...

Oh dear B&B, where to start?



Can you justify this claim? LCCs don't operate an interconnecting hub and spoke model. Mid-East carriers only compete on a small proportion of routes with a small...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Nov 2012, 07:53
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

IB have made losses for five years, the worst of...

IB have made losses for five years, the worst of them before IAG even existed. The economic situation in Spain is worsening. How many 'unskilled' managers do you think IAG should go through, all...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Nov 2012, 20:42
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

BA used to fly to Santiago and Caracas. Has IB...

BA used to fly to Santiago and Caracas. Has IB stolen those routes? Or are they just not profitable for BA any more? BA have been flying to JNB and MEX for years, with the same capacity and almost...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Nov 2012, 07:17
Replies: 737
Views: 165,963
Posted By Hand Solo

To save you reading that blog it basically says...

To save you reading that blog it basically says Iberia has been profitable since 2000, then BA came along who were close to bankruptcy, stole Iberias Mexico and Johannesburg routes and as a result...
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