Royal Brunei - Night of the long knifes
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Not quite sure if that would be considered a saving in the long run. But yet again that is probably the way it will be perceived!
Any clues, as to which guys you may be implying Bus429 & THINALBERT, I've been out of the loop for a while?
Thanks.
Any clues, as to which guys you may be implying Bus429 & THINALBERT, I've been out of the loop for a while?
Thanks.
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Up to here,
It was just a rumour, as yet unsubstantiated. Someone senior in Flt Ops. Thing is, you learn not to believe most rumours!
Thin Albert - is that $15000 between the two of them or $15000 counting the house etc?
If it is, I ve been working for the wrong department!!
It was just a rumour, as yet unsubstantiated. Someone senior in Flt Ops. Thing is, you learn not to believe most rumours!
Thin Albert - is that $15000 between the two of them or $15000 counting the house etc?
If it is, I ve been working for the wrong department!!
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Latest rumour has it that a fairly new rat from QA has abandoned the sinking ship?
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Blacksheep,
Bit unfair on the QA guy, don't you think? I think he has had a better offer.
Anyway, I'm in a good mood - I've got a glass of Abbott Ale on the go - just delivered from Blighty!
Bit unfair on the QA guy, don't you think? I think he has had a better offer.
Anyway, I'm in a good mood - I've got a glass of Abbott Ale on the go - just delivered from Blighty!
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Why the term 'Rat?'
I wouldn't blame anyone for leaving RBA for another job.
If he has one to go to, and I think we both know he has several, then good luck to him and all like him.
I wouldn't blame anyone for leaving RBA for another job.
If he has one to go to, and I think we both know he has several, then good luck to him and all like him.
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I don't think anyone will be calling anyone RATS when the rumoured pay and benefit cuts come into being!
The current mood around the expats here seems to be very grim and I think it will take a huge amount to bring it back up to where it once was. Pay and benefit losses will just have people leaving by the plane load and lets face it, remove the very professional crews we have here now and replace them with third world drivers and the planes will be empty, so not a problem getting a seat! Don't get me wrong, the local pilots are also great operators and very professional, but will they be able to keep it up with pressure from above to save a cent or 2 and hoards of drivers from the cheaper side of the planet start occupying the vacant seats cutting corners and breaking the rules? Lets hope so.
Good luck to all job hunters in flight ops and even better luck to those who will be left to man the lifeboats.
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The current mood around the expats here seems to be very grim and I think it will take a huge amount to bring it back up to where it once was. Pay and benefit losses will just have people leaving by the plane load and lets face it, remove the very professional crews we have here now and replace them with third world drivers and the planes will be empty, so not a problem getting a seat! Don't get me wrong, the local pilots are also great operators and very professional, but will they be able to keep it up with pressure from above to save a cent or 2 and hoards of drivers from the cheaper side of the planet start occupying the vacant seats cutting corners and breaking the rules? Lets hope so.
Good luck to all job hunters in flight ops and even better luck to those who will be left to man the lifeboats.
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No insult meany by the expression "rat" its just that when a ship is sinking, legend has it that the furry little chaps from below decks are the first to jump. Sheep are made of sterner stuff though, so this Black b*gger'll continue to man the pumps... 
Abbotts sounds fine Bus, meanwhile over at the Castle and Anchor we've run out of Talisker. I've had to settle for a drop of Johnny Walker Blue Label tonight - at least that's above average for cooking scotch.
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Abbotts sounds fine Bus, meanwhile over at the Castle and Anchor we've run out of Talisker. I've had to settle for a drop of Johnny Walker Blue Label tonight - at least that's above average for cooking scotch.
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A lot of outstation staff are over here for a big meeting. Appears that they are going to be told the future direction of the company.
What's up with the rumours of 20 pilots leaving, can anyone verify that?
What's up with the rumours of 20 pilots leaving, can anyone verify that?
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Just to clarify a point. As at 10:30 a.m. local time (02:30 GMT) on Monday 22 April, NO pilots have resigned since all this started.
Gee there are a lot of runours floating around.
Check the facts.
All that said, I won't be at all surprised if some resignations do appear soon.
The HASH on Wednesday is at Kota Batu near the Yacht Club.
Gee there are a lot of runours floating around.
Check the facts.
All that said, I won't be at all surprised if some resignations do appear soon.
The HASH on Wednesday is at Kota Batu near the Yacht Club.
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Here's one that may not be rumour (it was in the papers) - a former BA executive has been recruited to either advise the board or run the airline. Anyone else able to elaborate?