Air Mauritius defies IFALPA
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Darth Bany had technically to resign to apply for this job, as the job of DFO was going to be scrapped all together. But Darth Bany refused... Somehow, he stayed as DFO with a COE on his head.On must bear in mind that besides his pilots licence, unlike a lot of his other management pilots, Darth Bany has not much in terms of accademic credentials... So getting the COE job was indeed out of his reach.
Sounds like Darth Bany is indeed a true Hitler! Zieg Heil! Zieg Heil! Zieg Heil!
Next thing, everyone will be goosemarching in front of him!
The Allies stopped Hitler, who will stop Darth Bany?
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It is these people who are threatening to redefine certain crucial aspects in aviation unionism. They must be exposed for what they are and stopped at all cost.
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Thanks a lot for the info Fuzzyduck:
And also thanks to Maxmotoring:
Indeed, the assessment of Fuzzyduck is spot on in view of all the info:
So, does AM management know all this stuff?
Maybe someone should forward this thread to the management...
Ladies and Gentlemen!
Elvis has left the building!
True to form, Bany hatched a plot. He accused the government of the day of issuing Mauritian passports to expats. He was on the watch list from the NIU. I can tell you that I personally flew with this man and he never impressed me. Very average. But he played the race card and won.
Darth Bany had technically to resign to apply for this job, as the job of DFO was going to be scrapped all together. But Darth Bany refused... Somehow, he stayed as DFO with a COE on his head.On must bear in mind that besides his pilots licence, unlike a lot of his other management pilots, Darth Bany has not much in terms of accademic credentials...
However the political acumen of the man is impressive, if only he flew that well!
Maybe someone should forward this thread to the management...
Ladies and Gentlemen!
Elvis has left the building!
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Watta you talking about James64 ?? a blockbuster would be over in 2hrs tops ! this is the mother of all soapies !! who said men didnt like them ? call it Desperate Bany or Days of our flying lives
Whatever, throw in a couple of chicks & were into serious
money!!$$$
By the way gunfight at ok corrall is only 2 days away where we hope Russlan will indeed shoot the sheriff as well as his deputy...
Yes, MD due to give his ruling Wednesday . Standby for flash infos!
Whatever, throw in a couple of chicks & were into serious
money!!$$$
By the way gunfight at ok corrall is only 2 days away where we hope Russlan will indeed shoot the sheriff as well as his deputy...
Yes, MD due to give his ruling Wednesday . Standby for flash infos!
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My apologies for the tardy reply. At my age things slow down however at least they remain as clear as gin. Allan and Kierie, my lord, are old buggers like us still remembered. Pritchard the FE? The inventor of the fridge on the 747!
I have many memories of what went on in those days. It was a fantastic operation and I enjoyed swapping ties. However things started to change when these young upstarts thought they knew it all. You see DP was a very good operator. He had what it takes and didn’t need telling all in sundry about his aviation prowess. PBany on the other hand was decidedly average. He resorted to underhanded tactics and has obviously relied on these tactics to further his career. Lets be sure of one thing, NONE of these jokers would have made it in any other airline. Its only the extreme third world that nominates DFO’s and CP’s based purely on seniority. Speaking of which do they still have a two-tier seniority system?
I have many memories of what went on in those days. It was a fantastic operation and I enjoyed swapping ties. However things started to change when these young upstarts thought they knew it all. You see DP was a very good operator. He had what it takes and didn’t need telling all in sundry about his aviation prowess. PBany on the other hand was decidedly average. He resorted to underhanded tactics and has obviously relied on these tactics to further his career. Lets be sure of one thing, NONE of these jokers would have made it in any other airline. Its only the extreme third world that nominates DFO’s and CP’s based purely on seniority. Speaking of which do they still have a two-tier seniority system?
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Any news out there? If I am doing my sums right, today is the tenth day and concludes the additional time requested by the company (to do what exactly?). Please keep eyes and ears open and post soon as anyone hears anything. Whatever they come up with should be of interest to us all. Could possibly even affect us all.
If! they ask for more time I think we should get old Kate Adie down there, she used to frighten the generals! or more seriously, if they keep this dragging on, IFALPA should get in there big time and start protecting one of their union presidents who has been victimised long enough! Its well past time this sorry charade stopped and 'somebody' met his just deserts.
If! they ask for more time I think we should get old Kate Adie down there, she used to frighten the generals! or more seriously, if they keep this dragging on, IFALPA should get in there big time and start protecting one of their union presidents who has been victimised long enough! Its well past time this sorry charade stopped and 'somebody' met his just deserts.
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OK Guys, heres a little puzzle for ya. MK is taking sooooooo long because:
1. They are desperately trying to find a way to cook the union president.
2. They are trying to find enough material to defend themsleves (cuz they know theyre f*****)
3. They are scouring the world trying to find people, someone, anyone, who will say they are right.
4. They are just plain incompetent
5. They are finally starting to realise what a riot they will have on their hands if they get this wrong.
And the answer is?................ Any and all of the above! Is it Napoleonic law that says you are guilty until proven innocent? then I guess P. thinks h's Napolean. Trouble with Napolean was actually physiological, his face was too close to his A***
p.s. any other answers will be gratefully considered!
1. They are desperately trying to find a way to cook the union president.
2. They are trying to find enough material to defend themsleves (cuz they know theyre f*****)
3. They are scouring the world trying to find people, someone, anyone, who will say they are right.
4. They are just plain incompetent
5. They are finally starting to realise what a riot they will have on their hands if they get this wrong.
And the answer is?................ Any and all of the above! Is it Napoleonic law that says you are guilty until proven innocent? then I guess P. thinks h's Napolean. Trouble with Napolean was actually physiological, his face was too close to his A***
p.s. any other answers will be gratefully considered!
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Well Fuzzyduck, they say there are no secrets in aviation and I have to tell you I had a hard time figuring the 'nine G parrot' referencer. But it woz worth it. Would it br right to say that a certain FM coined the phrase first and it was in reference to the fact that if you pull enough g's yer kissa might end up all Alpha Lima???
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Just saw very interesting thread here on Ryanair going to court against pilots... Interesting reading. Says that it lost a case against the pilots on ALL the points raised! Hope same works down in Mauritius when it gets to that!
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Flight International online news 08:55: Boeing is to attempt to set a new record for non-stop flying with a 777-200LR tomorrow, with a planned 23hr flight between Hong Kong and London going the 'wrong way' around the world.
The airframe manufacturer says the aircraft will fly eastbound from Hong Kong to London Heathrow, instead of westbound as normal for the route. The 777-200LR is expected to arrive at Heathrow at 13:25 tomorrow “after flying non-stop for around 23hr and setting a new record for the furthest distance flown by a commercial aircraft in its category”, it adds.
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And anyone refusing to do this flight will be derostered by Darth Bany!
Good one, masterYoda! Trouble is that 23 hours will become a reality soon. Then we all wonder to what kind of limits will PB push the crew...
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Don't worry masteryoda, He'll probably say that since it is a 2 pilot op you can therefore divide the Flt duty in Half !!
heard MD still fidgeting , So much political pressure on him by Darth Bany. but I've got the feeling he's ran out of IOUs
Thanks for your input fuzzyduck, in case you haven't heard DP isn't in good shape after damaging his neck falling from his Horse. He is currently in rehab. Hope he gets better, just about the only guy for whom I have some respect in this rattlesnake basket...
heard MD still fidgeting , So much political pressure on him by Darth Bany. but I've got the feeling he's ran out of IOUs
Thanks for your input fuzzyduck, in case you haven't heard DP isn't in good shape after damaging his neck falling from his Horse. He is currently in rehab. Hope he gets better, just about the only guy for whom I have some respect in this rattlesnake basket...
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he is indeed a well connected dude The sith lord!...
His family includes the minister for agriculture, the president of the labour party, one of the CEOs of Rogers, Our own Chairman
plus a few others well placed in the Government.
I also do agree with you gorgeous, I think he is turning into a deadweight for them(exceeds MTOW) !...
His family includes the minister for agriculture, the president of the labour party, one of the CEOs of Rogers, Our own Chairman
plus a few others well placed in the Government.
I also do agree with you gorgeous, I think he is turning into a deadweight for them(exceeds MTOW) !...
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Its a well known fact that that kinda inbreeding produces funny offspring. Little demons with three fingers and a nasty outlook on life who grow up to be Ops Director and try to rule the world. Really, this must be the most powerful non-elected position on the island. Ooops, sorry, he was elected wasn't he? He elected himself.
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How interesting! I have now been logged out three times by the moderators! What have I got to say or ask that could possibly upset them?
We're talking about a serious situation where a guy's life and livelihood is on the line, is yours?
We're talking about a serious situation where a guy's life and livelihood is on the line, is yours?
BJ, it might be that Danny has all sorts of legal stuff thrown at him in a bid to either close the site, suppress postings on certain subjects or find the names of posters.
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Cheers Sunfish and thanks for that. Point taken. Guess it just serves to highlight what a difficult thread this is. So much to say and so hard to say it. Glad to hear from you though mate, anything to add?
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If you want this to be treated as a serious situation then I suggest a good look at your ramblings. Some of it is little better than adolescent chattering. If you can't keep to the topic in a serious manner and resort to petty backstabbing with absolutely no regard for my liability then you can go and find yourselves a different forum.
I suggest a bit of research on your parts as to what constitutes defamation. If you want to go around making allegations about individuals that could have damaging consequences then either have the cojones to make them without your cloak of anonymity. Of course, you could always write in a more mature manner without the gutter mentality and childish sniping at a personal level.
If you want to be taken seriously then I suggest you get your acts together otherwise this thread will be removed to Terms & Endearment. You do your cause no favours by resorting to petty backstabbing. Grow up and deal with it like mature and professional adults.
I suggest a bit of research on your parts as to what constitutes defamation. If you want to go around making allegations about individuals that could have damaging consequences then either have the cojones to make them without your cloak of anonymity. Of course, you could always write in a more mature manner without the gutter mentality and childish sniping at a personal level.
If you want to be taken seriously then I suggest you get your acts together otherwise this thread will be removed to Terms & Endearment. You do your cause no favours by resorting to petty backstabbing. Grow up and deal with it like mature and professional adults.
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Hi BJ! I feel for you bro ! been in the cooler myself...
Please cool down, don't give another victory he doesn't deserve to PB! this thread is all that links us across Asia , Africa & Europe
where we are all dispersed.
Think of our mate Russlan edging towards 3 months in the cooler.
To release your pressure valve use innuendo if you have to or refer to stuff only known to us...
FREE RUSSLAN !!!...:
Please cool down, don't give another victory he doesn't deserve to PB! this thread is all that links us across Asia , Africa & Europe
where we are all dispersed.
Think of our mate Russlan edging towards 3 months in the cooler.
To release your pressure valve use innuendo if you have to or refer to stuff only known to us...
FREE RUSSLAN !!!...:
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Allow me to add my two-pence worth.
JVJ is obviously hated by the Mauritians in flight ops management and more or less around the company because he represents a lot of what the PB, ST et al had to fight against I the good ol’ days of SAA jocks running MK (sorry fuzzyduck, no offence, but this company has seen its share apartheid and racism). These guys had to live with it, fight it. PB’s, ST, RM, and others commands were part of that battle. True, some of them deserved it some did not. Personally, I think that PB deserved his command. You do not have to be topgun to get a command. (that seems to have been the policy for a while now: PB, ST, AL, RM, RB, MG would not have given themselves command; honnest to god, they don't say it openly, but...
{However, the person PB has become nowadays is totally a different one}. ST also deserved his command. And when he was ATR CP, he was not the best of man-managers… He has seriously improved since, gaining in both maturity and wisdom. RM has remained his old self: hence the reference to windshear or R the Windvane as someone put it in this forum; not a bad guy at heart, but not reliable or cool.
What is very sad today is that it is Mauritians discriminating against Mauritians. As least in the good ol’ days, they knew who the “enemy” was: it was that “Racist SA guy”… Today, it is that “Racist Mauritian guy”… But racist against their own: the examples are numerous: Windvane refused flight request for the Mauritians; MALPA president derostered for 2 months plus; Mauritians go through a totally different and much harder route to get command or even training captainship… I think that deep inside, those running flight ops are not bad guys. However, somehow they forgot where they came from, and more importantly, they keep forgetting that they have turned into exactly what they were fighting for yesterday. I hope that at some stage they stop and have a good think.
DP, bless his heart, is the only one it seems that has remained reasonable till now. Hope he recovers soon. But he has had enough of fighting the others. He is the only guy, in ops management who has never been president of MALPA, has almost from the start been involved in management, but has been fair all the time.
All that said, however, I would like to expand a little on what was said by Maxmotoring. Indeed, PB shouldered Pierre Darpou out. But then, he has been upto something similar but more subtle with JVJ. The Cabin attendants union, AMCCA, was fighting JVJ big time a while back. JVJ wanted to appoint a lovely lady, CH, the company main bean counter as head of Cabin Attendants. AMCCA managed to veto that (probably rightly so since the lovely lady did not know the nature of a cabin attendants job). AMCCA had its own man who did brilliantly in the selection process earmarked. Most people indeed agree that he would be the best guy for the job. But this was not to JVJs liking. He wanted his CH next to him at the airport. Anyway, a protracted battle ensued and AMCCA Vice president NB fought that VERY hard… She had a whole team in the shadow, including some from management who had their own scores to settle. (They were the force behind her, including writing all those letters). She managed to veto that. Then, she got rid of the president saying that he was on management side, by having him lynched at an AMCCA meeting. This meeting was attended by AEA and MALPA presidents to give support to AMCCA… When later the s*** hits the fan, and Russlan is grounded, AMCCA new president, NB, shows very lukewarm support for him. And then PB writes to MALPA saying that AMCCA dissociated with MALPA and his president. A little piece of info that might be useful for you Russ is that AMCCA president, NB, is close friends to PB’s wife… When fighting JVJ, PB was very happy for NB and AMCCA to take on JVJ! How convenient, isn’t it?
Rumour has it that the JVJ is on his way out … Now, it will be interesting to see who gets that job! Heard that troops are furiously manoeuvring there… including a few pilots… So, PB, you might see one of your jrs on your head very soon. Quite a few have got MBAs/other degrees nowadays. And it is not always the most obvious ones that have got the longest teeth! If PB looks around himself, he will be surprised actually how many are TRULY behind him. Indeed, if he goes, ALL of them get promoted except the 9G Parrot. He can keep supervising his instructors… All the others get a chance to move up the ladder 1 notch! That includes FM…
JVJ is obviously hated by the Mauritians in flight ops management and more or less around the company because he represents a lot of what the PB, ST et al had to fight against I the good ol’ days of SAA jocks running MK (sorry fuzzyduck, no offence, but this company has seen its share apartheid and racism). These guys had to live with it, fight it. PB’s, ST, RM, and others commands were part of that battle. True, some of them deserved it some did not. Personally, I think that PB deserved his command. You do not have to be topgun to get a command. (that seems to have been the policy for a while now: PB, ST, AL, RM, RB, MG would not have given themselves command; honnest to god, they don't say it openly, but...
{However, the person PB has become nowadays is totally a different one}. ST also deserved his command. And when he was ATR CP, he was not the best of man-managers… He has seriously improved since, gaining in both maturity and wisdom. RM has remained his old self: hence the reference to windshear or R the Windvane as someone put it in this forum; not a bad guy at heart, but not reliable or cool.
What is very sad today is that it is Mauritians discriminating against Mauritians. As least in the good ol’ days, they knew who the “enemy” was: it was that “Racist SA guy”… Today, it is that “Racist Mauritian guy”… But racist against their own: the examples are numerous: Windvane refused flight request for the Mauritians; MALPA president derostered for 2 months plus; Mauritians go through a totally different and much harder route to get command or even training captainship… I think that deep inside, those running flight ops are not bad guys. However, somehow they forgot where they came from, and more importantly, they keep forgetting that they have turned into exactly what they were fighting for yesterday. I hope that at some stage they stop and have a good think.
DP, bless his heart, is the only one it seems that has remained reasonable till now. Hope he recovers soon. But he has had enough of fighting the others. He is the only guy, in ops management who has never been president of MALPA, has almost from the start been involved in management, but has been fair all the time.
All that said, however, I would like to expand a little on what was said by Maxmotoring. Indeed, PB shouldered Pierre Darpou out. But then, he has been upto something similar but more subtle with JVJ. The Cabin attendants union, AMCCA, was fighting JVJ big time a while back. JVJ wanted to appoint a lovely lady, CH, the company main bean counter as head of Cabin Attendants. AMCCA managed to veto that (probably rightly so since the lovely lady did not know the nature of a cabin attendants job). AMCCA had its own man who did brilliantly in the selection process earmarked. Most people indeed agree that he would be the best guy for the job. But this was not to JVJs liking. He wanted his CH next to him at the airport. Anyway, a protracted battle ensued and AMCCA Vice president NB fought that VERY hard… She had a whole team in the shadow, including some from management who had their own scores to settle. (They were the force behind her, including writing all those letters). She managed to veto that. Then, she got rid of the president saying that he was on management side, by having him lynched at an AMCCA meeting. This meeting was attended by AEA and MALPA presidents to give support to AMCCA… When later the s*** hits the fan, and Russlan is grounded, AMCCA new president, NB, shows very lukewarm support for him. And then PB writes to MALPA saying that AMCCA dissociated with MALPA and his president. A little piece of info that might be useful for you Russ is that AMCCA president, NB, is close friends to PB’s wife… When fighting JVJ, PB was very happy for NB and AMCCA to take on JVJ! How convenient, isn’t it?
Rumour has it that the JVJ is on his way out … Now, it will be interesting to see who gets that job! Heard that troops are furiously manoeuvring there… including a few pilots… So, PB, you might see one of your jrs on your head very soon. Quite a few have got MBAs/other degrees nowadays. And it is not always the most obvious ones that have got the longest teeth! If PB looks around himself, he will be surprised actually how many are TRULY behind him. Indeed, if he goes, ALL of them get promoted except the 9G Parrot. He can keep supervising his instructors… All the others get a chance to move up the ladder 1 notch! That includes FM…