Wise suggestion tolipanebas.tolipanebas wrote: Rather than do this fleet renewal plan inhouse, maybe they sould get some external help from reputated fleet planning consultants (SQ has the facility and I know LH too helps with consultancing), because I fear their is not enough skills at SN to fully see the big picture which is awaiting them:
But most obviously (and most unfortunately) they will not follow it.
Let me quote Richard Hill from his famous book "We Europeans" (p.169)
"Most Belgians, both Flemish and Walloons, seem to think they know everything there is to know and don't need help from anyone, thank you - particularly when it costs real money. The Dutch, by comparison, are not too dogmatic to seek a third-party opinion and not too mean to pay for it. So much for the stereotypes.
Yet what no one will argue with is the frugality of the Dutch ...."
And this is certainly one reason more why sabena failed, why brussels airlines performs pityfully and why klm succeeds among the best.
I've seldomly seen such scepticism in the capabilities of a management team. I'm always open to a critical view on existing problems and heavily support diversity in order to spur a more efficient decision making, but on the very condition that the discussion remains constructive! Now, the only thing I read throughout this whole thread is critique! Not one handshake or tap on the shoulder, not one "congratulations for the past 5 years"...ok, should we simply close the d*mn thing then? I don't think so...c'mon people: it's a forum...let's engage in constuctive dialogues!
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