sean1982 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2020, 20:20
I dont think anyone here does not not know what the word strategic means, a bit condescending to want to explain it.
No need for an intension process, Sean.
I can't guess the knowledge of people posting here; all I can is go by their remarks and proposals.
Many here clearly don't want to save the only network airline our country has, which would be utterly stupid in the light of the economic disaster that is awaiting us once we go 'unlocked': our country better be as well connected with other business centres as we possibly can and shouldn't count on others to come and do it for our sake...
sean1982 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2020, 20:20Also everyone here know that the current balance sheet of the company indeed does not matter. What does matter is the balance sheet of the company in its entire existence which has been almost negative over the whole line.
Even that doesn't matter now.
Past performances have no more relation to future results, anywhere, under the current situation: not on the upside, and not on the downside.
Such are the times now.
sean1982 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2020, 20:20 In a time where 100 strategic companies will be looking towards the tax payer to save them,
The FPIC has just 8 teams to work on strategic companies in Belgium, 3 of which are currenlty working on aviation related companies if one is to believe the press reports: number one is B.air, two is TUI Airlines, the third one is ground services, so clearly the number of real strategic companies is much lower than what you seem to think.
sean1982 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2020, 20:20I think you still have problems seeing clear when it comes to SN inquirer, You have changed your opinion 100 times over the past years. From "the impressive line up of B tails in the morning" to the "perfect lcc-business blend company" to the "we need eurowings to seperate the brand" to "we dont need to brand at all". Unfortunatly for you I have a good memory.
Since you can't resist the urge to go personal, I hate to go as low as you: you indeed have a good memory, underpinned by loads of frustration, isn't it?
Look, it has become obvious over the past years when you were still working for a direct competitor of there's here in Belgium that you coudn't have them clear the dance floor quickly enough for your employer to take the main stage over and for you to dance on it.
I feel like I've always stayed on the same track for all those years: I strongly support a home grown company over a foreign competitor trying to pick the cherries away: always have, always will. Names or products don't matter much to me, it's the DNA of the company which matters to me.
Call me an idiot of you want, but yes, I'm one of those frequent corporate flyers who still gets a feeling of almost being at home already the moment he steps aboard a Brussels Airlines flight, and I am willing to pay a bit more for that feeling which you've called all sort of things like naive, foolish and snobbish when you were still working downstairs, only to preach the exact same thing in your current job the moment you moved upstairs. Who's the one going anywhere the wind blows again, Sean?
As to the topic itself: the decision to help them out seems to have been taken in principle?
Far more interesting then to discuss the modalities, Any rumours as to which form it is going to take?