kyt wrote:VVS, is that really the solution? How much are those guys in africa or china or whatever it is, paid as compared to kenya?
1) If the employees think they are underpaid, then QUIT... PLEASE QUIT...Not kesho,lakini leo...
2) I run my own biz. Nobody pays me. I work for value I create. I take jobs that either pay what I am worth OR I take for 'lesser' pay coz I am looking/thinking long-term.
3) I betcha the costs of Chinese & Indian crews & staff is lower! Both countries have huge world-class airlines with lots of experience in maintenance.
4) As for other African countries that KQ flies to... KQ needs a blend of diverse nationalities. You want AT LEAST one Ghanaian on NBO-ACC flights, one Ugandan on NBO-EBB, one Egyptian on NBO-Cairo, etc...
Why? Culture, language, 'pan-African' look...
The Kenyan Pilots Association were bitching about hiring foreign pilots! They would rather KQ hired unqualified local pilots or that it stopped expanding!!!
At some point you have to DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND... If you are dissatisfied with KQ, go start your bloody airline just as Jetlink or Fly540 or Executive have done!
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