madmanxpilot Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 5 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: The real mystery was the farce over the proposed ban on drop-offs that was announced 14 hours before it was supposed to be implemented and then dropped just before it was. Cobb was nowhere to be seen and I wonder if he was as surprised by it as the rest of us. Whatever else you can say about Cobb, he was never afraid to go onto media to defend his situation and him being completely absent suggests he wanted nothing to do with it. I know from sources with skin in the game that he was responsible for that debacle and that it led to him getting a right roasting from his paymasters. Edited August 16 by madmanxpilot 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) There were imo applications from a number of suitable people who would have been good at running a small regional airport and probably knew more about aviation and its requirements than Mr Cobb. The mantra that if you are a skilled manager, you can manage anything is probably more difficult in aviation. The top corridor at the airport is full of people with no knowledge of aviation or ability to interpret and apply its mandatory requirements, and it shows ! The airport advisory board was another cluster, where HIAL business people were recruited for their advice and people with specialist knowledge overlooked who could have added value to the problems with moist SW winds and Fog amongst other operational issues which could have made life easier for the travelling public ! An adult debate needs to be had this time about the directors post and what is expected of him/her operationally as the bottom line here is to get people on and off the island as efficiently and pleasantly as possible ! Constantly acting as though the travelling public are the enemy is not the way forward. One more resignation and the place could move forward ! Edited August 16 by asitis 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Unfortunately I think that whoever IOMG recruits, as a new airport boss, won’t last long. Nobody in their right mind will want to have to deal with our politicos and civil servants interference on a daily basis, then when something goes awry, the airport boss is left carrying the can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 48 minutes ago, asitis said: The mantra that if you are a skilled manager, you can manage anything is probably more difficult in aviation. It’s also wrong in many other fields…the notion that a manager doesn’t need to know what his staff do and why is just ridiculous. I assume the mantra was invented by a manager with no actual area of expertise? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 5 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: It’s also wrong in many other fields…the notion that a manager doesn’t need to know what his staff do and why is just ridiculous. I assume the mantra was invented by a manager with no actual area of expertise? I still can’t get my head around that a manager for ATC was recruited for our small airport who hasn’t the necessary qualifications to land planes here. Another one to chalk up to Reynolds and the clown. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanxpilot Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 5 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: It’s also wrong in many other fields…the notion that a manager doesn’t need to know what his staff do and why is just ridiculous. I assume the mantra was invented by a manager with no actual area of expertise? You’ve got to be able to rely on the advice that your department heads give you though. For example, you wouldn’t expect an airport director to know about the rules surrounding air traffic control or the technical ins and outs of ILS systems and the like, but he has to comment on them and make decisions surrounding them. I think Mr Cobb expected but has not always received that sort of support. I’d go so far as to say that in some instances the advice he has received has been just plain wrong. That, coupled with his own priorities and ideas of how things should be has got us where we are. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Hey at least we have Premium Parking. Green and red lines on dirty tarmac are his only legacy. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, Amadeus said: Hey at least we have Premium Parking. Green and red lines on dirty tarmac are his only legacy. the voice from picture perfect douglas speaks. 2 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 14 hours ago, Ringy Rose said: Mr Cobb arrived in August 2022… ...that long ago? My word, doesn't time fly - at any airport except Ronaldsway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 12 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: And that's the problem. It was difficult enough finding a qualified Airport Director last time. Maybe rebranding as Douglas City Airport would help attract candidates? Unfortunately IATA codes DCA and DCY are already in use, but DCC is still available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 "In an email to staff, he said he had been offered an ‘opportunity that he couldn’t refuse’." The phrasing seems to me to be a little undiplomatic. (He has not revealed his destination, but, as always, please do not speculate) I wonder if his replacement will make the same statement to their current employer - "It's an opportunity I can't refuse - Ronaldsway - gateway to the world") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just listened to 11am news on the NPM,⁸ Mr Cobb seems to be yesterdays chip paper very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Can’t blame Cobb for going in view of the substantial amount of personal abuse he received on here & social media, similar to most senior public sector employees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, Sheldon said: Maybe rebranding as Douglas City Airport would help attract candidates? Unfortunately IATA codes DCA and DCY are already in use, but DCC is still available. Is DBC available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 HBN first. Then rebrand to DCC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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