When the masks fell off

Their handling of employees as the Covid-19 crisis played out revealed the true character of aviation sector players

“Crisis doesn’t build character; it reveals it” Denis Leary, American actor, producer, writer.

As the Covid-19 crisis takes its toll on humanity in general and the economy in particular, winners and losers, givers and non-givers, stories of hope and (many more) of despair are emerging through this incomprehensible tragedy. While calamities of this nature take a toll on society, it also often reveals one’s true character. Masks and shields are dropped and what you really are is visible for all to see.

As an aviation writer, I am intrigued as I watch the interaction, handling and messaging between the upper echelons of