Dont Fly The Shameless Skies: Mediazone Boss Tells Flying Public

The flying public must force airlines to declare compliance with international maintenance and safety regulations by refusing to fly with those who don’t, said Glenn Rogers, CEO Mediazone Group, speaking to newsmen in Sydney, Australia today. Failure of governments to ensure safety compliance particularly of the airlines under their control suggest either negligence or corruption or both, leaving passengers with the responsibility to check every airlines’ Internet home pages for safety details, before they book a ticket, he said.   He noted that the industry has become a victim of its own success. Beneath pictures of glistening new planes, impressive balance sheets and creative public relations gimmicks the industry has hidden the shameful results of rapid expansion, reckless fuel hedging practices, very poor cost control and questionable staff management policies all resulting in the deplorable state the industry is in today. In a broadcast to the world press he expressed concern that competition for profit has left no more room for additional cost cutting forcing leading carriers toward offshore maintenance facilities operating under known questionable standards. “No wonder we have disasters where planes just fall out of the skies as we have only recently seen, engines falling off wings and other similar mishaps occurring. In this day and age, particularly with the technology we now have, one would have thought such incidents were unimaginable!! He added: “The circus following the accident involving nuclear submarines and millions of dollars worth of talent and machinery to search for wreckage sounds like a massive collaborative cover up of negligence. For a fraction of the cost they are now spending, they may have been able to prevent the accident in the first place. “Accidents of this nature will not rein in a profit loving industry. Neither can or will governments prevent further loss of lives as a result of the industry’s mad rush to cut costs to increase profit. It is up to the flying public to call into step a shameless industry protected by equally shameless governments.” “The flying public has been taken for granted for too long. In exchange for loyalty, the public has been forced to compromise on quality of product, personal safety and convenience while airline bosses have romped all the way to the bank with increasingly heavy pay packets.” It is up to the flying public to step up the pressure by writing privately and publicly to airlines insisting on knowing details like maintenance arrangements and quality of cabin air at the very least, Rogers said. “If your life matters to you and yours, take the initiative and either force airlines to live up to their responsibility to you or…don’t fly the shameless skies!”   ABOUT MEDIAZONE GROUP Hong Kong-based and provides publicity management, publishing, corporate communication services to global and local firms at home and abroad. Mediazone Group is best known for its exclusive high net worth personal media mentoring services. It is a regional think tank and holds the distinction of being the only media company to cater to the world’s most influential. Glenn Rogers is the Hong Hong-based CEO of the Mediazone Group of Publications. Mediazone Ltd is widely known for its regional publications and supplies editorial material to more than 200 newspapers and magazines Asia-wide thus reaching a combined audience in excess of 4.5 million readers/viewers. The Group is best known for its exclusive services to high net worth individuals, multinationals and for its world-first, Newsroom in the Sky.   For additional information or photographs please contact Jerone Chin in Hong Kong by e-mail at editorial@mediazone.com.hk, tel: (852) 21113161. For more information on Mediazone Ltd, please visit www.mediazone.com.hk


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Hong Kong-based and provides publicity management, publishing, corporate communication services to global and local firms at home and abroad. Mediazone Group is best known for its exclusive high net worth personal media mentoring services. It is a regional think tank and holds the distinction of being the only media company to cater to the world’s most influential.

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