AFF member PLANT may indeed be 'wrong' twice, but bearing in mind the famous saying in Australian political history about 'two...don't make...', which airlines employ meteorologists as distinct from simply liaising with the BOM or private enterprise experts in the field such as long range weather forecasters?
An explanation would be helpful to PLANT.
And are they employees at each of these airlines - or just contractors?
I assume given the huge costs to airlines of weather-related delays, employing a meteorologist may be very cost effective if somehow they can reduce delays, cancellations and so on.
I have only seen one episode of this 'reality' television show - far too many advertisements, and some of the show looks very staged, with melodramatic scenes adding to the strong impression that QF has contributed financially to it.
Just one long blurb for this airline. As with the earlier Tigerair show, in the end the jury remains out as to whether it is a good idea for transport and logistics companies to feature themselves and their staff in such shows. The Tigerair one, in the end, was a PR disaster with subsequent owner VA and its shareholders such as EY, NZ and SQ having to invest much time and effort to try to alter passenger perceptions of the TT brand: the QF one has a few episodes to run so it is too early to make a call.
