LONDON- A British Airways (BA) training captain has been caught stealing food from the airline’s headquarters, Waterside, near London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Despite his senior role and high salary, the captain received only a warning.

 

The pilot, who has worked for British Airways (BA) for more than two decades, is an Airbus A380 training captain. According to The Sun, he was filmed on CCTV repeatedly taking food and drinks without paying at the self-service café inside the headquarters.

 

As a training captain, his primary job is to mentor and qualify other pilots on the Airbus A380, British Airways’ largest aircraft. This senior position means he spends more time at the headquarters than at the airport, which is how the thefts came to light.

 

One insider told The Sun that the behavior stunned executives: “Anyone can make a mistake once, but this was a deliberate act repeated regularly. It beggars belief someone on £170,000 a year could shoplift and save himself a few pennies.”

 

What a low level humanity has fallen to? Or is this justified, somehow?

 

https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/09/15/british-airways-a380-pilot-caught-stealing-food/

 

Only a few snacks and drinks ..........

Meanwhile Starmers ministers steal 40,000 pounds in tax, appoint relatives to high profit net zero contacts, support convicted pedos, and more.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Only a few snacks and drinks ..........

Meanwhile Starmers ministers steal 40,000 pounds in tax, appoint relatives to high profit net zero contacts, support convicted pedos, and more.

Great. So because A steals, B - Z can steal without any guilt.

2 minutes ago, ravip said:

Great. So because A steals, B - Z can steal without any guilt.

the difference is starmer is the leader of a nation. His incompetence trickles down throughout society

9 minutes ago, ravip said:

Great. So because A steals, B - Z can steal without any guilt.

I thought members of our government were supposed to lead by example?

 

Back to the OP .........

Seems like a storm in a teacup, if you read the full story senior managers were also doing the same as the pilot.

 

58 minutes ago, ravip said:

LONDON- A British Airways (BA) training captain has been caught stealing food from the airline’s headquarters, Waterside, near London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Despite his senior role and high salary, the captain received only a warning.

 

The pilot, who has worked for British Airways (BA) for more than two decades, is an Airbus A380 training captain. According to The Sun, he was filmed on CCTV repeatedly taking food and drinks without paying at the self-service café inside the headquarters.

 

As a training captain, his primary job is to mentor and qualify other pilots on the Airbus A380, British Airways’ largest aircraft. This senior position means he spends more time at the headquarters than at the airport, which is how the thefts came to light.

 

One insider told The Sun that the behavior stunned executives: “Anyone can make a mistake once, but this was a deliberate act repeated regularly. It beggars belief someone on £170,000 a year could shoplift and save himself a few pennies.”

 

What a low level humanity has fallen to? Or is this justified, somehow?

 

https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/09/15/british-airways-a380-pilot-caught-stealing-food/

 

''his primary job is to mentor and qualify other pilots'' So, he was merely mentoring the quality of the food and beverages, and thus doing his job.

48 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I thought members of our government were supposed to lead by example?

 

Back to the OP .........

Seems like a storm in a teacup, if you read the full story senior managers were also doing the same as the pilot.

 

Great. It's a free for all for the top. Somchai gotta pay.

The feeling of being ashamed is rapidly disappearing. 

14 minutes ago, ravip said:

Great. It's a free for all for the top. Somchai gotta pay.

The feeling of being ashamed is rapidly disappearing. 

I don't think men earning/having big money feel shame.

Shame is for working class men.

I got fired from a job once for eating a piece of pie. 

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I don't think men earning/having big money feel shame.

Shame is for working class men.

THAT is the difference today - reading some posts here, it is obvious!

Doesn't this go on with every job with a big organisation especially government jobs 

 

You don't think the nurses and hospital staff take coffee etc ?