Has or he hasn't he? That's a good question.
Fact Checker understands from three sources that Ahmad is not and has not been paid by Boeing. Following the exchanges on the other post, which referred to GLG, Fact Checker was provided the following Biographical information that Ahmad wrote on GLG.
As you can see, at one point in the private, members-only GLG web site, he claimed he worked "with" Boeing "to devise, formulate and execute strategies."
So has Ahmad been paid by Boeing in the past? Or is Ahmad exaggerating his qualifications and experience? Fact Checker doesn't know which is the truth.
To set the background, the information referred back to Ahmad's brief "About" on the presently off-line Fleetbuzz Editorial.
To recap, from his public blog, Fleetbuzz Editorial, Ahmad posted the following:
Dislcaimer:
Fleetbuzz Editorial is privately run and funded. This site has no affiliation, partnerships or sponsorships with any aerospace firms, airlines or brokerages. (Emphasis added.)
From his "About" on the same blog:
Ranging from passenger operations, airside/landside operations, fleet planning & scheduling, cargo operations and logistics as well as general airport security, he has had direct experience with the industry.
But on the GLG website, he wrote:
Saj Ahmad
Aerospace/Airline AnalystFBE Aerospace
Saj Ahmad is the Chief Aerospace Airline Analyst at Fleetbuzz Editorial. Having a base of operations both within Europe and the Middle East, Mr. Ahmad has accumulated extensive and varied operational experience with various major blue chip airlines and also in the financial services sector. Mr. Ahmad covers major global airline and commercial aerospace news along with discussion and analysis and liaises regularly with senior executives of the Boeing Company as well as working with Boeing to devise, formulate and execute new strategies. He has direct experience ranging from passenger operations, airside and landside operations, fleet planning & scheduling, cargo operations and logistics as well as general airport security. (Emphasis added.)
The GLG website, Dated May 29, 2009
This was altered slightly a short time later:
GLG site, June 20, 2009
Still later, Ahmad again slightly altered his GLG Bio:
Saj Ahmad is an Aerospace/Airline Analyst at FBE Aerospace. Based within Europe and the Middle East, he has accumulated extensive and varied operational experience with various major blue chip airlines and also in the financial services sector. He liaises regularly with EADS/Airbus SAS and the Boeing Company. Mr. Ahmad has vast and extensive experience in aerospace and airline sectors, ranging from passenger operations, airside and landside operations, revenue management, fleet planning & scheduling, cargo operations and logistics as well as airport security. Mr. Ahmad offers detailed intelligence, analysis and background and strategic research in the aerospace/airline sectors. He also provides strategies for growth and regular consultations with an array of airlines as well as providing analysis for global media outlets, numerous radio stations and web-based publications, including specialist aerospace periodicals. Mr. Ahmad regularly features for the BBC and other TV media. (Emphasis added.)
GLG site, May 13, 2010
His most recent GLG Bio is once more altered slightly:
Saj Ahmad is Chief Aerospace and Airline Analyst at FBE Aerospace. Based within Europe and the Middle East, he has accumulated extensive and varied operational airline experience and has also worked in the financial services sector. He communicates regularly with EADS/Airbus and the Boeing Company. Mr. Ahmad has a wide range of experience in the aerospace and airline sectors, ranging from passenger operations, airside and landside operations, revenue management, fleet planning & scheduling, cargo operations and logistics as well as airport security. Offering detailed intelligence, analysis and strategic competitive research, he provides analysis and commentary for various media outlets, newspapers, numerous radio stations and web-based publications, including specialist aerospace periodicals. Mr. Ahmad regularly features internationally on aerospace/airline coverage, from the Middle East, US, Asia and Europe and is a frequent contributor to the likes of the BBC and others. (Emphasis added.)
GLG site, January 20, 2011
Am I the only one thinking his 'operational experience' with 'blue-chip' airlines involves flying with them once or twice? I recognize CV padding when I see it.
ReplyDeleteBored little rich kid is what he is.
I have to ask, how much negative energy are you (whoever you are) putting into "exposing" Saj Ahmad or whatever you are trying to achieve?
ReplyDeleteWhat have you got to gain from this and how do you have so much time dedicated to it?
This is totally non constructive and way worse than anything Ahmad may or may not have said/done.
Why don't you invest your energy into something more constructive. It might actually achieve something good as you obviously have the time
Mike, you might better direct your question to Ahmad. Since the inception of Fleetbuzz Editorial, through and including his postings on GLG and his invitation-only blog, he has devoted hundreds of posts to "negative energy" as you put it, distorting the facts on Airbus, Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney and engaging in personalized attacks on many people and companies. Through his close relationship with Doug McVitie and permissiveness with "Erik Bloodaxe", "Paula K" and others, the "negative energy" oozes from his blogs and on GLG.
ReplyDeleteI complete agree. I've come across the negativity from Ahmad, and it almost never gets addressed. This blog is way overdue.
ReplyDeleteI want the CSeries to succeed for no other reason than to see if he tries to justify his past criticisms.