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British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Ironfaceman(op): 9:51pm On Sep 17, 2025
British Airways captain on £170,000 a year keeps job despite being caught stealing food at airlines headquarters.



'If this had been cabin crew members on less than £30,000 a year, they would have been shown the door already. The whole thing stinks', blasted a source
He was among light-fingered senior managers who were hauled in for questioning before escaping with a warning.
The culprits were caught on CCTV nicking food and coffee from the airline’s Waterside flight operations hub near Heathrow.

They piled up trays from a self-service “pavement café”, which sells sausage rolls and sandwiches, as well as chocolate and crisps, but left without paying.

The training captain was marched into meetings with company bosses.

He was grilled over why he had repeatedly failed to use the self-pay til on repeated
occasions.
The veteran flyer was given a dressing down for his conduct — but allowed to continue flying.

The captain — now known across BA as the Great Plane Robber — has flown for the airline for more than 20 years

He is a specialist in flying four-engine Airbus A380s, which carry up to 469 passengers on long-haul trips.

A source said: “His behaviour left bosses dumbfounded. 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 on a daily basis.

“Several senior managers were also seen refusing to pay for food and coffee — and given a warning over their future conduct.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36591578/british-airways-captain-job-caught-stealing-food/

Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Ironfaceman(op): 9:53pm On Sep 17, 2025
All I can say is if this man was black he would have been sacked.

I remember that Nigerian women that was sacked despite putting in 30 years on the job. Because she picked a watch and reported the matter the next day.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by immortalcrown(m): 9:55pm On Sep 17, 2025
I keep telling people that crime and corruption are not caused by poverty but by mindset.

That is why there are poor people who never steal and there are rich people who steal almost on daily basis.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by headbasher96(m): 10:06pm On Sep 17, 2025
Hahahaha I can't help but out loud and such things are always associated with the black race as you can see we also have Nigerian blood oyibos
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Harddiskng(m): 5:33am On Sep 18, 2025
When i say you steal because you are thief! (Not necessarily cuz you are poor or even rich).

There are people earning 1/4 of this pilot salary and they will never do such.

Imagine earning over £170,000 and being a thief is in your soul undecided

He should have been dismissed angry Management have set a bad precedent, they no longer have right to dismiss any younger staff for same conduct

NB: when i see a hookup babe telling a sob story or someone try to justify their crime with stories that touch, I just roll my eyes. You are who you are cuz that is exactly what you choose to be. Nothing else!
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by grandstar(m): 7:37am On Sep 18, 2025
That's a very juicy salary!

That would be around £100,000 after tax.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by emperor4love(m): 6:48pm On Sep 18, 2025
This is what happen when you become sorted after and a specialist, the can just do without dude
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Mirasteel: 7:39pm On Sep 18, 2025
immortalcrown:
I keep telling people that crime and corruption are not caused by poverty but by mindset.

That is why there are poor people who never steal and there are rich people who steal almost on daily basis.
spot on
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by FreeGracee: 7:47pm On Sep 18, 2025
This is very funny in fact I don't trust anyone except myself at some point self, I don't trust myself
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by LandOwners: 7:49pm On Sep 18, 2025
Why would he do this?
The salary is quite attractive .
Hmmmmmmm
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Angelfrost(m): 7:52pm On Sep 18, 2025
Well, it's something called Kleptomania.

With proper CBT, he would get past it.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Angelfrost(m): 7:55pm On Sep 18, 2025
LandOwners:
Why would he do this?
The salary is quite attractive .
Hmmmmmmm
You've never heard of the Psychiatric disorder called Kleptomania?!!

Often erroneously said to be a condition common with the Wealthy, but that's because it's largely undetected or overlooked among the less affluential due to their socioeconomic status.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Efuaye(m): 7:56pm On Sep 18, 2025
Stealing is In his blood. It has nothing to do with his status. It's a character thing.
It's the same reason you see big men or ladies fighting over food or outrightly stealing food at events.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by chrisxxx(m):
Money doesn't stop kleptomacy. De Gea Man U keeper then once stole donut from a super market despite being paid close to a million pound monthly.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by MrPOTUS: 7:57pm On Sep 18, 2025
Ironfaceman:
All I can say is if this man was black he would have been sacked.

I remember that Nigerian women that was sacked despite putting in 30 years on the job. Because she picked a watch and reported the matter the next day.
How valuable you're to an organization determines if some of your crimes will be forgiven.

See the paragraph that said he's a specialist in flying that particular plane compared to the Nigerian woman who can be replaced without stress.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Talkisneeded(m): 7:58pm On Sep 18, 2025
Pilot,a top one at that 170k dollars per years,epl players 50k per week after tax…
If this babe no born sport person for me,wahala go Dey..

To the topic,somethings are inbuilt,nothing will ever stop it until they meet their Waterloo
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Softmirror: 7:58pm On Sep 18, 2025
Ironfaceman:
All I can say is if this man was black he would have been sacked.

I remember that Nigerian women that was sacked despite putting in 30 years on the job. Because she picked a watch and reported the matter the next day.
Irony of life. The likes of Charlie Kirk would have said.

Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by harsysky(m): 7:58pm On Sep 18, 2025
Ironfaceman:
All I can say is if this man was black he would have been sacked.

I remember that Nigerian women that was sacked despite putting in 30 years on the job. Because she picked a watch and reported the matter the next day.


You are right. The only people who deserve to be given as much chances as possibe are our politicians. The more they keep taking, the secured their position gets.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Lawal1555: 7:58pm On Sep 18, 2025
170 per annum? Football business is the real deal..
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by mariovito(m): 7:59pm On Sep 18, 2025
Maybe he did it for the thrill.

Some of these things can bring some sort of twisted satisfaction.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by doncartel: 8:03pm On Sep 18, 2025
This one dey learn work compared to one president who is already richer than Dangote but is still on an all-out looting spree.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Mindlog: 8:04pm On Sep 18, 2025
He is very high skilled but that repeated behaviour dey on compulsive level.😂
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by ceejay80s(m): 8:05pm On Sep 18, 2025
Ironfaceman:
All I can say is if this man was black he would have been sacked.

I remember that Nigerian women that was sacked despite putting in 30 years on the job. Because she picked a watch and reported the matter the next day.
Ur brain dey there
Because shes black and African
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Allfavours: 8:07pm On Sep 18, 2025
Ironfaceman:
All I can say is if this man was black he would have been sacked.

I remember that Nigerian women that was sacked despite putting in 30 years on the job. Because she picked a watch and reported the matter the next day.
The value of the individuals involved usually determine the punishment, the pilot and the senior staffs are more valuable to the airline than any low-level staffs
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Kobicove(m): 8:09pm On Sep 18, 2025
Ironfaceman:
All I can say is if this man was black he would have been sacked.

I remember that Nigerian women that was sacked despite putting in 30 years on the job. Because she picked a watch and reported the matter the next day.
Finding a replacement for a 20 year specialist pilot and finding a replacement for a cleaner is not the same thing!
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by ZaddyJ: 8:10pm On Sep 18, 2025
grandstar:
That's a very juicy salary!

That would be around £100,000 after tax.
Bros to me it doesn’t look juicy at all shocked to.

I use to think after surgeon pilots earn more. If an average footballer earns $1m yearly this is aside bonuses then a pilot who flies that same footballer to match venues should earn more.

🤔 what am I even saying sef. We have footballers show earn 200k a week.
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Belurved1(m): 8:13pm On Sep 18, 2025
You can't afford to waste such resources, that would be a huge loss for the country.

Harddiskng:
When i say you steal because you are thief! (Not necessarily cuz you are poor or even rich).

There are people earning 1/4 of this pilot salary and they will never do such.

Imagine earning over £170,000 and being a thief is in your soul undecided

He should have been dismissed angry Management have set a bad precedent, they no longer have right to dismiss any younger staff for same conduct

NB: when i see a hookup babe telling a sob story or someone try to justify their crime with stories that touch, I just roll my eyes. You are who you are cuz that is exactly what you choose to be. Nothing else!
Re: British Airways A380 Pilot Caught Stealing Food Despite £170,000 Salary by Ironfaceman(op): 8:13pm On Sep 18, 2025
I get your point but you don't get mine. A black pilot of 20years experience with an offence like this will be barred from flying for life



Kobicove:
Finding a replacement for a 20 year specialist pilot and finding a replacement for a cleaner is not the same thing!
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