Rescue. In simple terms NO! At Virgin we had an opportunity to tell the feds what we thought of the current process, money, flight and duty times, family friendly rostering etc. LESS than half of the pilots responded. This is very typical of the GUTLESS attitude of todays generation of pilots. They whinge like mad when away on overnights and down at the pub, but when it comes to having the intestinal fortitude to speak up...NOTHING. Some may say we work too hard and were too tired to fill out the survey....RUBBISH.
The EBA is coming up and unless there is a major change of attitude, they can expect more of the same. Our deputy CEO made $6.15 million last year (from virgin), but they want us to exercise restraint.
It is not about being mindless and militant, but it is about being given a fair go. Some young blokes today just don't have the balls to stand up for principles.