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linksys · 31st May 2009, 16:31

Another covert threat to the whole pilot group, now focusing on the
'weak' FO's in this company..

Wonder who is going to help this bunch..

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CNPL

We are already into the 2nd half of the year and there are no signs of recovery, in spite of talk of ‘green-shoots’ and stock market activity. The last quarter of the past financial year saw a large drop in revenue and the recent reports of H1N1 outbreaks in Japan has dampened travel further preceding the June school holidays.

Some of you have observed full loads on some flights but this must be viewed in light of reduced capacity in certain sectors. Reduced load factors, poor yields and opening up of ASEAN skies have resulted in us ceding flights to MI in KUL, HYD and PEN. SIA Cargo is faring worse.

Many other legacy airlines are bleeding and a major competitor has recently announced cutting First Class on some flights. We would be remiss and irresponsible to ignore the signs and bury our heads in the sand, hoping for a quick turnaround.

To-date the Company has had several meetings with ALPAS. We have also sought joint-mediation with MOM. Unfortunately we have not progressed beyond the interim 1-day CNPL already agreed upon. At these meetings, the company has shown the excess numbers of pilots brought about by capacity cuts.

These numbers were also shown to you at the dialogue sessions. To mitigate the excess crew numbers, we have offered several schemes which some of you have taken up. This included non-renewals of expatriate contracts as their term ends.

The company has, at its meetings with the Association and at the dialogue sessions, shown the actual CNPL days required to absorb the excesses. It varied fleet-by-fleet, and captains from first officers due to operational requirements. The CNPL days went as high as 6 days to zero for varying fleets and by months. The company has committed to capping it to 3 days for captains and 4 days for first officers. This is dependant on monthly rostering requirements. No CNPL was planned for instructors as they are not in excess but the interim 1 day was applied to them arising from the Association’s inputs.

These additional measures beyond the interim 1-day CNPL are necessary to stave off the last resort for retrenchment, which will affect expats and nationals alike.

31st May 2009, 16:31	#61 (permalink)
linksys Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: avalon Age: 36 Posts: 39	Another 'covert' threat Another covert threat to the whole pilot group, now focusing on the 'weak' FO's in this company.. Wonder who is going to help this bunch.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CNPL We are already into the 2nd half of the year and there are no signs of recovery, in spite of talk of ‘green-shoots’ and stock market activity. The last quarter of the past financial year saw a large drop in revenue and the recent reports of H1N1 outbreaks in Japan has dampened travel further preceding the June school holidays. Some of you have observed full loads on some flights but this must be viewed in light of reduced capacity in certain sectors. Reduced load factors, poor yields and opening up of ASEAN skies have resulted in us ceding flights to MI in KUL, HYD and PEN. SIA Cargo is faring worse. Many other legacy airlines are bleeding and a major competitor has recently announced cutting First Class on some flights. We would be remiss and irresponsible to ignore the signs and bury our heads in the sand, hoping for a quick turnaround. To-date the Company has had several meetings with ALPAS. We have also sought joint-mediation with MOM. Unfortunately we have not progressed beyond the interim 1-day CNPL already agreed upon. At these meetings, the company has shown the excess numbers of pilots brought about by capacity cuts. These numbers were also shown to you at the dialogue sessions. To mitigate the excess crew numbers, we have offered several schemes which some of you have taken up. This included non-renewals of expatriate contracts as their term ends. The company has, at its meetings with the Association and at the dialogue sessions, shown the actual CNPL days required to absorb the excesses. It varied fleet-by-fleet, and captains from first officers due to operational requirements. The CNPL days went as high as 6 days to zero for varying fleets and by months. The company has committed to capping it to 3 days for captains and 4 days for first officers. This is dependant on monthly rostering requirements. No CNPL was planned for instructors as they are not in excess but the interim 1 day was applied to them arising from the Association’s inputs. These additional measures beyond the interim 1-day CNPL are necessary to stave off the last resort for retrenchment, which will affect expats and nationals alike.