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Old 8th Apr 2018, 06:34
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blindbat33
 
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Correct, the plan is to reduce to 6 aircraft. However they are still short on crew.

The unfortunate issue for the crew who remain is that they are bound by one of the worst airline agreements out there. They are one the seniority list for VA however they are not given the right to move fleets unlike everyone else on the list.

The ATR pilots are at the mercy of the company. They have to continue to bear the brunt of any future poor decisions by the company, wether that may be closing a base, reducing the flying further or getting rid of the fleet as whole. There is no stability or certainty for these pilots.

As mentioned in another thread, there are ATR pilots who have been awarded 737 positions over a year ago but still have not been released/given a start date. Meanwhile, people fresh out of GA have already completed type ratings and are commencing line training despite being 300 positions lower on the seniority list.
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