The 787 EA is now being exposed for its many flaws.
The 787 had a very high chance of replacing the 747. So now a situation exists where 747 pilots could get sent to the 787 on far less pay/conditions regardless of going to year 4 pay. Quite possibly the mooted RIN will never happen and it's just another mind game to lessen conditions for the third time in a row.
AIPA and the Qantas projections showed lots of Asia flying which would of lessened the effects of losing overtime and night credits. The long tours of duty that the 787 is currently flying was not disclosed.
Simply put the 787 is a long haul 747 replacement type. Slim chance of a growth type.
The company very successfully played SH vs LH and in the end pilots simply took a knife to their own pay and conditions. Very sad to see especially when the full bench of FWA ruled the contract as fair and reasonable. The Short Haul award deserves to be better without question. Sabotaging something adequate because something else is inadequate is just another self imposed race to the bottom.Collective representation should resist collective stupidity. Collective stupidity, Stockholm syndrome and group think is now Collective representation.
Long Haul flying is different with very long trips away from family, a majority of fatiguing night flying and constant jet lag. The protections in the contract provided for these differences.Trade offs in pay in the past provided such. Instead of protecting them for when pilots eventually move to the various types, pilots self sabotaged. Early starts,multi sectors and long duty days are no less challenging. AIPA should be aiming to lift all boats given the shortage.Short Haul just like LH many years ago need to better working conditions. Those that attack their own by slagging off SH vs LH just show how easily manipulated they are by IR strategy.
Doing a 19.5 hour all night duty from Perth to London is not something I would wish on my worst enemy.
The cabin crew union were smart enough to provide protections if anyone had to move to a new fleet via top-up pay.
Let us hope in a time of record bonuses, profits and pilot shortages AIPA and therefore it's pilots show some intelligence and some backbone when the A380 goes and a new type does nothing but "double sunrise" duties of 24 hours from one side of the planet to another. Same for the SH EBA.
Concessions, panicking and comfort letters do not inspire confidence.
Whilst I have a dislike for IR, HR and the mind games they play on pilots, they have played pilots for scared fools and have outplayed AIPA too. If AIPA were to run a survey on their impressions of a comfort letter I'm sure they would not like what they would see.
Not many work groups that are in a global shortage have conceded so much time and time again.
If pilots continue to go backward in boom times then god help us all.
Or maybe Alan is worth his 30 million?
Last edited by knobbycobby; 11th May 2018 at 06:33.
Reason: spelling