So we have 4 years of a training ban that has/hasn’t achieved much. I’m not informed enough to be opinionated. One thing is has achieved has been to make those still in training very valuable to the company. It wasn’t that long ago that the company brought in TCC to avoid upgrading more STC and avoid the cost. Can’t argue that the training ban by the rank and file has been great for those still in training. And the trainers feel the AOA isn’t supportive of them, a valid point, yet they would only have leverage via the AOA because of the very training ban they don’t support.
At the same time we have those not in the AOA bemoaning the fact that they’re not getting any (possible) assistance from the AOA during a difficult financial situation with liveaboards.
As a pilot body could we be any more confused?