So now our mangement with the colusion of the BALPA PC have decided to change the days off rules and call it 5 and 3. Its a sham!
What complete nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The days off rules have not changed, are not changing and there has been no discussion with the Company Council about changing them.
The FACT is, wef Dec this year, the EU working time directive becomes law for the first time for 'mobile air workers' = pilots and cabin crew.
ergo max working hours of 2000 per year as opposed to CAP371 of circa 2400. Something therefore has to give.
This fits, reasonably well, into a 5/3 working pattern and this is being examined IN DEPTH.
NO rules have changed or will change in the very near future.
The Ryan system is different because they do not fly the aircraft 24 hours a day. EZ do.
Therefore what the Ryans can do with 2 crews per aircraft per day, EZ can't.
Buying back of leave had absolutely naff all to do with the roster PATTERN at all. It was a pre-existing shortage of crews compounded by a screw up in the leave allocation for those that were there already, leaving something like 11 days in August needing extra cover.
It wouldn't have mattered what roster pattern was in operation - the same problem would have occurred.
cosmijewel
Why on earth don't you find out the facts before posting anything?