The article refers to BA pilots only working 17 hours per week which comes from the calculation 900 total hrs divided by 52 weeks = 17.3 hrs per week .
what about vacations , crew training courses , simulator time , Medical’s . Not forgetting the time away from home in hotels recovering from the flight .
This is what really annoys me . People take figures when they have absolutely no concept of the reality of the job . Does anyone stop to think for a moment why the 900 hour maximum was imposed by the authorities . At least they recognise the fatigue factor and have limits for passenger safety .
its time that the airlines recognised the contribution made by crews to their bottom line and compensated them accordingly
as to the rental costs question from all wobbly rentals in those days for a house in CWB were about 36,000 per month