Why is it when someone offers a contrarian view, then he’s management ? He’s far from a company apologist. He just happens to speak the truth. Look, flying the freighter is ****e, on so many levels. You do, however, get more days off, admittedly at the expense of hdp and therefore provident fund. And that is the major rub. What makes the freighter particularly **** vs the pax fleets is getting d@cked around in general, and therefore the instability of the whole roster. 2 to 3 hour turnarounds don’t help either. And a complete lack of choice wrt destination requests ( save GDL) is another causus belli. Does getting dicked around happen that often; in truth, no. Enough to be a pain in the arse..yes, but nowhere near as often as guys claim.
And comments like the above
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Farman Biplane
Join Date: May 2007
Location: CLK
Posts: 294
STW, you do realise that you are not employed as a “solely “ freighter/cargo pilot? Comparison with the other cargo carriers is invalid. You are actually enjoying pax rates to fly the 747 freighter, as we no longer have the pax version. “
just go to show how out of touch some people are. The reality is that if you are not on the alleged forgotten fleet then no one gives a ****. And I now fly with individuals who don’t even know what the freighter does. Or even that the 747 was once the longhaul mainstay of the company.