Originally Posted by
krismiler
No offense meant but you would have to experience the airline environment to believe the endless regulation, micro management, daily blizzard of memos and instructions and sheer volume of all the books. Pedantic checking and training, every move being monitored and in many cases, a punitive culture. Back of the clock and timezone changes are no fun either.
I've done bush and aeromedical in past lives and quite frankly, would be quite happy to go back to it if I had a decent base, same pay as I'm on at the moment and staff travel benefits.
It’s not rocket science is it krismiler?
Serious question: In the big scheme of things, just how much would a 50% pay rise for the pilots add to the cost of the operation. When you have hundreds or even thousands of drivers I get it. But we’re talking about a handful of dedicated people who would gladly stay if they were simply able to build a deservingly slightly above average life for themselves and their families. Not to mention the long term solving of the RFDS Crewing issues!
Frankly I still shake my head that we are even having this discussion.