“The only ones to blame for the rot beginning are those A scalers who sat doing nothing whilst CX introduced lower conditions and the trainers who trained their cheaper replacements.
Blaming this on someone looking for a job, obviously taking the best option available to them, is the most ludicrous argument I have heard.”
What a myopic and immature statement. The reality is the downward trend in pay and benefits all started on April 1st, 1993 when a group of pilots, the “B” scale, came to Hong Kong and said they would gladly do our same jobs for less pay and benefits. Following quickly behind them came the new ASL pilots who took over the freighter flying for even less pay and benefits. I could go on, but there is a pattern. Why the pilots chose to do the same jobs for much less is completely irrelevant, the fact is they did.
The history speaks for itself. From experience, those who complain and are the most vocal are usually the same ones who are the first to fold their tents and sign. No, it isn’t always somebody else’s fault.
Look around, there are thousands of pilots worldwide wishing they had a job now at a fraction of what you are getting paid.