Originally Posted by
Uplinker
Underground tube driving must be an awful job - noisy, clattery, squealing wheels. And all you ever see is dark tunnels whizzing by and then platforms covered with people. Over and over again, every couple of minutes. Must be mind numbingly tedious and the pay is probably necessary to get people to stay on and do the job.
At least the views from an airliner cockpit are glorious, even at night. But aircrew unions, Company Councils and we the aircrew, are terrible. How have we allowed 'our' industry to get to the point where some pay for all their own training and type ratings? Fatiguing rosters? Long duties? Low pay? No pay? Working on Christmas day and bank holidays for no extra money? Coach or taxi positioning, etc etc. We're not as clever as we like to think.
You absolutely nailed it good Sir!