Originally Posted by
Rostermouse
1. Good, at a historical high (VS pilots had been split across 2 unions in the past) and improving all the time. Actual numbers/% are confidential, for reasons of industrial strategy.
2. Yes. But the current FTA is about lifestyle protections, some of which were given up for Covid but not yet restored, and introducing others to mitigate fatigue/improve sustainability away from the covid-survival-mode of 2020-2022.
3. Subjective, but overall positive in my experience, and certainly light years away from the bad old days; significant focus on training and development, and extra support is always there if needed in LIFUS/CMD etc. No ‘chop’ culture and no tw@ts in training that I’ve come across - mates on the other fleet say the same.
4. See 2.
5. Confidential; management won’t say (except to say ‘not very many’) and it’s just anecdotal on the pilot side. A few have gone to the ME, and as always pilots are full of talk, but in my peer group numbers leaving seem small. People always have different reasons for leaving, especially when lots of recruiting is going on elsewhere; more often than not it’s the pull rather than the push (ME salary, Jet2 northern bases etc).
Good inside info, thanks a lot! Much appreciated.
Is the union trying to get the 750 hour limit back?