Originally Posted by
NAT Zulu
I'm reliably informed that the ex VACC chaiman, who was at the helm of pilot representation during the contentious 2020 redundancy consultations (and wholesale permanent change to all terms and conditions) has recently been appointed in a management role as Head of Flight Crew at the airline.
Captains made redundant. Seniority binned. Scheduling agreements binned permanently. All whilst consulting with a BALPA union Chairman - who now gets a management position.
Apparently VS haemorrhaging pilots to BA. It’s probably as much lifestyle/fatigue than salary
ie VS operate with 2 crew and roster night stops to MIA, BA has 3 crew. with crew rest facility, (VS M.80 , BA M.84 shorter flight time.)
West Coast USA .VS roster a night stop, BA 48 hour Layover.
JNB/Cape Town VS night stop, BA 2 local night layover, and due to schedule timings, essentially a 5 day trip.
Constant 2 crew E Coast USA trips with 3 nights between is also very fatiguing, Most BA Long Range trips with extended crew, have a minimum 48 hr. layover.