O'Leary is an absolute disgrace.
If any of our fellas aren't happy with the current
arrangement then they're free to go elsewhere," he said. "Godspeed
to them. But don't forget that SAS let 150 pilots go in the past six
months; Jetmagic in Ireland has gone bust and Flying Finn is close
to bankruptcy so there aren't a lot of airlines hiring at the
moment
So he's using the current pilot surplus to treat pilots like muck. You're even treat like dirt when you apply - you must pay a fee at a point in the application process. Isn't spending >£40K on an fATPL enough, isn't it their turn to put a bit of investment into the pilot. I could go on...
He sounds like a guy "that needs to be knocked down a few notches or two." Maybe he needs to learn "treat as you would like to be treat".
I hope he chokes on his dinner.
Down3greens,
I know where you are coming from. As a wannabe, I say that I would work for free or minimal wage to get that dream job, but so do lots of pilots when they start. However, when you're working hard for long periods of time during unsociable hours, you will start to rightfully believe, like most line pilots, that you should be rewarded for it. Your attitude will change.