Originally Posted by
airplanemixer
Any update on the current situation at Virgin? Has the latest pay deal been fully implemented and are there still pilots leaving?
Pay scales are live, lifestyle parts of the deal (part time, contract variations, guaranteed days off around annual leave etc) are all still firmly in the too hard basket and subject to a FTA from the union. Speaking of the union has been completely scrubbed from head to toe so the rather self-serving people in charge are no longer so.
In terms of retention rate it’s much better, there’s still the odd person heading to the sandpit but it’s definitely slowed down a lot.