The pilots don't see easyJet as their long term career airline anymore. With a 6 on 3 off roster most pilots are tired all the time and many are actually fatigued. The company could easily go to a 5 on 4 off or even 4 on 4 off and still get the maximum hours out of each pilot but Ray Webster is not willing to give its crew a better life style.
Many guys I talk to tell me they can’t stay full-time until their retirement, they will probably die early if they keep going like this.
A guy I flew with the other day told me his Captain fell asleep at 8000 feet in the climb out of the London area due to fatique.
It is a symptom of working too many hours too many days in a row.
It is not good.
