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Old 20th Aug 2004, 20:39
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Phileas Fogg
 
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Slowly,
As a pilot in an airline such as Emerald you should be a team player, even if you feel the management aren't wearing the same colour shirts as you are.
Your previous post mentioned crews & management but neglected to mention any other of the players of your team. Yes, Engineering and Operations are important team players also and probably more stessed and fed-up than you are but please don't live under the false impression that, as a pilot, you are more important than others in the team. That's a little bit like saying the centre forward is the most important but he'd be focked without a midfield, a defence and a goalkeeper!
Would you care to explain how an airline, the size of Emerald, is going to operate without accountants? Without accountants, invoices don't go out, money doesn't come in, bills don't get paid resulting in no handling, no fuel, no crew transport or accommodation and aircraft impounded by airport authorities for non-payment of navigation and landing fees.
How far do you think you're going to get without accountants and where's the money going to come from to pay your salary at the end of the month?
Your reference to a Budgie substituting for a Shed, I can only guess Emerald is your only airline to date. Just ask any major charter or schedule operator if they've ever had to utilise an aircraft larger than was necessary to cover a smaller aircraft, the answer(s) will be yes, yes, yes.
Accepted, you shouldn't be phoned, if off duty, at 0300 in the morning but as I mentioned earlier, you're playing in the third division where '**** happens'. If you want a different, not necessarily better, life then move up a division or two but life ain't that rosy there either, just ask the guys and gals at RYR, BMI or EZY and it ain't all to do with 'tea & buns'.
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