Gentlemen,let Me break it down a little further on the 21 days we worked (remember we worked 2 days on one shift)we never had any days of we had 2 days travelling time on the days off therefore we had 8 days off we were routinely expected to work 12 hours per day for the compete rota,however you guys were having days off in between flights.I do contend that our shift pattern was better arranged than Yours however whos fault is that?Please read My post carefully I said no MECHANICS were paid more than cockpit crew as I previously said CERTIFYING STAFF salaries were roughly equivalent to a Captains,by definition a MECHANIC is not CERTIFYING STAFF They are the people who certify Your A/C as fit for flight that is the reason why the salaries are higher.Personally I think all of AAI staff are underpaid and having been privey to an AAI contract some years back(In Tunis)I know they can certainly afford it.Please do not get all upset by what I say because I am for sure in agreement with You its just when You post remarks that AAI pay their MECHANICS more than flight crew it is incorrect by definition,If I rember mechanics were paid from $3000-$4800 but to be at the upper scale they had to have been with AAI for some considerable time or had a head like a certain sea creature.
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