Obe Wan. You strike me as being like one of those Japanese POWs who emerged from the jungle several decades after the end of WWII, to announce that things used to be different (and soooo much better than now).
Whatever the base you were in, whatever the salary you earned, the fact that you only flew 4 sector days, etc. etc. does not change the realities reported here and elsewhere. You might have missed these problems, but most of us don't.
Your post is interesting in one way. It is just the kind of testimonial needed by an organisation that is having increasingly problems with its credability in the market place. While it is trying to trap as many cadets as possible into indentured labour, recruitment problems are looming. The fact that pilot turnover and negative image problems increasingly manifest themselves adds to Ryanair's difficulties.
Why don't you come back and join us? I'm sure they'll give you a bonus for the good P.R. before asking you to sign a contract that will be a bit different from the one you report above!
P.S. Southwest pilots are highly unionised and well paid. Ryanair pilots are facing a range of reductions on many fronts, including pay. There are NO negotiations.
Last edited by Aloue; 23rd October 2004 at 19:37.