One more from those “hard working people” in Brussels.
As far I concern, JAA has failed in all aspects to plan and to put in force a proper duty time limitation.
There is an extensive and detailed research program done for several years proving black and white that, we are overworked.
However, JAA was unable to put these limitations in force, due to a heavy pressure exercised by the European operators, in such extent that they remove it from the JAR-OPS documents.
Furthermore, EASA it was created and recently it was hiring bureaucrats to do the job of technical expertise people.
Ultimately, the message we can read is that, the guys working in Brussels do what they have being told to do by the operators, instead doing what should be done to improve safety to millions of people travelling around every day implanting the correct duty time limitations based on latest findings on crew fatigue.
The bottom line is that we have to produce more, work more; obviously, for less than the salary it is paid nowadays.
I believe that we shall be united and act as one body to be able to improve our working conditions, not do divide or try to bring pride or glory to such serious mater.
After this is said, Kevlar vest is already dressed.
Mercurius