Perhaps you guys should ask around the 330 fleet like I have.
-------What do you mean ask? I don’t need to ask anybody I am on that fleet and right now in Shanghai. Over 100 hours for the 31 days for captains and first officers with the odd pilot doing very little on standby.
--------That might be true. So much for Aims and it's 'fair share' principle?
--------And that could be true. But I can’t remember any other airline where that was not the case, besides maybe major airlines like BA or UA and that only do to strong union.
Back to back Londons, Manila/Bangkoks, etc., is not fair rostering or safe rostering.
--------Well if you don’t consider it as safe, why do you fly then? Let me remind you that you always have the right to say I don’t feel safe to do so and there will be plenty others willing to do the job and getting money.
Let's face it, QR rosters to the absolute limits because "it's legal".
--------Even if it is so, what’s your problem? You have chosen that job. You don’t like it, change it. It will be like that wherever you go.
For example, Shanghai to Doha in winter with NO relief may be legal, but it's not safe! (And please don't suggest that the third pilot provides proper relief because that's ludicrous.)
--------I don’t do suggest it is safe that’s exactly the reason why we need the relief pilot.
GB
--------Look, don’t get me wrong but this subject exists as long as aviation does, so it’s a question whether you want to keep doing that or you try to change it, or just do a more suitable job. But don’t play that permanent pissed guy totally unsatisfied with the company, but still staying with the company and following unsafe rules. This is not a personnel offend.