Well, I can only speak for the HKG -400 roster, however, the early prognosis would appear to be that it is b#llocks. I would particularly like to meet the genius who condoned 6 days of 12 hour reserve (all separated by min rest) with no payment , and the added attraction of being liable to be called out at any stage during that reserve period for an LAX, for example., without any penalty to the company, as we have allegedly spent the preceding 11hrs. 44 minutes having quality rest.. no kids, distractions, pile drivers, Hong Kong cab drivers etc..I'm sure you get the picture. Not even the UK CAA would have worn that one.
This RP 04 has been sold by "the ghost that walks" as allegedly giving us some control over our lifestyles...the only possible contriol on a primarily ULH fleet would be the so called super compact rosters which allow us perhaps to recover and get home occasionally...it would appear however that there are surprise, surprise, inadequate numbers of lines to achieve this therefore only the privliged few will get these, the rest of us untermensch get to pick up all the sh#t that's left..ie 72 hours of reserve a month.
I have also failed so far to meet anyone willing to profess that they voted this thing in..in addition the company seem suddenly and mysteriously very keen to achieve some form of rapprochemement and or concensus with the AOA over this; given the parlous state of the AOA membership right now, over half the workforce had no say in RP04,and therefore have to accept it as a fait accompli..it does beg the question if they are looking for some form of "whipping boy" when it all goes wrong.
Finally TSI, take a look at a Captains 'COMPACT' roster, ie what's left after failing to be given a super compact, ULH trips separated by 2 days on occasion 4..giiving up 5-4-3 was a huge mistake..imho.
