If Captains resign just promote FO's who will then be on 90% salary for 6 months - another great saving.
That´s true Greaser, but the problem arises for EZY when those high hour F/O´s (i.e. eligible for command) are getting jobs at other companies because they meet the entry requirements.
I will be up for command in a year or so, but lately I´m wondering why I should stay in EZY? So I can work my @ss off in the left hand seat for a slightly bigger paycheck? No thanks! Perhaps it´s better to start building up seniority with a real company? A company where I will be healthy enough to live till retirement and enjoy life at the same time. A bigger paycheck is NOT all that matters in life. And don´t think I´m the only one! Lot´s of SFO´s are thinking the same way. What good is a command and a big paycheck when you´re knackered all the time?
The real orange ones (ike outousynch) will perhaps stay longer, but soon many more will open their eyes and see that opportunities are starting to pop up around them, realising that it woud be stupid to stay in EZY.
But why should Ray care? Let someone else clean up the mess!
Whippersnapper,
This TRSS scam has been going on for years with BALPA looking the other way.
TRSS pilot´s are not bonded, but they pay the 23K up front and are paid back 25K (to cover intrest) in a 5 year period, so there is no risk for EZY if they leave earlier.
Despite EZY ´paying back´ the type rating, the poor F/O ends up paying for it anyway, because in those 5 years he/she will earn (you guessed it!!) 25K LESS than a type rated pilot. You can check it out on their website:
here and
here. Smoke and mirrors...!
I dunno if your numbers (18K for Airbus and 5K profit for EZY) are correct, but I do know that there is currently an investigation of CTC/EZY charging 3K for an ´advanced handling course´ to everybody, but not everybody has received this advanced handling course. BALPA are looking into this and will now (after excluding F/O´s from the profit sharing scheme!) have a chance to
finally start doing something for the F/O´s who are also paying BALPA membership fees.
