Its a direct function of not having enough crew to operate each month. Most people are well into overtime.
My last 2 months when i had sims, I averaged 93 hard hours. The first time there was the additional 4 days required for recurrent training although now it is reduced to 3 additional days. So read this clearly......93 flight hours plus 3 or 4 additional work days which are no longer paid for or accounted for in duty.
And these hours aren't simply long haul trips, they include numerous midnight turns and around the clock flying. In addition, the changes to my sked are averaging about 3 per month.
Its getting ridiculous and I'm sick of it.
I'm hoping it changes and quickly as I've heard there is a bit of push on to hire more crew. Perhaps that is wishful thinking but then again maybe someone actually has taken notice that the present working conditions on the airbus are not sustainable.