US CHAT FORUMS AND NYC SHUTTLE
Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the discussion on here. It's clear that there are at least 2 ppl on here at least who have quite different views.
I was talking to an FAAA official last week and asked about whether this was a precedent for anything that Qantas might want in the future.
His response was that its no more a precedent than any other "without Prejudice" agreement that the unions reaches with QAntas.
Evidently its common practice and has been done by the union for many many year by the previous and current officials.
He said the AICCA and then FAAA gave dispensations ofr SYD/SIN/SGN coz of fuel probs and that went over 14 hours multi sector, also HRE/JNB?PER which went over 14 hours he also mentioned a couple of others that i have forgotten.
If we have to do a NYC shuttle i have asked the FAAA to get the sleep specialist that did a fatigue study for the pilots to do one on this sector.
LEE LAM from the Union said that they would get a report from him.....i will reserve my judgement till i hear a bit more i guess i am not in a hurry to make a decision...