Korean Air Pay Cuts Looming
All foreign pilots with Korean Air were informed over the airline's "CREWLINK" system that with effect from January 1st 2002, all foreign captains will have to take a 10% pay cut and that this would last for 12 months! Also, no more credit for deadheading will be given to foreign captains.
This is not acceptable as the foreign captains haven't been given an opportunity to discuss these drastic measures with senior management, and none of the contractors have been notified of these cuts.
This is so typical of Korean Air's management, and they should all be terminated as they are all merely "puppets on a string", "yes men" and window dressing to the outside world, which include the assistant chief pilots . Strange that the majority of assistant chief pilots are all Canadians?
The assistant chief pilots do absolutly nothing for their crews as none of them "wish to rock the boat"! The B744 assistant chief pilot has even issued orders to his crews not to submit captain's reports!
Recently a new VP Training was appointed, and his assistant is a former BA B744 captain, new to Korean Air and doesn't even hold a Korean instructor or checker position. Why this guy, probably because he's just another puppet!
Another department, QA (Quality Assurance) is being run by an inexperienced, fairly young Korean VP, who's command of the English language is less than satisfactory, and under him are a team of foreign and Korean pilots who like the assistant chief pilots, are totally useless. The pilot in charge is an Aussie and guess what, his "buddies" are slowly but surely being drafted in to his department.
There are approximately 275 foreign captains in Korean Air, and a mere 650 Korean captains, so management take note, the foreign captains will not stand still this time!
Is this a threat, no, just a statement of fact.
[ 11 December 2001: Message edited by: PPRuNe Towers ]