Lobe,
If you knew what you were talking about this exchange might be useful.
I know what I signed up for. Did I say I didn't want to go away? No.
What I am not happy about is the same amount of work could have been performed in far fewer days, giving me more tme at home.
Release it to the media. I would expect the usual ignorant responses that follow anything to do with any high income earner in Australia. It's called envy and tall poppy syndrome, and the likes of you excel at it.
I love practising my profession, who said I didn't?
I am not a 9 to 5 employee and don't wish to be. 9 to 5 employees are not awake when I am.
Previous slips in JFK were 48 and 72 hours and direct from Oz both ways.
What were the options available?
Extract from flt ops:
"In planning the patterns for the increased services, the Company has considered various options, including one-day and two-day slips in JFK. The most effective result is as follows:
�� Three services a week with a slipping pattern of two days in LAX, one day in JFK and two days in LAX.
�� Two services a week with a slipping pattern of two days in LAX, two days in JFK and two days LAX.
Retaining a minimum of a two-day slip in JFK for every service would add over $1,100,000 per year to our operating costs.
The Certified Agreement, Section 27.2.4 states that any patterns planned with a duty time in excess of 14 hours require approval by AIPA. Accordingly, AIPA’s approval was sought for the above patterns. However, in discussions over several days AIPA would not consent to any pattern with a one-day slip in JFK.
As a result, the three patterns with only one night in JFK had to be replanned with a double slip. This will apply until the commencement of the Northern Summer 2006 schedule (NS06). For the duration of NS06 (from BP243, Week 5), Qantas Networks have advised the scheduled block time for LAX-AKL services will be reduced, and the tour of duty will therefore no longer exceed 14 hours.
As per Certified Agreement, Section 27.2.4, no AIPA approval is required for these patterns. Subsequently, the three JFK services per week have been combined with the AKL-LAX patterns and are now planned with a one-day slip in JFK. This results in a ten day pattern via AKL, with the following slips: one day in AKL, two days in LAX, one day in JFK, two days in LAX and one day in AKL.
AIPA asked for a Consultative meeting, which was held on Wednesday 18 January 2006.
During the meeting, AIPA maintained their position in keeping the two-day slip in JFK on all patterns. The suggestion from the Company to introduce the new patterns involving a one-day slip in JFK, to seek operational feedback, was rejected.
Please understand that the JFK patterns via AKL are not the Company’s preferred option. We would prefer to have all the JFK flying operating via LAX direct. We are fully cognisant of the fact that crewmembers do not like lengthy patterns and would much prefer shorter, high density patterns. However, AIPA has left us with no alternative but to publish the patterns operating via AKL."
Seems pretty black and white to me.
We do operate to limitations, it's called the law. It has nothing to do with this.
I personally would love to see 5 day Londons and 5 day Frankfurts. As would most pilots with a family I suspect.
I suspect that your knowledge of the Terms and Conditions of the Singapore Basing wouldn't cover a postage stamp, so I won't even go there.
Last edited by Agent Mulder; 24th January 2006 at 02:40.