Originally Posted by arewenearlythereyet?
Short of publishing something covered under the official secrets act there is nothing you can do about it.
Of course Ryanair can publish their own "private and confidential" correspondance. However the published material includes an extract from Ryanair's security manual which is classified RESTRICTED on security grounds.
The GPS issue is a red herring. Two GPS are fitted in a B737-800 and the MEL allows one to be inoperative, or even both if BRNAV RNP can be met from other sources. There are many B737 aircraft flying in Europe that are not fitted with GPS at all.
The only really valid point they have is the crew fatigue issue. "Average 18 flying hours per week" is meaningless in fatigue prevention terms. This is because (so I have been told) Ryaniar zero the counter on 1 April. The fact that a pilot spent most of February and March on standby will do nothing to mitigate his fatigue at the end of August having been flying very close to 100 hours in each rolling 28 days throughout the summer. Ryanair operate to a Flight Time Limitations scheme agreed with the Irish Aviation Authority that is less stringent than the United Kingdom regulations for the Avoidance of Fatigue in Aircrew (CAP 371). This gives them a commercial advantage over their main rival at Stansted.