Flight International article on stress at LCC's.
While I hate to point out lies that easyJet have told David Learmount at Flight International, this weeks article on stress at easyJet is riddles with lies and inaccuracies. (FI 6-12 June, 06)
Andy Harrison is quoted as saying:"We haven't had significant issues in terms of getting the quality of people we need."
Andy, with all due respect, you are wrong!!!!
I guess that would explain the hundreds of flights that have been cancelled or subchartered over the last few weeks, due crew shortages. Why Globespan, Titan and others have been doing our flights for us, and will continue through June and July.
Why intake courses of cadet pilots and TRSS pilots have been cancelled or deferred due no applicants;
Why hundreds of qualified Airbus pilots who were listed on the data base are now fully employed elsewhere;
Why the hours requirements have dropped from 1500 to 500 total hours and they still cannot find anyone;
Why 345 pilots have resigned since 2002, including 12 TRE's of which one retired medically and the other reached 65.
Peter Griffiths has said the roster alternative to CAP 371 has produced significant improvement in alertness, and a decrese in mmistakes, etc, etc. Most easyJet pilots would dispute this!!!!
Bearing in mind most pilots are at their limits for flying hours and duty time, have had massive delays and roster changes over the last few weeks, and that the airline is 100 pilots short at least, and bearing in mind the amount of pilots who have left or are leaving while the airline continues to expand, this really does not ring true. Having admitted that they deliberately undercrewed to save money, but now cancelling flights in the busiest and most profitable part of the year the management are probably guilty of one of aviations worst ever own goals.