Agree that the FEER article is the most balanced report I have read on this issue.
My question to those in the know is:
How does the IFALPA ban on recruiting mere SO's help the AOAs position?
A new SO is not going to help management at all.... training alone will 3-4 months.
AOA will be successful (and surely wants CX to be successful) Surely the SOs you get in the door now are the crews you need, post this action, to get the airline on its feet again. (FEER states several times that the AOA answer is more pilots.)
Hyperthetically, if management agreed tomorrow to AOAs demands..... could you realistically employ the new standards without these crew in the pipeline?
Please dont slam my arguments outright. I simply want to know how the IFALPA ban meant to help?
Preventing DE Capts and FOs I understand but the applicability of SOs....not so sure?