"publication of the months rosters for all to scrutinise is the only way to stop all the bitching."
Good point, Brit. If every one could see who was going where, those who play favourites might be shamed into taking their fair share of the less desireable trips.
I have to say, it's not just the training department that seem to be able to cherry pick the roster. It's interesting to note that certain line pilots manage to get trips to their home base on a regular basis, yet one guy I spoke to recently who has family in PER has only had two PER trip in 2 years, and both of those were calls out from standby!