Yes QR515, you are exactly correct, the IDEAL WORLD does not exist. But there are many very close approximations.
It is true also that ALL PILOTS (including me) whine about this or that. What is important is that the whining is always kept truthful, relative and rational. I think we all mostly do a fairly honest job in that regard.
Point to make: The most readily identifiable difference that separates joke airlines from serious players is DEC. Very few respectable western or far eastern flag carriers uses DEC as a recruiting tool unless forced upon them by external legal/government pressure. Name some?
SIA..... yep, they are ruthless
Korean..... Insurer pressure
Cant think of any others???
DEC is an avoidable, negative for team building, loyalty and CRM policy. Most airlines that use it do so because they are forced to, some airlines use it because they just dont give a damn about the career plans of their junior staff. Here it is used just to get Bums On Seats. Ooops... Was that a Freudian Slip?
At the end of the day for us guys at the coal face; our plans for a better future are always more fruitful than dreams of a better future. What seems two steps back may just be 5 steps ahead in the long run. Just do it.
Last edited by Black Stain; 11th Sep 2007 at 15:49.
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