Oh NC, you are going to hurt Nick's feelings. You know he is one of those sensitive political types.
Pleb88, I see you deleted some of your post on item number 3. Yes and I agree it is hard to have creditability when everyone knows he screwed his best friends wife. You should have left it up. Oh well, who will know.
Me thinks the AOA is truly finished. Can someone give me a reason to stay in. Yes I know the part about IFALPA coming to my rescue in I crash. If I do I correctly I don't have to worry about.
Any other reasons, I really can't think of any.
We don't need anyone to negotiate for us it just gets imposed. Pilots are running scared and can't even enforce their own contract. Walker acts with impunity and the pilots and AOA let him do it. I guess we get what we deserve.
Going to be a long hard road for the younger blokes.
NC, the new COS will have 5 years loss of license paid for by CX. That will save some HK pesos instead of paying Top cover. NC, how does that work. Will you get paid 5 years from CX as a lump sum and then receive 5 years from Top cover in monthly installments.
Is there any legal case the AOA can take? I am sure you will see pilots start to bail if the AOA sits by. Can't say I not thinking about it.
Don't we have a COS and a basing agreement. Why do pilots going on a base have to sign COS 08? I am sure COS 99 has basing policies and the permanent basing agreement.
So the basings will now be given to the senior pilots and DEFO's, so I think the idea of receiving a base will only get more difficult. So I assume the idea is to get a base now and hold onto it. Works well with CX having a skeleton crew in Hong Kong and having the bases do most of the work. Longer duty cycles coming I presume. We will see this with the new ATFL's being imposed.
By the way, who is negotiating the new AFTL's, the same group that negotiated the last deal? Dare I say it, but where is Warham when you need him. Maybe the CPU will take legal action. Set myself up for some abuse here me thinks.
What will the pilots do, sit by and just let it happen? Think I know the answer to that one. I am sure it will come down to 'it does not affect me'.
