Liam,
Just to clarify the leave question, you should note that KA crews can bid for up to 10 lots of leave of 4 days to which the company will append 3 G (no duty) days. If one bids and is awarded this leave we can expect we will get roughly an additional 4 G days off for the remainder of the month.
That means a total of about 11 days off, inlcuding your 1 weeks leave, in a month, and you will still do either 70+ hours (320) or be away for 10 nights (330) for the remainder of the month.
And realise the fact that to be eligible to get this 'generous' leave you must bid for it prior to September the previous year. They then
allocate according to fleet/seat/seniority and a points system. Senior guys get around 6 or 7 periods approved while the junior guys get 2 or 3 approved, if lucky.
Oh yeah, and if you happen to miss out on bidding, or are employed after September so are unable to place bids, then your leave is allocated at their discretion, and usually with no consultation. In some cases the first you know of it is when it appears on your roster. Some guys only get 7 days notice!
And any leave can be used as part of the recovery and min rest periods between flights. And there is no guarantee of additional G days appended to any leave allocated you.
Still sound OK??
Don't just take passing comments around the bar as Gospel, and look into the claims fully before you make any grandoise judgement.
Cheers
Drunkenair (hic)
