Never mind the fact that Captain's have a substantial amount of time on type and extensive training by the Company before being handed the "keys" to the aircraft.
Time on type and "extensive training" in no way compensates for not undertaking a command check. 50% were failing the command check, do you think removing that check will make the same 50% suddenly competent to operate as a commander?
Flaps5 made a sensible post. Other airlines may be only going up in small %s with pay, but ryanair is decreasing very quickly, something in the order of real income halved in 7 years. And as Flaps5 mentions, the ryanair way infects everyone else.
Rhodes, I suggest you get the facts before mouthing off about other airlines. Aer Lingus' new base in BFS was subject to a agreement with IALPA. How often have the ryanair pilots negotiated anything with management?
Rhodes, you are shirking your responsibility. Most other pilot groups are unionised. Alone amongst big airline groups, ryanair are not. Why? Because not enough of you will join. You call for blame where it's due? Fine, then look no closer than your own workplace. Improvement starts with a union. Easyjet pilots saw it, why can't you? I suggest you listen more closely to colleagues such as Flaps5.