Hi Bob-just to clarify -this is NOT about money. What it is about is that we have no recruitment since 2001 and with natural wastage etc we are chronically short of staff. To the place running itis completely dependent on overtime.
Not just a little overtime but loads of overtime . The exact quatiites are in the thread.
We have done this huge amount of overtime to keep things going but we have all now said enough is enough. Working 7 days on 1 off then- 8 on 0 off -then 6 on 2 off- then 7 on 1 off- is not safe or anything near best practice.
The problem is the IAA's point blank refusal to recruit enough SCP's and they wont even put an AD in flight International for direct entries- they are that tight.
A monkey could tell you tho that overtime will be needed to cover the gap between recruiting now and getting controllers checked-out. Our point is that there is no guarantee that enough staff will voluteer to come in because its VOLUNTARY. So a new scheme is needed- and NO WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR 15% INCREASE or 1200 a day. That has been confirmed by both sides i.e Michael Landers of Impact and Liam Kavavngh of the HR dept of thr IAA.
The only one spouting ****e and lies is O leary.
They refuse to recruit enough direct entries who can be put on the boards a lot quicker than SCP's. They refuse to plan ahead for the HUGE amount of retirements in the next 5 years.
Pilots have very strict crew and duty hours and min rest periods. WE DONT. Our individual duties are up to 11 hours and 15mins long often in the early hours when circadian rythems are beating the crap out of you. I dont know any airline or pilot group that would accept a 11hr duty without a relief pilot. Remember our decisions keep you safe or not. Fatigue is a well known devil in avaition. Still think its about money???
Hope that has changed your view.
OCK1F