You just can't excuse them because where you come from is worse....
Look up, not down....
Maybe you have connections with rostering, but so far, between the layovers and the night trips to CAI, TRV, COK, DAM, and the famous KRT....almost everyone can say that life is tough compared to ther fleets...
Let's take 2 examples :
KRT night turnaround is usually often planned with 2 pilots on the A320 fleet, whereas on the A330, they are 4.... Where did we see that the A320 was faster than an A330? maybe turnaround time is shorter, but hey, KRT is well known for being dangerous....so safety is not an issue on A320 now ?
Transit Checks in outstations ....
A320 captains are required to sign out the aircraft in IKA, BOM, COK, TRV, DOH etc... just because they want to cut costs, and of course with no compensation for the additionnal responsability....
Why don't the A330 and A340 skippers do the same and put their hands in the hydraulic fluid, oil and Jet A1 ?? Wonder why ?
When you fly almost 90 hours plus AVLB days on an A320, even if you are home often, in which shape are you Superman ?
Another one for the UAE Flag carrier :
The 2 new A320's EIF and EIG cming from Indigo, with a full Economy lowcost configiration, guess what ???
They gonna stay in this configuration without even a wet galley, because it's too expensive to retrofit them in 2 class configuration....
Do you think we will require Inspired Cabin crews for No service except cold sandwiches for 3 hours sectors ?
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