Hi guys.
I undersand all of you, disappointed with nightstop and everybody with same ideas. Xcrew is more difficult day by day and we want to preserve it. But to defend the idea and to spread it, must be done with words not guns. If you don't have any valid idea don't shout.
Xcrew have been used since long time ago in many places. The big difference with Spain is that we have the Xcrew regulated in our OMs. I have found many persons at many countries, involved on the flight not understanding the xcrew, not pilots, but flight dispatcher, etc. The first time you as a captain tells them you want to transport a collegue as xcrew comes a extrange expression on their faces. Then as you explain what you want to do, always, always, they find a similar figure on their country perfectly matching the situation. The most of the times they get a free coupon to the xcrew because is what they are used to do with the national companies. That doesn't means to be treated as a pax. Even at the loadsheet an xcrew is added as part of the crew, 75 kg instead of the 84 of a pax. For that reason the xcrew do not pay taxes. Because it is perfectly legal being part of the crew or the plane, same as acting as an onboard marshall.
The reason why somebody gets ungry when talking about xcrew is because everyday it is more difficult to access to the plane and security it is harder. But that has nothing to see with companies. Companies are comfortable with the xcrew because it has a double function. First is to help, just in case, for free. Help to the cabin crew or to the technical crew if need it. This is the main reason to the xcrew "because he or she could do something more technical than a regular pax" And second is a facility to their staff to live outside the company base, therefore expanding their available workers sources. It is common to all the spanish airlines, representing then an special non talk agreement between companies