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Old 6th Oct 2008, 03:58
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MrXrules
 
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Puke Air

So the ban is being lifted, what governing agency is left?
For those that are claiming that Thai Airways is safe, you should ask the pilots with Phuket Air.
This V/P with Phuket is a ex senior managment with Thai Airways.
I attended a meeting with him a few months ago as to where the duty times were being vilotated on a certain sector as many others.
He said you were double crew and that the dead head crew to operate back from Daccar was not concidered to be on duty while dead heading on the aircraft to immedieatly operate back to Jeddah.For a 29 hour crew duty day.
Totally against any and all regulations.
There was also some recent 747 Captains that arrived in JED and left because Phuket tried to give them less pay than was offered in the beginning and from contract, when the contract was presented it was lower than the ageed rate!.,
Saudia Gaca was notified about these issues, they were told by the government to back down and look the other way.
Yes lawyers will have a field day soon.
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