Well I've got to agree with most of what Picu says... When business is down costs WILL be cut, when things get better our terms will improve too - simple law of supply and demand boys and girls..
As to the new 92 hour threshold for overtime pay - that's what it is, NOT a monthly target.. Even if they try to roster to that it won't work because the fatigue problem will rear it's head - remember that it's YOUR responsibility to not fly if you are TIRED. Fill the forms in etc like the last time around with factoring. These people with no experience of long haul flying have to made to understand somehow
As to the days off string of 5 max and 12 XX per month - that too will quietly die out.. It's just smoke and fire from the 'weeds' to satisfy higher 'weeds', it'll all blow over when they realise that the AD's become flights become overtime when the guys on reserve are doing virtually NOTHING..
Yes - the temporary accommodation is an absolute debacle and the manager of that department should have been fired a long time ago.
Still, it could be worse - you could be on a 5 day trip with LR3, now wouldn't that be a barrel of laughs
