Flying Solo, i dont think anyone could have put it any better. U have hit the nail on the head and described situation in the company just as it is - Demoralised and terrorised pilots, pilot unfriendly enviornment, lowest pay in the market, lowest amount of leave, maximum lay overs without any layover allowance etc etc.
On top of that, the president keeps writing that they are short of crew and the pilots must sweat more to fill the coffers of the owners more. Pal, how about putting the money where your mouth (read pen) is? How about giving a raise or some sort of incentive? where is the bonus? dont tell us again that you have not met your targets. We know that you have made piles of money in operations. these days the monthly figures come out and you are figuring way up there due to a major contribution from your pilots. Lets see you putting the money down. If you can promote and give bonuses to ground staff, why not the flight crew?
As for the chief pilot less said the better. After all he is a broker and has to take care of HIS company rather than bother about the poor sods who have been sucked into Indigo - indians or expats.
One more inside news. there appears to be a new pilot contract on the horizon - only one word of advise - please DO NOT get sucked into promises of rosy future. The promises are meant to be broken by the indigo management and they have shown it time and again.
One point i would like to make - when the going was bad due to high fuel prices and low pax load - all of us gracefully accepted the cuts. Now, when the tide has turned with fuel being at its lowest value in last three years and ticket prices still high with all the add ons like fuel surcharges, how about reversing those measures?
happy landings