Captain Stable,
Being legal and being safe as far as the IAA goes is not synonymous.
It appears the Irish airlines produce a "wish list" of regulations that the IAA seems happy to rubber stamp.
The company wants to impose a clause saying ten hours in "exceptional circumstances" without actually wanting to define that term.
Dan the Aer Lingus propaganda man said that if the pilots allowed the ten hour rule to stand management would let the pilots call "fatigued" if they needed to.
This from a management that suspended seven guys that effectively did just that!
Does anyone blame the Aer Lingus pilots for not trusting their management?
Didn't think so.
Professional pilots around the world are watching.
The Aer Lingus pilots should be rightfully proud to be the ones to step up to the plate on our behalf.
Cheers,