There is a lot of history here that is not known to a lot of the post "divide" pilots in the operation.
It had become a really crappy operation before the divide, morale was low, fatigue and illness were way up.
Since the divide all pilots are unanimous that things have improved. The most obvious reason was that the flying was seperated and the clever guys gotmore money (incoming!!!
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So far only 1 individual has returned after taking a break from flying. Another is RUMOURED to be coming back, with the proposed merger, that may change, best wait and see.
Having experienced the "joys" of a combined freighter/pax operation the way it was done by AJX all those years ago, I hope we will not see a return to those conditions.
It is too early to tell yet but I would be very careful saying things are great and expecting them to continue to be great.
When things are bad, they can't get much worse, only better. When things are good ............., well enough said.
I reckon it's unlikely the AJX guys will see an improvement in their deal.
Maybe time to start dusting off those cv's
