Backofthedrag : what it says at the bottom of every Pprune page surely applies to you ...As these are anonymous forums the origins of the contributions may be opposite to what may be apparent. In fact the press may use it, or the unscrupulous, or sciolists*, to elicit certain reactions.
Firstly NOBODY is talking about scabs....welcome to the new EU, Globalisation, and the world of Wet and Dry leasing......this little Union busting game has nothing to do with pilots nationalities, accents, football teams etc... indeed I believe most of the real Aer Lingus employed LGW based Pilots are "English" although that matters nothing to anyone in this game...except observers like you !!!
This is more about poor unfortunate Astraeus Pilots who are being USED as a pawn in an Industrial dispute game which is being played out in Dublin.....once it gets sorted out in Dublin, which WILL happen sooner rather than later I might add......the poor unfortunate Astraeus guys will be back flying Astraeus only metal, and the Aer Lingus Pilots only will be back flying Green EI metal.....
All the Astraeus Pilots will have achieved apart from a few hours, and a bit of cash, is certainly making Astraeus' owners richer, and helping UNDERMINE terms and conditions of Airline Pilots across Europe.