Having looked at some of his previous posts it appears that I work for the same airline as SinBin but, as this is a debate about the whole scheme, perhaps we should have the facts.
- We do have PAYG F/Os.
- It is CAA approved scheme
- They are there with BALPA agreement.
- They generate income and retain training posts that would otherwise go
- There is no reduction in manning levels due to PAYG F/Os - there IS a redundancy package in place due to the overall restructuring of the airline and the subsequent reduction in routes and frequency of some flights.
The only loss to the other F/Os is the loss of allowances because we will be either at home on 'stand-by' or on airport stand-by in which case we get lower allowances.
The AOC issued by the CAA requires the airline to be fully manned with trained pilots - otherwise the Flt Ops inspector would have a ball!
One other
fact is that £10,000 for 150 hours flying is only £67 per hour - very cheap hour building that includes on the airline experience! Like it or not it is here to stay.
Certainly not management but just want to get the facts straight.
Anne
