Clearly those in charge are under a lot of pressure to perform and as is to be expected the incompetent and inept revert to the standard GF tactic of bullying. "Accept the new fleet or resign", which I believe a number have already done. Several Captains, some with 15 years on the 330/340 have been given 12hrs notice to be on a so called 320CCQ course that itself was none existent at the time and according to the relevant manager was not approved. This made all the more galling due to the fixed seniority list, in favour of the usual suspects, making Captains with 3 months in the seat more senior to those with a decade or more of service. Now we hear those Capt's have been told they will fly the 330 as well apparently due to approaching crew shortages on the big bus from which they have been summarily removed.
FO's have been treated even more harshly taken off assessments for Command to be put on the EMB (with an as yet undisclosed bond to follow) for another 18 months or more with no end in sight. Again I hear several have resigned and more are about to, who can blame them.
As always the knee has been firmly jerked and now we will live with the consequences as our Management Pilots try to sort out the ensuing debacle. In short another well thought through plan, well communicated and agreed put into action by professional managers worthy of the name. When will we ever learn. It is desperately disheartening, the standard of management is truly appalling as we again stumble and fall from crisis to crisis. What will be the plan for tomorrow. God only knows.