Much as many (even NSF) lay (at least partially) the blame on those who choose to accept the cr@p on offer, deep down any one with some imagination can see who the bogey men here really are.
Much as I loathe the regulators for not interfering, really, if the aircraft are not falling out of the sky on a regular basis what can they do ?
And the training providers ? well, they have the choice, sing to the tune & "he who pays the piper names the tune", or be replaced by one who will.
So, unsurprisingly the 1 & only bad guy here is your employer.
They , and they alone, want this, nay , demand it, of OAT/CTC.
The other uncomfortable fact is that the only one who can do an iota to change it, are those who are needed to keep the treadmill running. . . the LTC'S/TRI's.
Totally unreasonable to expect them to act unilaterally so it's down to the whole pilot body to rebel, or live to regret.
You have the perfect future projection there, in yer face, if you look at Ryanair.
No union, far far too many contractors, everyone on different conditions.
You are already too far down this road with German/Spanish contracts anyhow. If you allow the position of F/O to become effectively a "contract" position, next, Capt, next Capt upgrade, next goodbye existing Capt's , next . . . you tell me ?
The existing workforce are going to have to fight the corner of those who cannot fight for themselves , or live to regret it when it comes around to bite them in the ass. They are the only ones who have any clout/ability to rock the boat. The guys on the outside can do nothing, they just want a foot in the door at any price.
The new BALPA chairman is an Easy Capt for chrissakes, WTF is he doing about this ?
Guys & Gals, this is one big bullet to bite, but if you don't you are as fecked as the blue & yellow team.
Yes they are home every night, but every year it gets worse,in every respect, and your situation will too, if you don't stop it in its tracks NOW.
Adios, instigator of thread can delete whole thread, other posters only their own posts.