Spot on, Puff (post 14). Then the same airlines that are happy to hire sub-sub contractors (becuase they're cheap) whinge and moan that their aircraft get hit by equipment, the unloading is slow and bags get lost.
The decent guys that work for these companies generally get cheesed off with the conditions and either leave the industry or score a better job with QF/
VB, leaving the morons behind. Eventually even the morons get sick of it, as shown by some of the cut price GHS here that have entire crews with less than a year's experience, which shows in their skills and their
up rates. Ramp handling's certainly not rocket science, but it requires a reasonable level of competence and training to avoid frequent 'incidents'.
Good news, VBPCGUY.
