Hi Guys:
I can see why they want to reduce the flight deck crew from 2 augments to 1, simply because they are short of crew at the moment. What bothers me is the reason/excuse they came up with. Saying stupid things such as 'because of the seasonal winds'. I guess there must be a few knots difference but this doesn't justify as a reason.
JUST BE HONEST AND SAY: HEY GUYS WE ARE SHORT OF CREW AND FOR THE TIME BEING WE HAVE TO OPEN UP SOME MANPOWER!!
This would earn a lot more respect from our crews to management instead of making some bull**** excuse!!! Which they have done in the past (utilities??)
BOTTOMLINE IS: WE ARE SIMPLY SHORT OF FLIGHT CREW!! JUST SAY SO!! NO BAD FEELINGS!! For the time I'm happy to help out as long as it doesn't stay a 1 crew augment because: JFK IS A BLOODY LONG WAY FOR A 1 CREW AUGMENT!!!!! AND NOT TO FORGET ONLY 36 HRS TO RECOVER IN JFK BEFORE HEADING BACK!!
CHEERS,
Last edited by FL XXX; 18th Mar 2010 at 14:30.