The rosters currently being flown, the flight time factoring, the patterns...would simply not be allowed under "real" organizations such as the FAA, CAA, Transport Canada
NLH,
You had a swipe at me a while ago because I'd never operated under US FTLs.
Well, I HAVE operated under JAR FTLS as administaered by the British CAA and I can assure you that everything you list with the exception of factoring is both legal and common practice in the UK under the CAA.
I used to do 100+ hour months, 80% multi sector BOC doing Charter in the UK, often under variations identical to the ones being used by EK.
I also used to fly under an almost identical FTL scheme in Australia, with the exception that we could do 1000hrs a year.
Tell me, what ARE the annual and monthly Flight time limitations under FAR 121 or its Canadian equivelent, and what are the maximum TODs 2,3, and 4 pilot?
I may disagree with you over the ramifications of EK gaining more rights to Canada, but that is simply a difference of opinion. I also share a lot of your concerns of a lot of what is happening at EK.
But what you say above is simply factually in error.