Because it would be distinctly unfair on those on the command list, F/Os' who have been in the company in many cases over 6 years, who will be by-passed by people who are new joiners. If easyJet really are serious about retaining crew and offering some sort of career path then DECs' should be a thing of the past. The problem lies in training capacity - increase the size of the training department and more command upgrades can be completed on an annual basis. Yet less than a year ago our flight ops managers were declaring the training department needed to be downsized
There wont be industrial action over DEC's. There never has been and never will be.
Probably not, when you consider many ezy captains joined during the DEC hiring boom. However, career progression is an important part of our Balpa CC's mandate and I have no doubt that the threat of a new wave of DECs' , with the command list as long as it is, will meet strong opposition from Balpa and within the pilot ranks. NSF would agree with me!