On the surface Ckeckboard that seems a fair comment, but where do you draw the line? Flight and duty limits are just that, limits. Quite often rostering will plan to those limits simply because they can! It doesn't only happen at REX, in fact some other airlines seem to make an obsession of it. Just ask how hard the Jetstar boys and girls work.
The point is, some duties are longer and harder than others. Just because you are fit at the beginning, doesn't mean to say you are not at your "personal limit" at the end. It's that limit that all responsible and professional crews need to understand.
The introduction of crew cars has come under a fair amount of critizism, but mostly for the way in which it was introduced in the first place! Also the manner in which pilots now have to justify their "personal limit" or in fact whatever reason they choose not to use the car on any given day. Then there is the issue of personal liability, not only for the driver, but for the rest of the crew as well. Although we are professional pilots, few of us are professional drivers, and certainly none are employed as such. It's against this background that most of the angst has been generated.
Does this in any way justify the actions of some people? Absolutely not! But when you have a management style that pushes headlong into a system of operation with no consultation, and little or no regard for the possible consequences, is it any wonder they F@rked the rest of it up!!!
