BOREALIS - Having attended the EK Roadshow I can confirm that PB was there.
I personally was not asked any questions by him, however I did see him chatting with guys (I say chatting as there seemed to be no sign of interrogation - guys seemed to be smiling and joking about something with him).
Good presentation by EK though. Do have to ask if so good why more aren't jumping ship to them?
Also its true what the previous statement said; DEC are no longer being accepted. Last DEC OCC course finishes this month.
Like other threads have mentioned I can confirm that the LTC's have had their hand full with some of the DEC not being up to standard, some by a long way.
I think the real story of FR and their pilot level will be seen at the beginning of the 2011 high season.
The memo sent out by PB is selectively factual - and to be honest what would you expect? Does anyone really expect to see a memo saying "High all, just to let you know we're seeing a huge increase in flight crew leaving."? Bare in mind that last years numbers where in single digits, so anything into double is an increase.
The memo covers FR contract pilots, not BRK pilots - if you inc those then the numbers are higher - however I would suggest not as high as everyone thinks. The job market is opening up nicely, however having been with FR for as long as I have, if people are thinking that better pay is on the way then I fear that they will be once again be disappointed. The number of crews that would have to leave for this to be considered, I feel, needs to be more than actually will. Its simply not in the FR Boards mindset.
Randomly to make things even slightly better all they would need to adjust is aspects of the rostering SOP's and certain members of crew control. However even that I'm sure would be shot down!
Here's to happy flying and steady work.
