I meet more and more captains at EZY who seem to be genuinely fatigued and fed up. Part of the problem is the constant flux of new cadets on 6 month contracts. A lot of captains say it's making them far more tired than they used to be.
Hi P,
Maybe off-topic but not really if you want to stay at EZY, P, but I hear this the whole time too and it’s probably going to get worse.
200 SFO's (company wide) leaving with 300 new CTC cadets/flexi crew arriving over the next 6 months which is why the training department want over 20 new trainers; over double what was initially required.
(Overheard at Burgess Hill last week).....EZY Head of Training is now phoning around the Majors to get an idea of how many EZY SFO's they intend to interview. BA has asked 50/80 forward for interview and this is only round 1. How many more will apply when they properly open up next year? Not sure on Virgin but I do know of one SFO who already has the call for interview. I guess it's to get an idea of the extent of experience dilution.
How will EZY address this 'hole' in 3 years time when no FO has the required experience for command?
It's all a bit late in the day. If BALPA were more pro-active with conditions instead of getting salt and pepper re-introduced.........I must have received over 15 private emails in the past year about crew food but none about pay/conditions. How many silver tin food tops did you save for proof/analysis...!!!
9000 Euros is a good old sum if you only think in Euros but when the pound adjusts, which it will, the sum falls back into line with the UK (which is what it was based upon initially.)
After reading the latest Business Review from management, this will become more relevant. If you read between the lines, it looks like only LGW and MAN will survive in the UK as bases over the next few years. The writing is on the wall for the smaller bases like Bristol. The respective workforces will be made to relocate abroad (East Mids/Newcastle) so lets hope the Euro stays strong for their sake.
Good luck with the decision
