J* have a ways to go understanding fatigue
Toughen up, tired Jetstar pilots told
Ben Packham From: The Australian March 31, 2011 11:22AM
A SENIOR Jetstar manager told pilots to "toughen up princesses" after complaints about fatigue on the budget airline's Perth to Singapore route.
The instruction was contained in an email admonishing the airline's pilots, tabled in a Senate committee hearing today in which Qantas and Jetstar executives were questioned about safety standards.
In it, pilots were told: "Aeroplanes don't make money sitting on the tarmac, they need to keep flying".
The email opened with the warning: "If you are easily offended then delete this email and read no further. Toughen up princesses! You aren't fatigued, you are tired and can't be bothered going to work."
However the author, a Perth-based pilot manager, admitted that overnight flights on the Perth to Singapore route were a "horror shift".
The pilot manager acknowledged in the email that when he flew the shift, he operated below his normal standards.
Have a read of the E-mail, has to be seen to be believed.
Ignorance to the extreme.
Seemingly J* have not learnt anything from the Colgan crash, yes it occured in another country. The lessons are the same, roster someone a fatigueing duty and the likelehood of an increase in operational errors increases.