Not quite that simple I am afraid. Here are some things I was told on joining;
- this will be a totally separate company, with separate AOC, ACFT, Training, admin etc. (this was given up on when they found out how long it would take to get an AOC)
- It is not EBA as being that it will be a separate company you will NEVER fly with EBA pilots (this lasted 6 weeks)
- The money isn't the best but you are getting a great lifestyle and here are the fixed roster patterns we will be using to prove how much time off you will have (never actually achieved one of these rosters due to 'operational' reasons)
The list could go on and on, most of us have been waiting for the 'promised' improvements that were meant to be in from day 1 of the operation 2.5 years ago, you can only get fobbed off so long before people start to snap.