Few facts for the discussion:
1. Fuel league is based on actual burn vs anticipated burn. Posted every month by base captain in each base.
2. If you are at the bottom of the list, you will get a default letter telling you that you are on the bottom of the list. If you are at the bottom of the list for 6 months straight, you probably need to re evaluate your approach to saving fuel, most take the league with a pinch of salt whether you are at the top or bottom, others couldn't care less.
3. If you need fuel, take fuel...as much as you may need. If you take excess fuel, tell them why with a valid reason. If you think 1 ton for the kids in CAVOK is valid, you probably need to review the regulations as contingency fuel will cover the kids or "just because" for that matter. If you think not taking extra fuel because you have fuel for a northerly configuration when the airport is using a southerly configuration when the forecast says PROB40 TS, then be prepared to use your skills/knowledge/experience to get you out of the hole you have dug for yourself.
4. Training in Ryanair is taken very seriously. Ask Emirates.
5. Safety record speaks for itself. However, with 2000 flights a day and the media/pprune/other pilots waiting for you to step out of line, something is bound to get flagged sometime or another.
6. Flying with Ryanair as a passenger is a pain in the ass, the make a bundle of money and they are the most hated airline on earth but you have to ask yourself they must be doing something right if they've lasted this long. (and don't say it won't last because people have been waiting for the bubble to burst for over a decade)
Last edited by Imminent Boner; 25th September 2012 at 13:22.