Originally Posted by Watersidewonker
One point I can clarify is the EASA will under no circumstances compromise the safety aspect of flying, which will of course be of immense comfort for our customers
I think that is putting too much credibility on EASA to be honest.
How can they be proposing to increase the limits to 1,000 from 900 if they had much clue, for a start? Don't they know how knackering it is to work close to 900 hours under the Subpart Q already? Perhaps it's not so bad if they are long haul but for those that are most likely to work you right up to the limit, like the low cost carriers, 1,000 hours would result in alarming level of fatigue. 900 is bad enough already and so many fit and healthy 30 year olds are coming down with excessive level of fatigue.
And think about the training captains etc - how about if they work 1,000 hour a year with their increased workload? Horrifying, to put it simply.