posted 25th January 2003 19:45
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European Aviation
So I hear European, true to form are making a complete hash of their operation out in Saudi Arabia. They are on the verge of being dumped by Saudia, scrambling around to get crews together, aircraft going tech, pilots resigning, cabin crew resigning, last minute changes. A real mess from what I hear. There must be some crew out there who can tell us if the things we hear are true? Is it true that European promised $75 over and above the daily rate and then it turned out the $75 was instead of the daily rate which means it is hardly worth the persons time to be out there? Is the breakfast in the hotel included in the daily allowance? Do you get days off owed to you when you get back to the UK as you have gone out to another base other than your own? Is anyone watching the legalities of your FTP and contract agreements, like fair rostering and 28 day roster periods? How much notice do you get to roster changes?