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Old 12th February 2003 | 08:36
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surely not
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Each and everyone one of you who is complaining has a choice, either carry on working in the industry or leave.

If things really are so bad and so many pilots are feeling the stress then the mass exodus would force change. As I see it this won't happen due to two factors:

1. There are very few alternative industries which offer remuneration packages as good as those enjoyed by pilots.
2. The number of pilots who are genuinely close to breaking point is far lower than this thread would have us believe.

Am I correct that most of the complaining is by the short haul pilots, and specifically the loCo pilots? Of all the complainants you possibly have greatest cause due to the higher workloads encountered when compared with the long haul guys. At least the LoCo carriers are now offering better earning capabilities than was the case 15 years ago for short haul, non BA, pilots.

Re your gripes against 'the management', it seems ironic that these managers probably viewed their managers in the same way before they ascended to their current positions. Cut some slack, it isn't until you get into their position that you will have the full info that is driving their decisions. In most cases they were pilots in a previous existance.
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