Ryanair
I think we are missing something quite fundamental here, lots of the pilots are only paid when they fly , this in its self is a huge burden to carry,
You cannot afford to be sick, and equally you cannot afford to fly, what do you do? It is wrong. Aviation has been turned on its head with Ryanair, and I for one believe that pilots should not be paid only when they put there butts on seats, I agree that extra pay should be accrued when you fly but not all.
I think we as a profession have been divided and it will be to our great cost, we should all demand that employers do not make aviation a money at all costs industry, because if you have no money to pay bills etc you will fly when you are sick, is that really what we want?
Do we let the likes of O Leary dictate the terms of our profession ?I think a letter to MPs etc is in order before they all join in. Coming to an airline near you?