Blah blah blah
Respect this, respect that... whatever.
Can we find crew to man our flights? YES
Reduce conditions 5%.
Can we still find crew to man our flights? NO
Increase conditions 1%
Can we now find crew to man our flights?
YES
Okay then.
Same for FTLs, duty whatever blah blah.
Under these FTLs, are we experiencing a safety problem?
NO
Increase duty hours 5%
Under these FTLs, are we experiencing a safety problem?
NO
Increase duty hours 5% again
Under these FTLs, are we experiencing a safety problem?
YES
Reduce duty hours 1%
Under these FTLs, are we experiencing a safety problem?
NO
Well, ok then.
Did you notice in all of this, how non-existent your opinions are in the management decision making process? 100% baby, 100%....
How many unfit for flight did you file last year? How many fatigue reports?
Didn't think so.