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Old 1st Sep 2015, 07:52
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Any moves to improve things for existing crew? Fix the leaks before putting more water in the bucket?
Rumours are that someone has been tasked with pilot retention and fixing the leaks as you put it.

But as with all things here, we'll wait and see if anything comes of it. Meanwhile, many people (from all ranks) keep looking and applying elsewhere.

I expect another winter of resignations unless they announce their retention plans in the next week or so. With virtually all airlines recruiting or planning to recruit, time is of the essence to improve morale and keep people from leaving.

They've scraped through in terms of crew this summer, but I think next will prove far more challenging.

As to training capacity, no, there isn't enough capacity to train vast numbers of NTR joiners, mainly due to the limited sectors in the winter, and the lack of trainers to train them.

Overall, it's not a bad place to work, there are lots of little things which need fixing, mostly stemming from the flying club era. Grown up terms, and grown up ideas are what's required. But generally, you go to work, work with some great people, and are tucked up in your own bed at nights, which has its advantages.

As the saying goes - beatings will continue until morale improves.
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