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CSA appear to be at least trying to make it work as best as possible."
For anyone considering a life changing decision to leave their job and come to China Southern, an update to the observation above:
All Australian RSP's MEL/SYD/BNE have reverted from 'point-to-point' rostering offering maximum time at home back to multiple maximum time away 8-10 day patterns. Guys who were enjoying around 18 days at home are now back to 9 days. This is due in part to the locals complaining aided by one self-centred despised BNE individual.
Simply, the goal posts continually change regarding the rostering and nothing anyone is told can be trusted. Until any rostering practices are written in your contract, expect change to pacify the local pilot group and this despised individual who has convinced himself he represents the masses.
Any suggestions or 'petulant winging' as it is called by one, is simply responded with citing of the contract and their ability to do so. Gents on an RSP have been told as long as they get 8 non-consecutive days off at their RSP then the contract has been complied with. One could easy view that foreign pilots are just a necessary evil and not one whereby they are wanted unless of course you like the taste of management on the end of your tongue!
Australia now seems to have quite sufficient numbers of foreign pilots to fill the bases including those currently under training and thereby no ongoing necessity to make the rosters look attractive. 3D rosters on their way - Dubai, Delhi, Domestics. The Paris base however with only 2 guys, is great with only point-to-point rostering 4-on, 6-off. As quoted by China Southern, Paris rosters are only like this to make it attractive until we have the numbers on that base, then we'll change them back to CAN style rosters. Absolutely disgusting, dishonourable behaviour!!!
Funny the halted programme of making foreign pilots PIC 1 has kick started again in the same week it has been revealed domestic flying is the aim for future rosters. Nothing like spending a whole day to accrue 4 hours flying to Shanghai and back but then again, it will make the locals happy and inflate the ego of one
Looks like they just want to lure as many foreign pilots to join under the guise of a home base, only to then have them flying out of Guangzhou to all destinations the locals don't want. Seems to fall in line with the fact the locals love flying to Australia too and how they never want that to change.
Incoming ...........
