Calling for improvements

[John Marsh]

Training: the prevalence of a tick box culture which focuses on operating the aircraft in a limited set of scenarios. This has led to a deterioration of manual flying skills in younger pilots. Simulator time is expensive; airlines are unwilling to allow it to be used more extensively.

http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...ers-twist.html

Rostering: Flight time limits are being treated as targets, not limits. EasyJet pilots are considering industrial action over this. Emirates and FlyDubai have bad reputations re. punishing rosters. Simply establishing hours/month limits is not enough; there needs to be consideration of how a given roster enables pilots to rest between duties.

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...-emirates.html

T&Cs: being eroded by cost-cutting at e.g. Ryanair:

http://www.pprune.org/terms-endearme...ml#post7520309

I will put the concerns and quotes from supporting articles/reports in a letter. As mentioned, Chris Grayling MP would seem to be a candidate recipient.

In essence, I can see that comprehensively trained pilots, well-rested and fairly remunerated, are an essential part of any airline. Perusing PPRuNe over the last few years has made it clear that such pilots are increasingly scarce.