Hello, please bear with me, just a frequent flyer here. I'm French and not a big fan of my national company to say the least, based on all my experiences with them as a pax.
I can see this move as an attempt to save a boat that's sinking, and I get the point.
I've been told numerous times that AF pilot's terms are ridiculously more favourable than the ones people working in comparable companies are. At least the ones which aren't on the road to bankruptcy like AF seems to be. Any truth in this? I'd like to hear it from you professionals.
No one likes being offered lesser terms, I've fought against this in my own job (extra leave days removed), but I eventually had to bear with it. Isn't this a desperate move to save a company that's been held hostage by employees (not only pilots) unwilling to give up the tiniest bit of the unsustainable privileges their are enjoying?