It is not, unfortunately. . . . but, I do stand corrected as regards keeping the Scandi T's & C's, & am happy to report that an ex colleague in one of the pilot associations has told me
"Both.
Over the winter starting 1. JAN.
But they keep the Scandinavian CLA
and no change of employer. "
So, not as much of a disaster as I was fearing. . . . . . don't know of course how it is working out for the Cabin Crew, who were always on a very good deal in Norway ( & indeed good luck to them in retaining same
)
Edited with evidence of "not joking" . . . . . . .
Short summary:
• 4 November, Norwegian B738, Kristiansand to Oslo
• Go2Sky flight crew; Norwegian Air Shuttle cabin crew
• tension exists amongst crews over employment T&Cs
• two-hour delay prior to departure
• aborted takeoff due to T/O CONFIG warning
• stopped on the runway, shut down both engines, started APU
• after five minutes started both engines again and commenced takeoff
• no communication from the flight deck during the whole time
• the cabin crew was still walking around the cabin, calming the passengers down (some wanted to get off the aircraft) when the takeoff commenced
• C/C rushed to their seats during the takeoff run
• after the initial climb, the crew received a CAB ALT warning
• the alarm could've been heard from the cabin
• it was later found that the air conditioning systems were not operating
• cabin crew figured something was not right; donned their oxygen equipment
• they tried to obtain any kind of information from the flight deck; unsuccessful; tried to enter the cockpit using the emergency code
• flight crew unlocked the door; very little information was exchanged due to language barriers
• the aircraft maintained FL150 during the whole flight (FL300 usual)
• landed in Oslo
• cabin crew demanded the flight crew make an announcement explaining what everyone had to go through
• pilots just mentioned 'operating a wrong switch'
• due to the total breakdown of CRM and communications, cabin crew disembarked and ended duty
• Norway's AIBN reported to 'have not received any report matching the flight data'
http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4a1ae8c4&opt=0
"You think safety is expensive ? try looking at the cost of an accident " . . . . . . . nuff said.