I flew a turboprop for a certain German operator in Cologne and lost all my respect for the Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA). So I am not surprised at all to read about Air Hamburg.
My experience with this other German turboprop operator out of Cologne:
No scheduling
- 8 days off a month were not given nor rostered. It was always a surprise when you return home and how long.
No rostering of standby duties
- 24/7 standby, sometimes waiting all day in lobby of hotel and fly all the night.
Falsifying techlogs and duty times records
- well this doesn't need any explanation...
The list continues...
A year ago I started a topic under a different name to stay anonymous, afraid of loosing my job. That was always the threat when you asked any 'difficult' questions.
See here:
http://www.pprune.org/biz-jets-ag-fl...ml#post9262134
I was a young naive F/O and left because the above given reasons to an operator who respects his crews and is oversighted by a different and more competent CAA. Out of Germany thank god!