Comair salary negotiations?
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In the end supply and demand will always dictate the price of any commodity.
The question is, how far will you be able to push your hand before your bluff's called?
And when your bluff is called, what will you hold?
Or will you simply.........fold?
Airline management must realise that while they can learn from the past, the past does not hold the key to the future. What happened before does not dictate the way things will be.
The market has changed.
In the past the SA Airforce, contract pilots, Airlink, SAX and Nationwide were a vast pool of pilots to be used when you need a couple of drivers.
Not anymore.
Soon your hand will be called.
The question is, how far will you be able to push your hand before your bluff's called?
And when your bluff is called, what will you hold?
Or will you simply.........fold?
Airline management must realise that while they can learn from the past, the past does not hold the key to the future. What happened before does not dictate the way things will be.
The market has changed.
In the past the SA Airforce, contract pilots, Airlink, SAX and Nationwide were a vast pool of pilots to be used when you need a couple of drivers.
Not anymore.
Soon your hand will be called.
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Changing the fleet manager position? More gen please! Don't tell me GK is going to be a line driver!
The DFO is trying desperately to improve the situation by making changes to the fleet manager position, quite positive though. Wait and see, be patient
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The Manager Fleet has been promoted sideways to a new position called Planning, Stats, Pots and pans. The Head of Safety (one person department) will act as Fleet manager until a suitable replacement is found. The fleet captains will now run the rosters themselves.
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The Manager Fleet has been promoted sideways to a new position called Planning, Stats, Pots and pans]
The fleet captains will now run the rosters themselves
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Here is chaos in the making......................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
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and a birdie tod me that every single pilot voted NO, with regard to managements offer, first step of the pilots standing toegether fully behind CPA.
and the next step is ??
and the next step is ??
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Beechbum and co.
U guys would have been senior well paid Captains with Link by now if you did not go for the low paying jet jobs with cumair etc.
Link is the future of SA aviation, watch this space...
U guys would have been senior well paid Captains with Link by now if you did not go for the low paying jet jobs with cumair etc.
Link is the future of SA aviation, watch this space...
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And who said I was at Airlink JvJ????????
But I hear there is no career path there so why would anyone want to stay? Have a look at the numbers jumping ship and you might just realise!
Quite honestly I think you're just winding us all up......as the other thread so puts it!
Go and mow the lawn or clean the pool .....oh sorry...no pools or lawn in Hillbrow!
But I hear there is no career path there so why would anyone want to stay? Have a look at the numbers jumping ship and you might just realise!
Quite honestly I think you're just winding us all up......as the other thread so puts it!
Go and mow the lawn or clean the pool .....oh sorry...no pools or lawn in Hillbrow!
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The Manager Fleet has been promoted sideways to a new position called Planning, Stats, Pots and pans.
Typical - taking 2 senior captains and using them to do the job of one roster clerk - that makes real financial sense! Sometimes the idiocy factor amazes me!
Oh, by the way. Their are many drivers at Comair who are HAPPY with the current situation - 7%, flying lots, no families to interfere with their flying etc.
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Oh, by the way. Their are many drivers at Comair who are HAPPY with the current situation - 7%, flying lots, no families to interfere with their flying etc.
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Average hours between 75 and 95 monthly(no exceedance paid). The problem at the moment is that the roster changes so often, you cannot plan your life. Very few pilots are now willing to give up an OFF day to help out. It can only get better.
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My mates tel me Comair's doing 25-30% pilot turnover p/a.
That will make about 5 per month ''normal''.
With Jet* looking at Saffers to man their new 320/21's and 787's..........I guess the exodus has only just started.....
That will make about 5 per month ''normal''.
With Jet* looking at Saffers to man their new 320/21's and 787's..........I guess the exodus has only just started.....
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Average hours between 75 and 95 monthly(no exceedance paid).
(...And loved every minute of it...)
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Comair's solution to the pilot shortage
Was flying Cape Town - Durbs this morning...noticed:
* Interlink flying on a Comair callsign (in a really messed up fluffy...would make Nationwide jealous!).
* Dutch wet lease company flying a 737-400 on a Comair callsign.
Any comments?
* Interlink flying on a Comair callsign (in a really messed up fluffy...would make Nationwide jealous!).
* Dutch wet lease company flying a 737-400 on a Comair callsign.
Any comments?