Kendra689
17th Jul 2020, 20:33
Hello everyone,
My name is Brain. You may remember me from pre-Covid times and then again maybe not. After all I really only arrived here yesterday.
But just to refresh your memory as it seems I haven't lost my job, I pride myself on communications, experience relevant to the task and being data driven deciding important issues.
We've not had a Flight Ops Update in a few weeks and as you can see there are a number of operational articles to get through that are worth taking the time to read.
However I will address none of those.
Not the infection rate of crew we rostered repeatedly into hotspot cities, not the resistance by myself and others to preventative measures or testing when requested by crew who knew they were infected. Certainly not the fact we crewed infected staff with others after being told of their condition.
You may even remember my helpful reassurances, "it's just a bad flu", or "there is no pandemic" even after the WHO thought otherwise? It's all there in my previous newsletters should you doubt.
Definitely I won't be mentioning the abrupt termination of thousands of your colleagues. That would undo the efforts of not communicating at all these past weeks.
Hopefully though you will be distracted as I display an image of an A380 doing circuits, probably on autopilot for the most part, over Dubai.
By using SIMs, aircraft training and some positioning sectors we will slowly build up a group of line current pilots ready for any operational requirements. How good is that?
Did I mention we recently had a group of 'line current pilots' that we used to keep our financial bottom line alive?
By operating freight charter flights into China, Italy and any other Covid radioactive site you can imagine throughout the worst of the global pandemic: and required them to self-isolate from everyone for months while doing so?
Well we fired them. Which is why we need to build up a new group that we will continue to praise and thank for doing all the risky work, just as we did to those guys.
There’s no doubt that it has been a difficult year so far for the industry generally. 2020 has, so far, been a year none of us could have predicted.
How this has impacted Emirates is something Corp Coms will explain in due course, the update only covers operational matters.
Well, not really.
It actually will emphasise how to turn your iPad on and off, update your OPT and tell you to watch videos outlining how I have approved increases to your FTL workload without any mitigating fatigue management, route testing, scientific input or consultation (I just added the last to show you what a sense of humour I have).
I definitely won't be addressing the loss of consciousness by a Captain on approach to Dubai after a LHR turnaround (see how just calling it a turnaround already makes it seem normal practice?), or the fact that I have overseen the shredding of the airlines operational capability through random termination. Despite touting data driven outcomes it seemed more effective to use no definable matrix (and was more in keeping with the selection process for my own appointment, that is, puzzling to all). Also it keeps the rest of you continually guessing which makes my job easier again. Yes, I know it adds to stress levels, but that's a small price to pay for easing the management burden.
Both Chief Pilots have written pieces in the update that show how the two fleets have had very different focusses over the last few months. Naturally I have directed them to say nothing of relevance.
As pilots it’s more important than ever to focus on the core flying task when operating and to continue to prioritise the high standards of operation we are used to.
Why it's more important I have no idea. It just seems like the gung ho motherhood statement you've come to expect of me. Those of you who identified that there is actually never a 'BETTER' time to operate professionally are missing the point; that I have a word count to fill.
There are a lot of changes to keep up with, COVID19 has changed the way we do business so please do take the time to review all published material, prepare thoroughly for any training you are rostered to complete and when rostered to fly I hope you enjoy it!
I know I've done my part to reassure, motivate and empower you and may even resume regular newsletters (subject to future terminations, in which case probably not). Next week I will explain how to get the best out of SAFAR, repeat the list of admin contacts who never respond to your queries and outline the best discounts in the Emirates store.
Until then I remain both your SVP-F and your first line of defence while doing your job (see I told you I had a sense of humour lol).
P.S. Don't trouble yourself with learning the FTL's, they're 'flexible'.
My name is Brain. You may remember me from pre-Covid times and then again maybe not. After all I really only arrived here yesterday.
But just to refresh your memory as it seems I haven't lost my job, I pride myself on communications, experience relevant to the task and being data driven deciding important issues.
We've not had a Flight Ops Update in a few weeks and as you can see there are a number of operational articles to get through that are worth taking the time to read.
However I will address none of those.
Not the infection rate of crew we rostered repeatedly into hotspot cities, not the resistance by myself and others to preventative measures or testing when requested by crew who knew they were infected. Certainly not the fact we crewed infected staff with others after being told of their condition.
You may even remember my helpful reassurances, "it's just a bad flu", or "there is no pandemic" even after the WHO thought otherwise? It's all there in my previous newsletters should you doubt.
Definitely I won't be mentioning the abrupt termination of thousands of your colleagues. That would undo the efforts of not communicating at all these past weeks.
Hopefully though you will be distracted as I display an image of an A380 doing circuits, probably on autopilot for the most part, over Dubai.
By using SIMs, aircraft training and some positioning sectors we will slowly build up a group of line current pilots ready for any operational requirements. How good is that?
Did I mention we recently had a group of 'line current pilots' that we used to keep our financial bottom line alive?
By operating freight charter flights into China, Italy and any other Covid radioactive site you can imagine throughout the worst of the global pandemic: and required them to self-isolate from everyone for months while doing so?
Well we fired them. Which is why we need to build up a new group that we will continue to praise and thank for doing all the risky work, just as we did to those guys.
There’s no doubt that it has been a difficult year so far for the industry generally. 2020 has, so far, been a year none of us could have predicted.
How this has impacted Emirates is something Corp Coms will explain in due course, the update only covers operational matters.
Well, not really.
It actually will emphasise how to turn your iPad on and off, update your OPT and tell you to watch videos outlining how I have approved increases to your FTL workload without any mitigating fatigue management, route testing, scientific input or consultation (I just added the last to show you what a sense of humour I have).
I definitely won't be addressing the loss of consciousness by a Captain on approach to Dubai after a LHR turnaround (see how just calling it a turnaround already makes it seem normal practice?), or the fact that I have overseen the shredding of the airlines operational capability through random termination. Despite touting data driven outcomes it seemed more effective to use no definable matrix (and was more in keeping with the selection process for my own appointment, that is, puzzling to all). Also it keeps the rest of you continually guessing which makes my job easier again. Yes, I know it adds to stress levels, but that's a small price to pay for easing the management burden.
Both Chief Pilots have written pieces in the update that show how the two fleets have had very different focusses over the last few months. Naturally I have directed them to say nothing of relevance.
As pilots it’s more important than ever to focus on the core flying task when operating and to continue to prioritise the high standards of operation we are used to.
Why it's more important I have no idea. It just seems like the gung ho motherhood statement you've come to expect of me. Those of you who identified that there is actually never a 'BETTER' time to operate professionally are missing the point; that I have a word count to fill.
There are a lot of changes to keep up with, COVID19 has changed the way we do business so please do take the time to review all published material, prepare thoroughly for any training you are rostered to complete and when rostered to fly I hope you enjoy it!
I know I've done my part to reassure, motivate and empower you and may even resume regular newsletters (subject to future terminations, in which case probably not). Next week I will explain how to get the best out of SAFAR, repeat the list of admin contacts who never respond to your queries and outline the best discounts in the Emirates store.
Until then I remain both your SVP-F and your first line of defence while doing your job (see I told you I had a sense of humour lol).
P.S. Don't trouble yourself with learning the FTL's, they're 'flexible'.