Layoffs at Skywest
It's not so easy to waste a CP and hold on to the AOC. Another CP already lined up, complete with CASA approvals in place, perhaps?
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Understand Airnorth's MCV run is RPT, and that there is full screening at MCV. I have seen the flights terminate in Darwin on the aero bridges. There is no un-sterile areas at the terminal in Darwin
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Dog One -
Gate 6 on the ground floor has been used, in the past, for arrivals from non-screening ports. Departures too, but that may have changed.
While I have seen MCV RPT depart from the sterile area (upstairs) I have never seen it arrive there (Gate 6 only). Thus, leading me to believe MCV did not have screening.
Gate 6 on the ground floor has been used, in the past, for arrivals from non-screening ports. Departures too, but that may have changed.
While I have seen MCV RPT depart from the sterile area (upstairs) I have never seen it arrive there (Gate 6 only). Thus, leading me to believe MCV did not have screening.
When I last saw my family (miners for generations) about 3 weeks ago, 3 of them had been recently laid off. At that point there were 500 redundancies in the goldfields, mostly from Nickel juniors.
If that upsets some folks view of reality then ignore it. At least you will be genuinely surprised when it affects you directly, which it may well soon enough.
If that upsets some folks view of reality then ignore it. At least you will be genuinely surprised when it affects you directly, which it may well soon enough.
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DB, you are right, brain fade on my part. Qlink park on bays 6, 7, 8 and put there pax through gate 6. pax are screened at Gove. I would suggest that if you come from an unscreened port ie Elcho Is, pax would have to be put through gate 6, whereas, from a screened point you can put pax into the screened part of the terminal
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Skywest have up to 4 F100s on the grnd perth and yet I see one of the other F100 operators doing the Telfer run???????????
What are the Skwest boys and girls doing, having a break?
Or is it cheaper to get someone else to do your work?
What are the Skwest boys and girls doing, having a break?
Or is it cheaper to get someone else to do your work?
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hear rumours that meals for the crew's and pax are being cut back/reduced
And shame on CASA for permitting any arrangement that does not ensure that crews have adequate sustenance according to the time of duty etc.
Even if you gave some pilots $100 per meal they would never bring a meal to work. Oh, the cost of it, the inconvenience, how degrading to carry a lunchbox.......Some guys I have flown with would keep every cent of their allowances and scrounge whatever they could from the galley. Which in the case of low cost operators is very slim pickings.
Some pilots seem to have no concept of good living. I knew one guy used to nick the left-over sandwiches, take them home and put them in the deep freeze. Afternoon tea at his place was definitely something to be missed.
IMHO the operator should be REQUIRED to feed crews on duty over normal meal hours, and decent tucker at that. Doesn't have to be gourmet, but it should at least be healthy. Allowances should be for when on the ground on overnights, not for in flight when the pilot can not buy anything.
Even if you gave some pilots $100 per meal they would never bring a meal to work. Oh, the cost of it, the inconvenience, how degrading to carry a lunchbox.......Some guys I have flown with would keep every cent of their allowances and scrounge whatever they could from the galley. Which in the case of low cost operators is very slim pickings.
Some pilots seem to have no concept of good living. I knew one guy used to nick the left-over sandwiches, take them home and put them in the deep freeze. Afternoon tea at his place was definitely something to be missed.
IMHO the operator should be REQUIRED to feed crews on duty over normal meal hours, and decent tucker at that. Doesn't have to be gourmet, but it should at least be healthy. Allowances should be for when on the ground on overnights, not for in flight when the pilot can not buy anything.
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I do know that in this case, the company preference is to provide meals, however, the pilots strongly rejected this option at each T&C negotiation in lieu of recieving an allowance. It has been a bit of a sore point for company,- ie, receiving allowance AND meal in flight (granted, "if stocks allow"), seen as double dipping.