Not to mention the fact that the future prospects for Airline pilots look far from certain. Many young people are questioning how long it will be before the F/O at least goes the way of the Flight Engineer, Nav, Radio operator etc. thereby causing a massive surplus of pilots.

Within the next decade it looks increasingly likely we will see autonomous Taxi’s and potentially Air taxi’s. Once people can trust their car’s and Air taxi’s to drive themselves, how long before the ‘Airbus’ goes the same way.

Ironically, the present shortage of pilots could not have come at a worse time from this perspective. A.I. wont need simulators, allowances, rest etc. Airlines, Regulators and public acceptance may be driven by NEED.

Good luck to the TT pilots.

Personally, I would like to know what VIPA, AFAP, AIPA and even IFALPA are doing to address the looming threat to ALL professional pilots..........

I do think we as pilots are falling into the trap management sets and feeling we get paid too much.

My partner is a state employed nurse. Straight into a government job after 3 years of uni. By the time weekends and night shifts are factors in, they make as much as I do as a 73 FO.

Ontop of this, working sundays helps rack up the annual leave and they’re pulling in about 8 weeks a year. And, after each shift, they go home. Next week I’ll leave home on Monday at 6am and get back Thursday at midnight. Then do it all over again 2 days later.

Maybe we should aim to bring ourselves up, rather than talk ourselves down?

Many are in fact getting out.
And very few are coming in.
No longer viewed as a decent career by anybody.

Good luck to all at Tiger.
You have to fight to improve terms and conditions. It’s a worthy fight. Agree with others sentiments of talking up the profession. It’s a tough job with a huge entry cost. Early starts, late shifts, holidays And Christmas lost to work.
If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.

Best Wishes.

Numbers out today

1 in 10 flights cancelled last month.

Time to gut the joint. 4 weeks till he starts. I know many have fingers crossed.

Rumour has it that there has been no catering on Tiger flights for the last few weeks?

Since the 1st of February apparently

Ahhhh....... So they are making some improvements! :ok:

What’s the go?

Some form of PIA Catering block?

Change of contractor I hear, as usual a real cluster fcku!

New Boss around the corner. The cluster****s just roll on and on.

How many budget carriers around the globe go without the major ancillary revenue stream of onboard food and beverage for a month?

What am I missing here? Are people just wanting to be fired or something?

When you have an aviation company that has had a revolving door policy for the CEO, the Chief Pilot and other high end positions in the training dept the decisions that are made are continuously changing destroying any chance of direction and stability!
Tigers has always been a rudderless ship accept for a brief period when KB was in charge of the troops, the rest of the so called qualified management have been appalling and it shows daily!

Tiger getting newer 737s now? Say whaaat!