Another crew shortage?!?
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Another crew shortage?!?
I see that we are increasing our frequency Oz, NZ, Canada and France to "pre 2008" levels starting Oct 31. My last three sectors all had captains acting as relief FO's. If we don't have enough crews now, what are they going to do to crew the extra sectors this fall?
I liked our previous DFO's letter to the AOA regarding the hiring of DEFO's. "We have no plans of hiring any DEFO's in the coming months".
How many SO's can our training system handle per month? Better starting pumping JFO's out soon!
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I liked our previous DFO's letter to the AOA regarding the hiring of DEFO's. "We have no plans of hiring any DEFO's in the coming months".
How many SO's can our training system handle per month? Better starting pumping JFO's out soon!
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I assume that the system can handle the same if not more JFO upgrades than initial FO training. If they start taking DEFO's when some guys have been waiting well over 4 years for a JFO course then it is outrageous. Why should we suffer due to the companies short sighted training, why were they not getting ahead of the game when times were slow. I remember reading not that long ago that the plan was to have SOs doing no more than 3 years before an upgrade.
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I assume that the system can handle the same if not more JFO upgrades than initial FO training
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Hong Kong based F/O on the b744 and did 89 Hours last month, 99 hours this month, lots of missed calls on G days............I think they are very short. Thinking about it I did a long haul last month with three Captains and me.
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DEFO training: 25 sectors, JFO upgrade, 40 plus I think?????
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Rostered Hours.
If you are contracted to fly 84 hours per month, does one have to operate 84 plus?
Can one not get to 84 hours and say, that is it ; I have fulfilled my contractual obligation and I do not wish to fly anymore , thank you?
If you are contracted to fly 84 hours per month, does one have to operate 84 plus?
Can one not get to 84 hours and say, that is it ; I have fulfilled my contractual obligation and I do not wish to fly anymore , thank you?
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Can one not get to 84 hours and say, that is it ; I have fulfilled my contractual obligation and I do not wish to fly anymore , thank you?
We are only short for the time being....
I'm betting that the Company is presently deliberately running the operation short, knowing that when the new FTL's are released later this year, the manning levels will fit once more.
Something about 3 man ULH etc. and all of the other nice things which are bound to make up the framework of the working document.
I'm betting that the Company is presently deliberately running the operation short, knowing that when the new FTL's are released later this year, the manning levels will fit once more.
Something about 3 man ULH etc. and all of the other nice things which are bound to make up the framework of the working document.
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Can one not get to 84 hours and say, that is it ; I have fulfilled my contractual obligation and I do not wish to fly anymore , thank you?
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Bob, let's face it, whilst the AOA is all there is, they sell us down the river at every turn. Please don't start here trying to tell me different. Most people I think would agree.
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I finally had time to follow Silber's advice and read the Tech Log cover to cover. Dave Newberry and Glen Sycamore produced two excellent articles on CAD371 and Fatigue Management Systems. They should be more widely published.
It's all stuff we should know, to understand how the best efforts of HKALPA and the AOA backed up with scientific evidence are rejected by CAD bureaucrats. In some cases this is caused by a post colonial affection to the old ways, and a constant referral back to how the CAA UK is doing it. (I have seen this slavish referral to CAA with disturbing effect on airworthiness issues, but that is another story.)
Yes, read it and weep. The AOA representatives to the Flight Time Limitations Working Group appear to have done their best, but it is very difficult to argue to a closed mind.
This is why the company are not worried about paying vast overtime for the next few months. The crew productivity per ATK is going to go ballistic when the new FTLs come in.
It's all stuff we should know, to understand how the best efforts of HKALPA and the AOA backed up with scientific evidence are rejected by CAD bureaucrats. In some cases this is caused by a post colonial affection to the old ways, and a constant referral back to how the CAA UK is doing it. (I have seen this slavish referral to CAA with disturbing effect on airworthiness issues, but that is another story.)
Yes, read it and weep. The AOA representatives to the Flight Time Limitations Working Group appear to have done their best, but it is very difficult to argue to a closed mind.
This is why the company are not worried about paying vast overtime for the next few months. The crew productivity per ATK is going to go ballistic when the new FTLs come in.
