DHL A300's
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From: UK
Depends if you are talking about the same thing. The facts are with EAT that A300 crews based in LEJ have not been made redundant whereas other A300 crews with greater seniority but non-LEJ based have been made redundant.
Edit: I should add I'm talking about pilots-I'm not sure what the basing was of the 8 FEs.
Edit: I should add I'm talking about pilots-I'm not sure what the basing was of the 8 FEs.
LEJ based fired it was a mistake
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Belgium
Hmm, strange,I heard the opposite. 2 More A300 might be grounded as from may on if the economical situation is not getting better. That will bring us back to the level of about 3 years ago. Well lets wait and see.
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Belgium
Well, if they really going to get one back in service then I see a bigger plan behind it: First they fire 24 crew members due to 2 A300 going away. In the meantime the people coming at the bottom of the list in Bru ask for Lej base and a little bit later they return one A300 and ask the people that were fired to come back but Lej based
. This is just a theory but watch out, still a cheap way of getting more people Lej based.
. This is just a theory but watch out, still a cheap way of getting more people Lej based.
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Liege
Lose 2 A300, one comes back. This is so confussing. All I want is to keep my job. Seems like B757 going to DHK was BS rumour put out by guys at DHK. You would think they would have more care for their fellow pilots in trouble.
Does anyone know about last months results?
I am thinking of going to the LEJ base at least for a couple of years, as I am getting closer to the door in BRU every day.
Lets hope the cargo numbers picked up in Feb otherwise I will make the LEJ move.
Does anyone know about last months results?
I am thinking of going to the LEJ base at least for a couple of years, as I am getting closer to the door in BRU every day.
Lets hope the cargo numbers picked up in Feb otherwise I will make the LEJ move.
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From: Europe
eurotranspilot
There are as many rumours coming from EAT and DHK, it is most of it speculation, always the case in aviation when things are not going very well..
A lej base would not be a bad move if you can accept the commuting and accomodation but don't take decisions like that too quickly as they could affect the rest of your career.. that would be my advice..
There are as many rumours coming from EAT and DHK, it is most of it speculation, always the case in aviation when things are not going very well..
A lej base would not be a bad move if you can accept the commuting and accomodation but don't take decisions like that too quickly as they could affect the rest of your career.. that would be my advice..
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From: Belgium
@ eurotranspilot...
I wouldn't take a decision like that too quickly... As far as we know we are relatively ok at the moment. According to most station managers loads are increasing again... And if you have a good look at the loads we carry these days on the A300 , they aren't too bad...
For now they even refused a f/o who wanted to go lej-based his decision... so my advice is wait and see. You could as mentioned before ruin the rest of your "career" with eat.
The fact that they only have 2 f/o's lej-based and aren't/having been recruiting activly lej-base says enough...
Anyway just my two cents
I wouldn't take a decision like that too quickly... As far as we know we are relatively ok at the moment. According to most station managers loads are increasing again... And if you have a good look at the loads we carry these days on the A300 , they aren't too bad...
For now they even refused a f/o who wanted to go lej-based his decision... so my advice is wait and see. You could as mentioned before ruin the rest of your "career" with eat.
The fact that they only have 2 f/o's lej-based and aren't/having been recruiting activly lej-base says enough...
Anyway just my two cents
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From: Belgium
From the latest, 4 more to go seems VERY unlikely. 2 seems a more optimistic/pessimistic correct number.
By the end of may we will know more...
4 On the grond (1 in rosswel already) and as far as I know the damaged one has been fixed.
By the end of may we will know more...
4 On the grond (1 in rosswel already) and as far as I know the damaged one has been fixed.
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From: Erehwon
Since I was already made redundant, I feel for you guys in EAT. It must be a really difficult time for everybody and morale plummets at times like this.
It is much easier for me as the 'deed is done' and the guesswork is over.
I've got another job, not flying but a professional post where my knowledge of aviation is valued.
My point is this, there is life AFTER redundancy, it's easy to be SO focussed on whether you are going to get 'hit', it is possible to forget that life goes on afterwards.
If EAT ring up when all this is over, the answer will be 'thanks, but no thanks'.
Good luck.
It is much easier for me as the 'deed is done' and the guesswork is over.
I've got another job, not flying but a professional post where my knowledge of aviation is valued.
My point is this, there is life AFTER redundancy, it's easy to be SO focussed on whether you are going to get 'hit', it is possible to forget that life goes on afterwards.
If EAT ring up when all this is over, the answer will be 'thanks, but no thanks'.
Good luck.
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From: New Zealand
Glad to hear that you have found employment Dengue its not too hard to get out of the flying game......the mney is a lot less but its a pleasure to know what you are doing in the days to come instead of the lack of that in the flying world. 6 years outsided now, new country and less stress.......loving every minute of it too.
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From: spain
Announcement
First big announcement today: The CEO got sacked.
Second big announcement today will be after the works council meeting.
Most probably further cutbacks of airlift capacity and signific
ant job cuts.
Second big announcement today will be after the works council meeting.
Most probably further cutbacks of airlift capacity and signific
ant job cuts.
