That's now about 60 people gone and this company is still not compliant with EU FTLs. Wonder what the competition thinks about that?

more stupid questions
 

Sorry, but I'm going to express some more ignorance from the states. What do you mean by "EU FTL's"

Which side of the DHL house are these dismissals coming from, EAT or DHLUK ? When you say "dismissal", are you saying they are fired with no rights to recall as in "furloughed" as we understand it here in the states?

Thanks in advance,
boingdrvr

Yes boingdrvr, that is how it usually happens over here in Euroland You get 'made redundant', are given a very small severance package and retain no rights to further employment with tyhe company when things improve. At the moment the cuts are from EAT.
The EU introduced a new Flight Time Limitation scheme in July last year. EAT have not implemented them, using various delaying tactics. These will result in more crews being required to operate the schedules, so it is highly dubious that they are laying crews off while not being compliant with EU law!
Hope this answers your queries.

WB, truly sorry to hear that the DPWN plague has reached even Europe. If the stronghold of DHL isn't safe, then nothing is. I hope it works out for all of you. Good luck!

Thanks Wheelbarrow.

I see what you and other posters mean by DHL's non-compliance. Here in the States "non-compliance" is "business as usual" for DHL.

I hope things turn around for you guys and DHL realizes that they are just spitting in the wind. On this side of the pond we gave up holding our breaths waiting for that to happen a while back.

Cheers.

Strike
 

Hellooooooo
might be time to do something. No ????????????

What is your suggestion?

Any other suggestions on a self addressed postcard to:

EAT
Brussels Airport
Zaventum

Strike for your rights!
What sissies are you guys?!?!

Anyone see todays webcast?

Any new info?

I missed it, got the time wrong.

A300boy
 

Director of Ops said not much progress between the crew reps and the management made but discussions on going. Union want to enter negotiation phase now to give more time to get a deal for affected staff members but company are not receptive to this idea.

For God's sake why doesn't the Union call a strike?! At least all affected EAT pilots should get the chance to move to DHL-Air UK.
Get negotiations going to fly the LEJ-IST with an OO- registered A300 instead of having to use MNG. (TNT also uses its own equipment)

auto throttle
 

The Essex Autothrottle

Whatever happened to the EssexAutothrottle?

This was a brilliant piece of kit fitted to the last A/C I flew for a living.

It was voice activated, and had a wide range of functions, not all of which were always fully appreciated by pilots.

Technology moved on however, and I guess the supposed advantages of computers made this kit uneconomic. However it saved engines and airframes from abuse in ways that computers never could, but the bean counters would never have figured that out.
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Join union
 

Adress it to Beca instead and join. The more we are the srongest we will be.

A300
 

Another airbus will be removed from the fleet.
4 iso 3 as earlier enounced.
Bad news doesn't stop.

Down to 10 A/C.
Rumours of 6 by Christmas.