Swiss Pilots' Union Reps Sacked?
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This calculation is based on an average within Swiss network of 25 pilots for one long-haul aircraft, 20 for a medium haul and 9 for a regional.
To operate 30 regional aircrafts with 9 pilots each you need a total of 270 pilots - but SPA has more than 1000 on their seniority list...
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Big Big Cuts
Looks as though 650 pilots and 850 cabin crew are to be laid off - total 3000 jobs to go at Swiss.
Terrible news following bad news. No time for niceties it would seem. I presume that the 169 re-instated guys will be included in the 650 - whichever way you calculate it.
Even with the small size airline which results, 50% overheads have to be "reduced". How do you do that - someone will get hurt for sure.
This airline will be very lucky to survive.
Again - best wishes to all.
Terrible news following bad news. No time for niceties it would seem. I presume that the 169 re-instated guys will be included in the 650 - whichever way you calculate it.
Even with the small size airline which results, 50% overheads have to be "reduced". How do you do that - someone will get hurt for sure.
This airline will be very lucky to survive.
Again - best wishes to all.
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Yep - and a 10% pay cut for those that survive. Terrible, terrible terrible.
Fleet size was 26/26 Longhaul and Mediumhaul, will be 18/21.
Also Technics have to lower their prices by 30% (?), if I understood the German correctly, it will just knock-on there and in Gate Gourmet as well.
This is according to Union reps who told the press here.
Official news comes in 1 hour.
Fleet size was 26/26 Longhaul and Mediumhaul, will be 18/21.
Also Technics have to lower their prices by 30% (?), if I understood the German correctly, it will just knock-on there and in Gate Gourmet as well.
This is according to Union reps who told the press here.
Official news comes in 1 hour.
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Latest rumors from Basel:
- if you're single,
- if you are a couple, both working with Swiss…
…you have the best chances to be fired first!
The criteria set for the-first-to-be-fired says that when you don't have to support a family you can afford unemployement benefits!
And that if you're a couple, half or less of your earnings should be enough…
If any priests and lawyers on pprune, they'd better rush to Basel : there will be an awful lot of singles getting married and couples getting divorced in the very next weeks!
- if you're single,
- if you are a couple, both working with Swiss…
…you have the best chances to be fired first!
The criteria set for the-first-to-be-fired says that when you don't have to support a family you can afford unemployement benefits!
And that if you're a couple, half or less of your earnings should be enough…
If any priests and lawyers on pprune, they'd better rush to Basel : there will be an awful lot of singles getting married and couples getting divorced in the very next weeks!
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Having worked with the Swiss before, a great bunch of people, but with management still stuck in the middle age.
Don't want to join the EU but expect to enjoy the enlarged market. Typical!
But that's another long debate!
Don't want to join the EU but expect to enjoy the enlarged market. Typical!
But that's another long debate!
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momo, an excellent post, interesting ideas.
Our managment obviously doesn't bother about your "economical" ideas but just continue playing their own dirty games on the expense of the taxpayer (me), the employees (also me), the investors(I wish it was me who had enough dough to squander it on SWISS shares), and the customers.
Do you run a succesful airline somewhere, and can I apply
?
I just hope we will be put out of our misery soon so we can all make a fresh start on greener pastures.
Our managment obviously doesn't bother about your "economical" ideas but just continue playing their own dirty games on the expense of the taxpayer (me), the employees (also me), the investors(I wish it was me who had enough dough to squander it on SWISS shares), and the customers.
Do you run a succesful airline somewhere, and can I apply
?I just hope we will be put out of our misery soon so we can all make a fresh start on greener pastures.
