Air Mauritius defies IFALPA
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If you take into account the fact that sucking up to mk managemant counts for half the pts ,well there's no point trying to pass with the parrot...
Look for another airline dude, the grass is bound to be greener than here...
Any news on RB's little prank in Gatwick ?...
Look for another airline dude, the grass is bound to be greener than here...
Any news on RB's little prank in Gatwick ?...
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so, 60 resignations in the past twelve months, a command failure rate that brings tears to your eyes and Yooo know whoooo running around assuring everyone that psychological testing is 'industry standard', kinda speaks for itself doesn't it? 
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Mauritian Prime Minster angry with Air Mauritius
An article from a local paper Defy Plus of Saturday 10th Dec 2005 says that the Prime Minister of Mauritius is angry with Air Mauritius (Original attached below).
He did not appreciate that the crew complement was inadequate on one of the company's flights. It reports that on his return from a visit from Mali to Mauritius via Paris on the Flight MK 045 CDG-MRU, there were only 9 cabin crew on the A340-300 which carried a full load of pax along with the VVIP (Very Very Important Passenger). This caused a chaos on board and the PM did not feel safe all along the flight due to the low number of cabin crew. An emeregency meeting of the Chairman, Managing Director along with other top brass was held on Friday at Air Mauritius . They looked into the matter and sanctions will be traken against the responsible officers. A company representative was contacted by the paper for comment but he did not return the call.
"Ramgoolam en rogne contre le Paille-en-Queue
Le Premier ministre est à fleur de peau. Navin Ramgoolam n'a pas digéré que l'équipage sur un des vols d'Air Mauritius où il était passager ne soit pas au complet.
Non satisfait de son retour de Mali à bord du vol MK 045, mercredi, a 11h 30, Navin Ramgoolam a demandé une enquête urgente sur le nombre d'équipage qui était sur ce vol ce jour là. Ayant pris connaissance des griefs du Premier ministre, la direction d'Air Mauritius s'est réunie illico presto.Ainsi, pendant la journee de vendredi, le president, le directeur général ainsi que d’autres hauts cadres de la compagnie étaient à l'aéroport pour procéder en catimini a une nouvelle planifications de leurs vols. D’habitude sur les vols où sont présents des Very Very Important Persons (VVIP) ou des chefs d1Etats, les companies d'aviation doivent augmenter leur
équipage. Dans les milieux de la compagnie d'aviation nationale, des rumeurs circulent selon lesquelles cette décision viendrait d'en haut. Il nous revient également que des sanctions seront prises contre l’officier qui aurait donné l'ordre de mettre seulement neuf employés d'AirMauritius sur ce vol.
Selon nos renseignements, Premier ministre, qui était en voyage à Mali, devait transiter par Paris avant de regagner le pays. Toutefois, à bord du vol MK 045, il a été surpris que l'équipage ne fût
composé que de neuf personnes. Outre le PM, les membres de l'équipage devaient s'occuper de
deux cent quatre-vingts autres passagers. Ce qui aurait provoqué un certain cafouillage. Il nous revient que Navin Ramgoolam ne s'est pas senti en secuité tout au long du voyage.
Le Défi-Plus a tenté d'avoir la version de la direction d’Air Mauririus, mais l'officier responsable
n'a pas répondu à notre appel."
He did not appreciate that the crew complement was inadequate on one of the company's flights. It reports that on his return from a visit from Mali to Mauritius via Paris on the Flight MK 045 CDG-MRU, there were only 9 cabin crew on the A340-300 which carried a full load of pax along with the VVIP (Very Very Important Passenger). This caused a chaos on board and the PM did not feel safe all along the flight due to the low number of cabin crew. An emeregency meeting of the Chairman, Managing Director along with other top brass was held on Friday at Air Mauritius . They looked into the matter and sanctions will be traken against the responsible officers. A company representative was contacted by the paper for comment but he did not return the call.
"Ramgoolam en rogne contre le Paille-en-Queue
Le Premier ministre est à fleur de peau. Navin Ramgoolam n'a pas digéré que l'équipage sur un des vols d'Air Mauritius où il était passager ne soit pas au complet.
Non satisfait de son retour de Mali à bord du vol MK 045, mercredi, a 11h 30, Navin Ramgoolam a demandé une enquête urgente sur le nombre d'équipage qui était sur ce vol ce jour là. Ayant pris connaissance des griefs du Premier ministre, la direction d'Air Mauritius s'est réunie illico presto.Ainsi, pendant la journee de vendredi, le president, le directeur général ainsi que d’autres hauts cadres de la compagnie étaient à l'aéroport pour procéder en catimini a une nouvelle planifications de leurs vols. D’habitude sur les vols où sont présents des Very Very Important Persons (VVIP) ou des chefs d1Etats, les companies d'aviation doivent augmenter leur
équipage. Dans les milieux de la compagnie d'aviation nationale, des rumeurs circulent selon lesquelles cette décision viendrait d'en haut. Il nous revient également que des sanctions seront prises contre l’officier qui aurait donné l'ordre de mettre seulement neuf employés d'AirMauritius sur ce vol.
Selon nos renseignements, Premier ministre, qui était en voyage à Mali, devait transiter par Paris avant de regagner le pays. Toutefois, à bord du vol MK 045, il a été surpris que l'équipage ne fût
composé que de neuf personnes. Outre le PM, les membres de l'équipage devaient s'occuper de
deux cent quatre-vingts autres passagers. Ce qui aurait provoqué un certain cafouillage. Il nous revient que Navin Ramgoolam ne s'est pas senti en secuité tout au long du voyage.
Le Défi-Plus a tenté d'avoir la version de la direction d’Air Mauririus, mais l'officier responsable
n'a pas répondu à notre appel."
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Prime Minister and Air Mauritius
Holy Cr*p!
Guess JvJ and "Yooo Know Whooooo" have had to change their underware... Not a good idea to piss off the Prime Minister, the Mauritian one in particular!
Guess JvJ and "Yooo Know Whooooo" have had to change their underware... Not a good idea to piss off the Prime Minister, the Mauritian one in particular!
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Bless his cotton picking socks. You mean there wasn't a flight attendant dancing the Macarena for him pouring a bottomless bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label all the way home. Shame!!! Lets shoot the cabin crew sched department. Nevermind that pilots are still bailing like rats from a sinking ship!!!
This is a damn good indication of how the government views it's priorities where the airline is concerned.
This is a damn good indication of how the government views it's priorities where the airline is concerned.
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Don't think PB will be splashed with mud from this puddle but it definitely looks like the final blow to JV & his little stooge DD !
Spoke to one of the cabin staff as well as the Capt , They were fuming at the cock up around the crew swap, Why the swap in the first place ? only Crew sched & Ops can tell ... they will be on the receiving end of this kak for sure !
As for the crew congrats to our cabin staff who are brillant as usual, no need to say not even a grunt of approval from management... too busy trying to find somebody to blame for their shortcomings...
Spoke to one of the cabin staff as well as the Capt , They were fuming at the cock up around the crew swap, Why the swap in the first place ? only Crew sched & Ops can tell ... they will be on the receiving end of this kak for sure !
As for the crew congrats to our cabin staff who are brillant as usual, no need to say not even a grunt of approval from management... too busy trying to find somebody to blame for their shortcomings...
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As for the crew congrats to our cabin staff who are brillant as usual, no need to say not even a grunt of approval from management... too busy trying to find somebody to blame for their shortcomings...
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Hi Saviour,
No, RR is definately not back on the roster, management still insisting on a psychological and this farce is turning into a national tragedy! Mauritian law clearly states that a union leader cannot be held to personal account for his/her actions in representing the union. It's in black and white and has been law for years. However, MK, partially owned by the Mauritian government has chosen to either ignore the law or, at the very least not hold the people currently flouting the law to account. Its like it simply didn't exist. Why, because 'someone' would lose face.
And there's another thing they may not have thought about in their haste to get the shrinks in. Where does it stop? and who gets it next. Do they all start demanding shrink assessments everytime they get the hump. Could PB be next (plleeeese!) If you want job security down there, I suggest you get a psych. degree soon as you can. A career as a pilot sounds a lot less certain!
No, RR is definately not back on the roster, management still insisting on a psychological and this farce is turning into a national tragedy! Mauritian law clearly states that a union leader cannot be held to personal account for his/her actions in representing the union. It's in black and white and has been law for years. However, MK, partially owned by the Mauritian government has chosen to either ignore the law or, at the very least not hold the people currently flouting the law to account. Its like it simply didn't exist. Why, because 'someone' would lose face.
And there's another thing they may not have thought about in their haste to get the shrinks in. Where does it stop? and who gets it next. Do they all start demanding shrink assessments everytime they get the hump. Could PB be next (plleeeese!) If you want job security down there, I suggest you get a psych. degree soon as you can. A career as a pilot sounds a lot less certain!
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Yeah, you're right TC,
It's been almost four months that RR's been de-rostered with no sign of any change as long as the 'three wise men' insist that he has a psych test. I guess we all mis-understood when PB talked about 'industry standard', maybe we didn't understand that he was trying to SET one. Four months off line and the financial penalty that that has meant to RR, sixty pilots leaving in twelve months, a command failure rate that is beyond belief, crew morale so bad its almost unsalvageable and trouble from the PM. about cabin crew numbers. I wonder if the three lads at the top have even considered that this new 'standard' isn't really about everyone else, maybe it's about them.
It's been almost four months that RR's been de-rostered with no sign of any change as long as the 'three wise men' insist that he has a psych test. I guess we all mis-understood when PB talked about 'industry standard', maybe we didn't understand that he was trying to SET one. Four months off line and the financial penalty that that has meant to RR, sixty pilots leaving in twelve months, a command failure rate that is beyond belief, crew morale so bad its almost unsalvageable and trouble from the PM. about cabin crew numbers. I wonder if the three lads at the top have even considered that this new 'standard' isn't really about everyone else, maybe it's about them.
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Just reading thread on 'Logging long-haul flying hours...' interesting how Cap 371 is interpreted so differently by the various operators. Of course, the 'industry standard' is based on MK and I think all airlines could get a lot more out of their crews if they just referred to PB and the local authority down there. Hee hee hee!
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Guys ! forget about contactable 1 minute, How is your meter reader doing ??
mine says just crossed 91 hours . Unless I've miscalculated or PB just dreamed that flight time clocked is slashed by half due to op exigencies, looks like the last days (9 to be exact) will be relaxed
phone pulled from wall & smashed , cell lost & thinking of it, might even go & chill out with RR in FF !
mine says just crossed 91 hours . Unless I've miscalculated or PB just dreamed that flight time clocked is slashed by half due to op exigencies, looks like the last days (9 to be exact) will be relaxed
phone pulled from wall & smashed , cell lost & thinking of it, might even go & chill out with RR in FF !
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XMAS PARTY
Hey guys!
Remember the old Ranjit A.'s days when we used to have a REAL flight ops xmas party fully paid for by ops? Man, I miss those days. Now, when you think of it, as a non pilot (discounting the fact that he had a CPL and that you did not want ol' Ranjit as PF... - mark my words, been there, done that), he did quite a good job. CPs had deputees, pilots were treated with mcuh more respect. True, he was a Flight Engineer, and did fly a fair bit, but at least he interacted well with the Pilot communitee outside the flight deck... These were the days!!!
So, now that we don't have any of that, and as dingduck2 is saying that he clocked quite a few hours, like me and many others, and since all our leaves were cancelled, I think i will fall into my swim in my uniform as I get back from this trip, clinging dear-life to me house phone and cell phone...
Hey Russ, if you reading this, could you maybe organise a little "Do" on you fav beach and let the bush telegraph know the time and date. We will make OUR OWN Xmas and New Year party, without PB or MK... So everybody, time to hang up those phones, and get yourself to the beach with a tent (that will avoid drink-driving) and have a bash of a time!
Remember the old Ranjit A.'s days when we used to have a REAL flight ops xmas party fully paid for by ops? Man, I miss those days. Now, when you think of it, as a non pilot (discounting the fact that he had a CPL and that you did not want ol' Ranjit as PF... - mark my words, been there, done that), he did quite a good job. CPs had deputees, pilots were treated with mcuh more respect. True, he was a Flight Engineer, and did fly a fair bit, but at least he interacted well with the Pilot communitee outside the flight deck... These were the days!!!
So, now that we don't have any of that, and as dingduck2 is saying that he clocked quite a few hours, like me and many others, and since all our leaves were cancelled, I think i will fall into my swim in my uniform as I get back from this trip, clinging dear-life to me house phone and cell phone...
Hey Russ, if you reading this, could you maybe organise a little "Do" on you fav beach and let the bush telegraph know the time and date. We will make OUR OWN Xmas and New Year party, without PB or MK... So everybody, time to hang up those phones, and get yourself to the beach with a tent (that will avoid drink-driving) and have a bash of a time!
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NEWSFLASH ! ATTENTION ! ATTENTION ! LATEST BREAKING NEWS , JV HAS JUST BEEN SUSPENDED BY MK !
APPARENTLY THE SUCKER TRIED TO SQUEEZE THRU CUSTOMS WITH 25 CARTONS OF FAGS!
GOT SUSPENDED OUTRIGHT BUT MANAGEMENT PEOPLE GOT AWAY WITH WORSE THAN THAT. SO, MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THIS WAS JUST THE EXCUSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR TO"LET HIM GO "
Half the work is done ! looks like we got our Xmas gift after all...
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I guess he will just find another airline to work for with a glowing CV about how he cleverly cuts costs.
Watch out the Middle East.
Also shows what a cheap skate he must be smuggling smokes on his salary.
Watch out the Middle East.
Also shows what a cheap skate he must be smuggling smokes on his salary.
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JVJ gets stitched
From today's paper "Le Matinal" (Short translation follows)
"Le COE interpellé pour trafic de cigarettes
Johan Van Jaarsveld, Chief Operations Executive (COE) d'Air Mauritius, interpellé par les autorités douanières le 11 décembre à l'aéroport international SSR, avait dans ses bagages 19 cartouches de cigarettes de la marque Dunhill, soit 18 de plus que la quantité permise et deux litres de whisky en excédent.
Interrogé par Le Matinal, Johan Van Jaarsveld répond qu'il n'avait pas passé le "screen channel" avant son arrestation et avait l'intention de déclarer ces articles. "This case is being blown out of proportion." Il n'y a pas eu saisie et il a invité la douane à récupérer les cigarettes vu la somme qu'il aurait dû débourser pour les frais.
Les cigarettes étaient destinées à sa consommation personnelle, a-t-il ajouté.
Selon nos renseignements, le COE avait débarqué du vol MK 852 en provenance de Johannesburg. Après avoir complété les formalités d'immigration, il avait emprunté le couloir "rien à déclarer" lorsqu'il a été interpellé par les douaniers de service. Ces derniers lui ont alors demandé de les accompagner à un comptoir. Une fouille de ses bagages devait permettre de découvrir des cigarettes et du whisky en excédent. Ceux-ci ont été saisis en attendant une décision du receveur des Douanes. Mardi, la direction d'Air Mauritius a pris la décision de suspendre Johan Van Jaarsveld et d'instituer une enquête interne.
Par ailleurs, huit jours après son interpellation, il a adressé une lettre aux membres du
Personnel navigant commercial (PNC) affirmant avoir reçu des informations à l'effet qu'un groupe du PNC s'apprêtait à saboter les opérations en cette période de pointe. Il a donné l'assurance que des dispositions ont été prises pour protéger les intérêts d'Air Mauritius et qu'une attention
particulière état accordée aux vols qui étaient ciblés par les PNC-saboteurs.
Le COE a toutefois admis qu'il existe une "unfair practice" au sein de la compagnie nationale d'aviation. Celle-ci favoriserait les anciens au détriment des nouveaux venus pour ce qui est la distribution du travail, estime-t-il.
"Some unfair practice discriminating Juniors from Seniors resulted in this burden being unevenly distributed among equally deserving members of our family", écrit-il dans sa missive."
Basicaly, he was stopped going through the green channel and searched. Customs found 19 cartons of Dunhill fags, 2 liters of scotch. JVJ said that it was for his own cunsumption, that he had the intention to declare the stuff and the "The whole thing was being blown out of proportion!"
On the 20th, he sent an letter to al cabin attendents saying that he knew that he was aware of a plot by some cabin attendents to harm the airline by disrupting flights in the peak season and he was warining them. He also admitted that there is unfiar prctices and unequal distribution of flights amongst senior and junior cabin staff.
He was suspended 3 days ago, and barred off Air Mauritius premises. This was communicated byy email from teh Managing Director to all staff. Now, questions:
1. What will be the punitive action that the company will take against him?
2. Will the company send him for a psych assessment?
3. He HAS caused a lot for of bad publicity for the company. Will the company sue him?
It is of interest to note that some Air Mauritius staff have been fired in the past for much more begnin reasons than that!
Xmas time? A lot of people are keeping their fingers crossed!
"Le COE interpellé pour trafic de cigarettes
Johan Van Jaarsveld, Chief Operations Executive (COE) d'Air Mauritius, interpellé par les autorités douanières le 11 décembre à l'aéroport international SSR, avait dans ses bagages 19 cartouches de cigarettes de la marque Dunhill, soit 18 de plus que la quantité permise et deux litres de whisky en excédent.
Interrogé par Le Matinal, Johan Van Jaarsveld répond qu'il n'avait pas passé le "screen channel" avant son arrestation et avait l'intention de déclarer ces articles. "This case is being blown out of proportion." Il n'y a pas eu saisie et il a invité la douane à récupérer les cigarettes vu la somme qu'il aurait dû débourser pour les frais.
Les cigarettes étaient destinées à sa consommation personnelle, a-t-il ajouté.
Selon nos renseignements, le COE avait débarqué du vol MK 852 en provenance de Johannesburg. Après avoir complété les formalités d'immigration, il avait emprunté le couloir "rien à déclarer" lorsqu'il a été interpellé par les douaniers de service. Ces derniers lui ont alors demandé de les accompagner à un comptoir. Une fouille de ses bagages devait permettre de découvrir des cigarettes et du whisky en excédent. Ceux-ci ont été saisis en attendant une décision du receveur des Douanes. Mardi, la direction d'Air Mauritius a pris la décision de suspendre Johan Van Jaarsveld et d'instituer une enquête interne.
Par ailleurs, huit jours après son interpellation, il a adressé une lettre aux membres du
Personnel navigant commercial (PNC) affirmant avoir reçu des informations à l'effet qu'un groupe du PNC s'apprêtait à saboter les opérations en cette période de pointe. Il a donné l'assurance que des dispositions ont été prises pour protéger les intérêts d'Air Mauritius et qu'une attention
particulière état accordée aux vols qui étaient ciblés par les PNC-saboteurs.
Le COE a toutefois admis qu'il existe une "unfair practice" au sein de la compagnie nationale d'aviation. Celle-ci favoriserait les anciens au détriment des nouveaux venus pour ce qui est la distribution du travail, estime-t-il.
"Some unfair practice discriminating Juniors from Seniors resulted in this burden being unevenly distributed among equally deserving members of our family", écrit-il dans sa missive."
Basicaly, he was stopped going through the green channel and searched. Customs found 19 cartons of Dunhill fags, 2 liters of scotch. JVJ said that it was for his own cunsumption, that he had the intention to declare the stuff and the "The whole thing was being blown out of proportion!"
On the 20th, he sent an letter to al cabin attendents saying that he knew that he was aware of a plot by some cabin attendents to harm the airline by disrupting flights in the peak season and he was warining them. He also admitted that there is unfiar prctices and unequal distribution of flights amongst senior and junior cabin staff.
He was suspended 3 days ago, and barred off Air Mauritius premises. This was communicated byy email from teh Managing Director to all staff. Now, questions:
1. What will be the punitive action that the company will take against him?
2. Will the company send him for a psych assessment?
3. He HAS caused a lot for of bad publicity for the company. Will the company sue him?
It is of interest to note that some Air Mauritius staff have been fired in the past for much more begnin reasons than that!
Xmas time? A lot of people are keeping their fingers crossed!