Right you are "dash 7 lover": many pilots for just a few aircraft.
While the guys on other of Swiss's fleets work like hell.
And one more thing (valid with any decent airline, I suppose): if
you can not guaranty safe operations on your (pilot-)job, you've
got the right to announce yourself "no fit to fly".
In this specific case the company did this since the individuals
have not done it-just logical.
And by the way: many other Swiss-employees have very uncerain
perspectives too and are-despite this-doing great work!
Analyzing the cause of all these things going on around Swiss
would fill a book.
Etihad is looking for Airbus-qualified crews like many of these new
companies.


Keep the blue side up, jojodel

Rotkreuz, 19th July 2005 – PAS Aviation of Rotkreuz, Switzerland, and Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. (SWISS) have concluded a collaboration agreement relating to the imminent downsizing of the SWISS aircraft fleet.

Under the terms of the agreement, PAS Aviation will offer the SWISS pilots potentially affected by its imminent fleet resizing, the opportunity to carry out conversion training onto other aircraft types (such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320) at especially advantageous terms. The courses will be financed by the pilots themselves, via sources such as the voluntary severance benefits package on offer from SWISS; this retraining should enhance the re-employment prospects of the pilots concerned.

As part of its own international activities, and assisted by SWISS, PAS Aviation will also offer the services of the pilots concerned to interested airlines. The pilots’ prospects of re-employment will still depend on current market conditions. Aviation is one of the most internationalised sectors of all; but the employment markets can show strong regional trends. The industry is currently experiencing above-average growth in Asia (e.g. India), the Middle East and the new EU countries.

:)

I have before me a personal specification from the UK CAA for an employment application.
It is a requirement that applicants must be citizens of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or of the European Union, or a national from Switzerland. (verbatim)

I am no more than a little surprised that the Swiss have more than one language for the very successful operation of their country.

There be gnomes in them thar hills! Clever fellows. Off to buy another Rolex.


:hmm:

dani
 

little freudian spelling mishap.... but i couldn't agree more: everything about ryanair, qatar and specially crossair should be li-tt-erally flooded.

Rumour at BA CitiExpress is that SWISS are interested in aquiring 6 RJ100s from BACX. These are the ex-CFE (CityFlyer) aircraft which are currrently based at MAN and BHX.

Can any SWISS pilot confirm this?

Old news I'm afraid, there was once a possibility of a swap deal to exchage several 145's for four Avro's but it would have proveded to be a legal nightmare .. If all goes well swiss should soon aquire minimum 4 ex-Turkish Avros..... CAN'T WAIT ...

latest news ?
 

Well well, definately not a smart move, this letter. The pilot corps could have expected that the managment would twist their words to their benefit.

Still, somehow I feel sorry for those guys on the line as I used to be one of them.
Then again, not much support from them back then... what goes around comes around!

Are some of the pilots flying again now or are Swiss waiting until the GAV expires in october?

This would basically mean BSL is closed as a base for Swiss?

They're back flying. Storm in a waterglas as always.

Instead of "a storm in a waterglas" I would rather talk of a tsunami that swepped four billion swiss francs within three years for the so-called "So What? It's Still Swissair" (It's not. Swiss Int'l Airlines as more to do with "Silly Wanabee In Swiss Skies" than with anything else).

Among the destitute fishermen left on the seaside you'll find the 52 Saab pilots who undersigned that letter, rolled in a bottle and thrown to the waves... :(