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07-18-2017, 02:56 AM
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It was in the slump time and there was quite a bit of a discussion about that on pprune. Dunno when exactly, but somewhere in the 2009-2012 timeframe. And no, nowadays they don't have the surplus workforce in the flightdeck to do that, that why they wet leased in Qatar, which, by the way is of course completely legal in europe.
Found at least one newspaper article about that: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...er-strike.html
Training for pilots is just about a few hours, after all we are already trained in SEP for the cabin side as well, that is a basic EASA requirement.
Found at least one newspaper article about that: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...er-strike.html
Training for pilots is just about a few hours, after all we are already trained in SEP for the cabin side as well, that is a basic EASA requirement.
07-18-2017, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Denti
It was in the slump time and there was quite a bit of a discussion about that on pprune. Dunno when exactly, but somewhere in the 2009-2012 timeframe. And no, nowadays they don't have the surplus workforce in the flightdeck to do that, that why they wet leased in Qatar, which, by the way is of course completely legal in europe.
Found at least one newspaper article about that: British Airways 'paying pilots £166 an hour to cover strike' - Telegraph
Training for pilots is just about a few hours, after all we are already trained in SEP for the cabin side as well, that is a basic EASA requirement.
Found at least one newspaper article about that: British Airways 'paying pilots £166 an hour to cover strike' - Telegraph
Training for pilots is just about a few hours, after all we are already trained in SEP for the cabin side as well, that is a basic EASA requirement.
07-18-2017, 07:55 AM
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Oh, it did happen. With BALPAs being neutral about it too. Which is pretty much the same as saying, well, go ahead with it. A union that is offically "neutral" about what you call scabbing, and behind the scenes very much in favor, that is what happened in a nutshell.
See also https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/15...rew-strike/amp
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/05/brit-m17.html
See also https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/15...rew-strike/amp
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/05/brit-m17.html
07-18-2017, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Denti
Oh, it did happen. With BALPAs being neutral about it too. Which is pretty much the same as saying, well, go ahead with it. A union that is offically "neutral" about what you call scabbing, and behind the scenes very much in favor, that is what happened in a nutshell.
See also https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/15...rew-strike/amp
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/05/brit-m17.html
See also https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/15...rew-strike/amp
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/05/brit-m17.html
07-19-2017, 05:19 AM
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Your comment is out of the line. If you never worked in the Middle East than you have no idea what are you talking about. Unions in the Middle East are illegal and anyone who would "strike", would face jail time. So, in other words...if the company tells you to go fly to UK for a month, you either go to work or you quit. I hope you got the message
07-19-2017, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by skyslave
Your comment is out of the line. If you never worked in the Middle East than you have no idea what are you talking about. Unions in the Middle East are illegal and anyone who would "strike", would face jail time. So, in other words...if the company tells you to go fly to UK for a month, you either go to work or you quit. I hope you got the message
07-19-2017, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by skyslave
Your comment is out of the line. If you never worked in the Middle East than you have no idea what are you talking about. Unions in the Middle East are illegal and anyone who would "strike", would face jail time. So, in other words...if the company tells you to go fly to UK for a month, you either go to work or you quit. I hope you got the message
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