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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Aug 2023, 03:43
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Isn’t it interesting that these highly qualified...

Isn’t it interesting that these highly qualified financial gurus advising the airline industry seem to adore the Supply and Demand model when it suits, but seem to be somewhat obtuse when the pilots...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Aug 2023, 06:55
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

The problem is we widely accept the notion that...

The problem is we widely accept the notion that pilots are expensive. Management create the fog that implies it and some of us breathe it in. It’s bull$hit, while airlines are price gouging and the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2023, 11:30
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

And/or a foreign passport.

And/or a foreign passport.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Apr 2023, 11:34
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

I imagine you’re right. Corporate Australia has...

I imagine you’re right. Corporate Australia has been engaging in industrial action for a few decades, time for a reversal.

Do you have a reasonable argument against fair pay and conditions????
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Apr 2023, 06:41
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Ummmmm, not quite. From what I’m told the crew...

Ummmmm, not quite. From what I’m told the crew are away a LOT, upwards of 10 overnights per month, some as high as 14. Min days off at home, then you’re away again. Worse than long haul lifestyle on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Apr 2023, 10:56
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

And for every one you get, there are 10 times...

And for every one you get, there are 10 times that many who will probably never be released by their respective subsidiaries. The only way out for these guys and girls is to leave the group...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Apr 2023, 10:28
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

And yet the ONLY people require to hold any form...

And yet the ONLY people require to hold any form of qualifications in aviation are pilots and engineers. Every other cohort in the industry, all the way up to the CEO, can rock up and have a crack as...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Mar 2023, 19:00
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Most, if not all Aus domestic pilots are working...

Most, if not all Aus domestic pilots are working big hours (FRMS being the target) and spending large chunks of the roster on multi day trips. So what’s your point? Comparing roster apples with...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Feb 2023, 04:20
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Ain’t independence grand?

Ain’t independence grand?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Feb 2023, 22:55
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

This has been my experience too. Australia is not...

This has been my experience too. Australia is not the utopia that the die hards insist it is, it’s quite literally a middle of the road joint in which to exist.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Feb 2023, 08:16
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

You forgot to mention the pilots actually leaving...

You forgot to mention the pilots actually leaving to go to better jobs OS. Things are bad when the national carrier is losing people.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2022, 23:55
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

No need mate. It is very liberating when you...

No need mate. It is very liberating when you realise that you no longer need to stay beholden to one or two greed driven ingrates. There is infinitely more to life than flying and a further infinity...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2022, 05:04
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

And then add in the impact on your mental and...

And then add in the impact on your mental and physical health, the family occasions missed, the Christmases missed, the constant downward pressure on T&C, the divorce(s) and the following...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Apr 2022, 12:26
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

In that case I “identify” as the CEO

In that case I “identify” as the CEO
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Mar 2022, 21:33
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Do the internals get a look in? I can’t see one...

Do the internals get a look in? I can’t see one workforce being cannibalised to feed another while it is cheaper to keep the incumbents locked into their position and get new guys off the street.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Mar 2022, 00:24
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Money and command are both worth going for if the...

Money and command are both worth going for if the other aspects of life are in check. Sadly the trajectory most airlines are going for is clearly one where humans are commoditised and your personal...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2022, 21:41
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

It also shows that life on the relatively...

It also shows that life on the relatively unsupported and undervalued periphery of the operation has knobs on it. Of the dozen or so pilots I know who fly for these peripheral operations, all but one...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Feb 2022, 16:47
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

I would say the opposite is true. I know of one...

I would say the opposite is true. I know of one of the operators you mentioned where a bunch of guys are on the hold file and would jump at the chance to join mainline, the ones who aren’t on the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Nov 2021, 03:04
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

They (QF & JQ) think they do.

They (QF & JQ) think they do.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Nov 2021, 07:17
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

I know what the SO role entails but the attitude...

I know what the SO role entails but the attitude that that is all one would aspire to is a bit odd and certainly isn’t what an airline is seeking. However reading the rationale, I must admit aspiring...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Nov 2021, 17:40
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

What does that even mean?

What does that even mean?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Oct 2021, 23:04
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

I look forward to seeing all that...

I look forward to seeing all that unfold……:rolleyes:

The shame of it is that the devotees among them truly believe it’s going to happen.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2021, 23:01
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Excluding anyone without 717 time despite the...

Excluding anyone without 717 time despite the externals probably needing an endorsement anyway is odd indeed. Especially when (I believe) Alan assured the pilot group that there would be no external...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2021, 21:01
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

These externals, are they pilots off the street?

These externals, are they pilots off the street?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2021, 20:15
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

No. And I’m told the recruitment was entirely...

No. And I’m told the recruitment was entirely from within the group, no externals.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jan 2021, 23:36
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,685,130
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

A good question indeed.

A good question indeed.
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