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Ryanair pilots 'bullied into silence over safety'
Topic Started: Aug 11 2013, 09:48 PM (667 Views)
Dixie
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I notice this article in the News...

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Ryanair pilots 'bullied into silence over safety': Two-thirds say they are not comfortable raising fears with their bosses

Pilots for budget airline Ryanair have expressed serious concerns about passenger safety – and claim that these are suppressed by bosses.

In an internal survey of 1,000 pilots, two-thirds said they did not feel comfortable raising safety issues through the airline’s internal system, while nine out of ten said it did not have an ‘open and transparent safety culture’.

It comes just months after three Ryanair planes were forced to make emergency landings in Spain on the same day, when they allegedly started to run out of fuel.

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Taking flight: Three-quarters of Ryanair pilots are reported to be on zero-hours contracts and must pay for all their expenses, including uniforms, identity cards, transport and hotel accommodation

The survey was leaked to Channel 4 for a Dispatches documentary, in which an anonymous pilot claimed employees were scared to speak out to bosses about safety fears.

The pilot added: ‘It is really difficult to talk to them and the tone used is really unusual for an airline. It’s usually threats and bullying.’

Three-quarters of Ryanair pilots are reported to be on zero-hours contracts and must pay for all their expenses, including uniforms, identity cards, transport and hotel accommodation.

Pilots claim the contracts make them more likely to fly even when they feel unwell, because they do not get sick pay.

In the documentary, Ryanair: Secrets From The Cockpit, to be broadcast tonight, one said: ‘About 70 per cent of our pilots, if not more, are on a [zero-hours] contract. They get paid only if they fly. So that’s the pressure.’

In April this year, several hundred pilots signed a petition calling on Irish and European regulators to examine the impact of Ryanair’s employment contracts on safety.

It said the ‘confusing, uncertain and unpredictable employment situation’ was causing ‘stress and worry’ for pilots and was becoming ‘an increasing distraction in daily flight operations’.

It was met with a stern warning to staff from the airline’s chief pilot Ray Conway, that ‘any Ryanair pilot who participates in this so-called safety petition will be guilty of gross misconduct and will be liable for dismissal’.

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Ryanair, which has repeatedly come under fire over its hidden charges for passengers for everything from booking online to checking in bags, is the largest low-cost carrier in Europe and flies to 145 destinations, including 15 in the UK.

Last month, it emerged pilots were ordered to fly more slowly in a bid to save money on fuel after a fall in the airline’s quarterly profit.

The latest survey was commissioned by The Ryanair Pilot Group, which represents more than half of the airline’s 2,500 pilots but is not recognised by the company.

It found more than half of pilots said the threat to their jobs had made them ‘more reluctant’ to speak out about safety concerns.

Two-thirds did not ‘have confidence’ in the safety reporting system, while 94 per cent said Mr Conway’s memo was an attempt to ‘suppress pilots raising concerns’.

The vast majority of pilots also claimed bosses failed to provide them with information on previous ‘incidents’ involving Ryanair aircraft.

Last year, Ryanair was accused of operating with a level of fuel that was ‘close to the minimum’ required in the case of a diversion.

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Departures: Ryanair, which has repeatedly come under fire over its hidden charges for passengers, is the largest low-cost carrier in Europe and flies to 145 destinations, including 15 in the UK

Three of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft heading to Madrid were forced to make emergency landings after being diverted to Valencia because of thunderstorms.

Spanish pilot union leaders accused the airline of ‘courting disaster’ to cut costs and Ryanair was ordered to review its fuel policy.

The airline insisted: ‘All Ryanair flights depart with planned fuel that exceeds EU guidelines. No Ryanair flight operates with minimum fuel.’

Of the latest survey, Ryanair told Dispatches it rejected false claims made by a tiny number of pilots as a way of promoting ‘failed efforts to unionise Ryanair pilots’.

A spokesman said: ‘Airline safety is a matter of fact and evidence. It is not something that can be traduced to a subjective survey.’

They added that Ryanair’s operations were fully compliant with EU requirements and pilots should raise concerns through the airline’s confidential safety reporting system..


I'll look into the article, but with Pilots and Planes, might there also be a link to Altitude, and maybe Latitude?

With Cockpit, might there be any links to these pictures...

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That is Img 801, or 81, could it also link to Roll and Smoke?

Either side of that picture is these...

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That is just near where I parked some times to go to Dell.

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With Whip it, might there be a link to Whipped Milk, and with Pain could it link to S&P? With Roll and Smoke could it also link to these pictures...

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Either side of that picture is these...

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I'll look into it a bit more.
Edited by Dixie, Aug 11 2013, 09:52 PM.
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Dixie
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With attitude, might it also link to Negative Energy, and with my images, could it also link to this picture which is the first one I came to with Jessica Ashley...

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Either side of that picture is these...

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What I did this morning was to write down the word...

CURSE = 32118195 = 30 = 3 = C

I also wrote that word under the words...

GOOD TO GO = 715154 2015 715 = 44

With Good To Go, could it relate to EGYPT?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niyMoEzmPUI

Could it also be Good To Go, as with VIRGO? I wouldn't know if any of what I put here means anything. If you want my Opinion, I can't understand how something with so much INTELLIGENCE can create so much SHIT over ONE PLANET, and I'm not trying to insult that INTELLIGENCE, I'm just trying to use my Imagination. With INTELLIGENCE, might it link to MICROSOFT?

BILL GATES = 291212 7120519 = 42 = 6 = F

Could it also link to SEA GATE and BACKUP?

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With that picture is and where I purchased it at Good Speed, is it Good Speed or Crap Speed? Either side of that picture is these...

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That Fan has 3 Speeds.

Edited by Dixie, Aug 11 2013, 10:29 PM.
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Karl
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Clearly the companies fuel policy is in need of attention...being a low-cost carrier no doubt the company does everything it can to try and inhibit it's fuel costs even if it compromises safety by running at a 'minimum'...

But you get what you pay for if you fly on a low-cost carrier...people don't read the fine print , pay the minimum but expect first class service! If your flying Ryanair as an example and make it to your destination without any surprises [i.e. a diversion to another city/airport] and your luggage arrives count your blessings and move on!
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