Air Malta takes pilots' association to court

Alfred Fenech

Jul 12th 2011, 13:46

Dont past and present CEOs have anything to say. Their past work is rfesponsible for KM present
predicament. So lets call them all into the picture and see how they fair.. .where they good CEOs
or bad., or just puppets, political appointtees.

M. Cachia

Mar 14th 2009, 15:16

@ Bloggers ready to jump the gun and accuse ALPA & its pilots of re-inventing the wheel and so on! The issues concerned are far more complicated than most people would understand and being due to thier very technical nature. Data Protection and Blue-Eyed Boys' talk is all but a lot of hog-wash. May I advise these people to stop commenting and pointing fingers! Let the parties involved come to a technical solution that would benefit all!

Henry Jacobs

Mar 14th 2009, 10:04

In the statement Airmalta say, the software is used by ' over 80 international airlines'.
But since we are the centre of the world, Alpa want to re invent the wheel and in doing so create unnecessary inconveniences to loyal customers who contribute to their monthly salaries.

joseph galea

Mar 14th 2009, 09:34

Flying hours are an integral part of the salaries of personnel who work on board an aircraft.
Air Malta should well know that there have always been strange anomalies in rostering.
Hours should be divided fairly and each and every member has a right to know if this is being done correctly.
On the other hand, this delaying every flight in these turbulent times is really an overkill by ALPA. Or is there another agenda behind it?
My suggestion is that if all the members of this union are all agreeing to take this action, they can then all authorise the relevant office to SHOW their roster to their collegues.
OR the union should appoint 2/3 members to check that the roster is fair and square.
Boys and girls, you are amongst the best pilots in the world..........business as usual please!
joe the plumber

J Farrugia

Mar 14th 2009, 09:32

Since when has the worker usurped the rights of the management? The management is there to manage the company, for good and for bad; the worker to obey legitimate orders coming from management, for good and for worst. Otherwise it smells of anarchy. and we have seen this before at the DOckyards. See for yourselves the plight of the dockyards. In ruins.

L..Galea

Mar 14th 2009, 08:18

What do those running AirMalta have to hide?
Why don't they want to publish the pilots roster?
What is wrong with publishing it?
Is there some blue-eyed boy(s) who do(es) not want to fly or fly reduced hours and still get full pay?

Doris Sarlo

Mar 14th 2009, 07:03

I can't see why the roster should not be available for all pilots to see. Why keep it secret? This is really a storm in a teacup! The pilots are not asking for much. It is ridiculous going to court for such a trifle.

J.Scicluna

Mar 14th 2009, 00:16

@Anthony Magri
QUOTE
All those who criticise Air pilots forget the risk and the responbsibility.
UNQUOTE
This is not a question of responsibility, but of greed. They are delaying flights because it seems that they can't see each other's rosters! Wouldn't that be a breech of data protection act or something?

Their "greed" is jeopardizing the livelyhood of hundreds of other employees and their families.

I hope that the court rules against them and holds them responsible for all the damages.

L..Galea

Mar 13th 2009, 22:57

All those who are criticizing the pilots
Do you know why action was taken by the pilots?
Why should the roster not be available to all?
Scratching friends and friends backs?

Anthony Magri

Mar 13th 2009, 20:39

All those who criticise Air pilots forget the risk and the responbsibility. quote " the roster of a particular pilot was not made available to other pilots, as was the case with the previous system. " This statement could mean a lot. Either someone is preferred, a blue eyed boy or some one is being discriminating against. The position ought to be explained before passing any comment.

Anthony Farrugia

Mar 13th 2009, 20:25

Because of this stupid 30 min strike i lost the ferry to Gozo because plane from Heathrow arrived late and had to wait for the 4am ferry..... thanks a lot dear pilots.

Matthew Bonnici

Mar 13th 2009, 19:51

If found guilty i hope the pilots will be held liable to all damages suffered by the airline. If the pilots decide that they are too good to be with air malta i invite them to leave for other airlines. By local standards they are paid an excellent wage for the little time they work during the month. Keeping in mind that they are able skilled workers they should be accomodated to a reasonable extent however beyond that they are simply not worth the bother. If they dont like it they can leave elsewhere. Pilots can be lured in from other airlines for a higher price and this should not be a problem. Cost savings by air malta can be made by making other areas of the airline more efficient. THis matter is surely damaging the image of the airline as well as inconveniencing passengers grossly.

Paul Barrett

Mar 13th 2009, 19:49

Does this really need to go to Court - what is the problem with making the roster available for all to see; what's so secret about a work roster = come on children, grow up, the last thing we need is for our lifeline to strangle us in minutia.

Henry Jacobs

Mar 13th 2009, 19:39

Unbelievable. I choose to fly AirMalta cos the service WAS always excellent. I was delayed because of a st----- action by the pilots. i missed my meeting and to be honest am utterly upset.