DHL pilot alleges poor labor practices that are spreading throughout industry

Re:DHL pilot alleges poor labor practices that are spreading... by 300bps on Friday April 28, 2017 @06:51AM (#14218349)

I found the wording of that one example strange:

For example, my colleagues and I have been asked to sit on 14-hour flights from the UW to the Middle East, only to then fly the same aircraft to Asia on another nine-hour journey.

It isn't clear he was actually piloting the aircraft for these flights, especially the first one where he says he was "asked to sit on". Unless "asked to sit on" is an industry euphemism for piloting, it seems like a carefully worded statement meant to deceive.

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Re:DHL pilot alleges poor labor practices that are spreading... by dx034 on Friday April 28, 2017 @07:54AM (#14218663)

Same here. I think he wasn't involved and it was actually 3 or even 4 pilots on board. Otherwise it would be against regulation. You probably sleep better in a hotel than in the crew compartment on the plane, but he didn't work for 23h without a break and neither did his colleagues.

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