tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8460832707407116502..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: China Airlines Strike Begins!Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-90425105779946460262016-06-27T13:38:02.666+08:002016-06-27T13:38:02.666+08:00A friend of mine is a pilot with China Airlines. E...A friend of mine is a pilot with China Airlines. Every time I see him he looks like he hasn't slept in a week, and that's uncomfortably close to the truth. Not good. I could care less if the stewardesses are a little grumpy or slow with my coffee. The pilot's physical and mental condition concerns me a lot. 15 years ago my (then) employer forbade all staff from flying on CI, even if alternate tickets cost the company more. The habit of not flying China Airlines has kind of stuck with me.<br /><br />Did you know that CI management regularly troll employee's FB pages looking for anti-company sentiment and comments and bring that up in reviews? Yup. You can't even bitch about your shitty job on your FB page without them docking you review points.lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-13671421703176195242016-06-26T13:27:20.115+08:002016-06-26T13:27:20.115+08:00"Everyone in the industry knows the CI crews ..."Everyone in the industry knows the CI crews work longer hours and get less rest hours than anyone else" : that's exactly the reason why I don't fly CI anymore since I have been aware of the situation. I care the crew to have enough sleep before departure to be able to reach destination...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-35138032283147504822016-06-25T14:57:41.039+08:002016-06-25T14:57:41.039+08:00Note that China Airlines was started up as a place...Note that China Airlines was started up as a place for ex-airforce officers to retire to (some call it the ROCAF Flying Club) and the daughters and nieces of KMT elites to work an honorable and glamorous job on which they might meet a suitable suitor. In those days it was very difficult to obtain a passport to leave the country, and almost all passengers were either KMT government apparatchiks or related business elites. It didn't matter what the tickets costs as the govt. ran the airline and paid the tickets of most of the passengers. The MO was to pull the money out of the treasury and spend it on their own friends and loyal associates, as it always has been with the KMT.<br />Jump 50 years forward and that's all changed. The ex-ROCAF pilots are being dumped as fast as possible because of their awful lack of safety culture. The attendants job no longer attracts the KMT's offspring. Opening up the market meant the airline actually had to compete on pricing. So what to do? Well, if the crews and ground staff are no longer our own little princesses then cut their pay until the airline can afford to pay the salary and bonus packages of top management who are still KMT cronies. Simple.<br /><br />The Tsai administration should really look at cutting CI loose and let it succeed or fail on it's own. Name Evergreen the flag carrier if necessary. The abuse of the crews has been going on for years, to the point they are the butt of running jokes at every airport and airport hotel they fly to. Everyone in the industry knows the CI crews work longer hours and get less rest hours than anyone else. Many know the salary scale is among the poorest among international carriers. How can a responsible government allow this shameful situation to continue? Enough already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com