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The Aeropers pilots association and the Swiss machinists and candidates association are campaigning for the idea of using line pilots as machinists.
Pilots in the engine cabin? The staff associations of both professions see many opportunities in this.
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The Aeropers pilots’ association and the Swiss Train Drivers and Candidates Association (VSLF) wrote in a statement on Friday that they are exploring common interests and have a positive view of possible cooperation. They also assured their employers of their support for a corresponding project. The Swiss, the railways and the politicians must now break new ground efficiently and without bureaucracy during this special moment.
In September it became known that Swiss is studying a labor cooperation with SBB. The question is whether the pilots could also be used as machinists. “We don’t see any fundamental problems, on the contrary, many opportunities,” VSLF President Hubert Giger said in the message. Both associations see a classic win-win situation.
Similarities of professions
While pilot work has dropped significantly due to travel restrictions to combat pandemics, SBB is struggling with understaffing. A state of affairs that is likely to last for some time, as indicated in the statement.
According to Aeropers and VSLF, the two professions have a lot in common: “Methodical and precise work is just as important in both professions as quick understanding and mental agility, as well as resilience,” Aeropers spokesman Roman Kälin said in the press release. The interaction between man and machine and the supreme safety of transporting customers from A to B are examples of what these two demanding professions have in common. (sda)
