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The other two Airlines in operation in Australia at the time were/are paying their Captains around $200k plus to operate B737 equipment.
The AFAP secured the pilots around $115k plus a little. This has increased over time, but so has the others. You say that the Pilots had to accept 50% less as the best deal possible! Please don't ever offer to negotiate on my behalf.
The big problem however is that by doing that deal, the rest of the pilots in the country were instantly considered overpaid and the race to the bottom began in earnest.
You talk a lot about what you guys did in 89 and how it was to protect and enhance the profession. Whilst admiring your absolute loyalty to the organisation that presided over the worst thing to happen to Pilots in this country, I think it is time to see that in the interests of all Qantas Group Pilots, this is the best result.