FTS, I don't see that QF pilots are overpaid. The nature of the job is taxing by any measure. How many jobs expect the crew to be availbale to be rostered away from home 24/7/365? In the last 21 years, I have had 7 Christmas's at home and I had to fly on 2 of these, which took the enjoyment out of the day. How many birthdays, dance recitals, award nights, sporting finals, first day at school, wedding anniversaries etc, etc ect do pilots miss out on during their career? We also must retire if we lose our medical certificate. We die younger. How can we be compensated for these factors. Oh yes, we also sit on about $1,000,000,000+ of liability if we crash. No to mention the lives of anywhere up to 560 people. If we worked at a business that was worth this much and employed the same number of people, how much would the CEO, the COO and the GM earn. let me guess: CEO ~ $600K+, the COO ~ $400K+ and the GM ~ $250K+ ??
I recon that the QF pilots are about on 'market' rates for their efforts
