RYAN TCAD
19th Jun 2005, 16:55
Now that J* are starting international flights to NZ, does this mean a reduction in capacity and hence flights and therefore pilots req'd for that sector that QF would otherwise take abroad?
If this is the case and if jetstar expand their o/s services as time goes by, QF would perhaps require less QF branded a/c and less QF pilots that are paid twice that of jetstar pilots at a guess.
Is this the beginning of the end of QF as we know it now? And will recruiting start to slow down a bit now.
The other thought at the moment is that those A380's that QF seem to be ordering alot of lately - take twice the amount of people but still the same amount of crew!
One could be forgiven to think that the frequency of flights may decrease due to the a/c carrying twice as many people on them compared with what they have now, and therefore less pilots required per capita with regard to pax carried per trip??
What are your thoughts?
Bo!
If this is the case and if jetstar expand their o/s services as time goes by, QF would perhaps require less QF branded a/c and less QF pilots that are paid twice that of jetstar pilots at a guess.
Is this the beginning of the end of QF as we know it now? And will recruiting start to slow down a bit now.
The other thought at the moment is that those A380's that QF seem to be ordering alot of lately - take twice the amount of people but still the same amount of crew!
One could be forgiven to think that the frequency of flights may decrease due to the a/c carrying twice as many people on them compared with what they have now, and therefore less pilots required per capita with regard to pax carried per trip??
What are your thoughts?
Bo!