There is 100K AUD difference in pay between a Jetconnect 737 Captain and a Mainline one.
This gives the Jetconnect pilots massive leverage in current CEA negotiations.
The company of course doesn't want JC pilots to realise this, hence the sudden rush to get a deal done
Jetconnect is an even more powerful industrial wedge against mainline now its integrated
The BS assurances from the company that it won't be used to extract future concessions from the mainline 737 group are laughable. Oldmeadow is deeply involved again and given the massive additional bonuses on offer flight ops management and higher simply wont be able to help themselves.
Qantas iis n the global pilot market as we speak looking for Jetconnect FOs and direct entry Captains. There will be massive expansion of the Jetconnect operation in the next few years - keep in mind that whilst Jetconnect cannot operate domestically in Australia, it can do international services. So SYD-DPS, MEL-DPS and BNE-POM-BNE are there for the taking for you.
My message to the JC pilots is simple - no need to rush signing anything.
For the first time in your history you have bargaining power because you are not only the cheapest B737 pilots in the first world, you are also a powerful industrial weapon to be used against other group pilots.
Don't fall for their bluff this time.