Originally Posted by
Troo believer
The ball is certainly in the JC pilot’s court giving you a strong backhander from a weak serve. If as alluded to by many including AIPA that the JC pilots did get some sort of ghost seniority numbers and this current proposal is time limited for joint flying of OZ rego aircraft, what happens to all the ancillary staff and JC management in NZ? Why couldn’t the whole box and dice be operated and managed from Sydney? Is NZ JC AOC going to be dissolved? There must be some nervous managers hoping that the current division continues otherwise they just might be looking for a new job.
The NZ AOC will cease to operate as of July if all goes to plan... groups of crew are beginning a 2 week conversion training course end of the month and once converted will be unable to fly the ZK rego aircraft.
Several folk will loose their positions including the Chief Pilot and other senior management pilots, engineering and safety department although the number is small. There are a few others here and there that will be made redundant due to the change however there are quite a few support staff required for the 600 odd FA’s and 120 odd pilots so they will thankfully not be looking for work elsewhere.