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The majority of pilots hoped the long war of attrition was over as Qantas was 'transformed'. The mistake made was they assumed the other side did to.
It has whole floors of people who have a sole focus: Lower labour unit cost, by fair means or foul.
As I repeatedly stated, the structure is adversarial, it will not be unwound. Ryan air has not changed, it merely paused.
The model will only change when change is forced. With industrial options limited it is really up to pilots themselves: Understand this shortage is structural it is demographic and if understood, any implied threats carry little weight.
Qantas can ill afford another fight after handsomely rewarding themselves for 'transforming' the company.
Pull back the curtain, Network Aviation, Jetconnect et al are likely attracting very few applicants.
Announcing 457 visas in the Christmas hiatus is old school political management. The scary part is that AIPA and the other unions didn't know it was coming, despite a lobbying presence?
What does moving ZK registered airframes on to the VH register have to do with any supposed 'war of attrition' ? Their ability to use these planes domestically in AUS with NZ jetconnect crew was already there and still is there
Seems to me that people are being whipped into a frenzy over something that has neither increased nor decreased Qantas' options. Why? Because someone supposedly said something misleading? Still waiting to hear what AD apparently said - or what people have chosen to think he said.