I still believe that many pilots are jumping at shadows when it comes to network. The mail that I’m getting from people in the know is that the original plan was to have Jetstar operating these charter flights but the customer (Fortescue Metals Group) had too many cancellations last time JQ operated the flights, as they would prioritise their RPT flights over the charters and insisted they not be operated by JQ.
This goes against the naritive of a plot by qantas to undercut pilot wages.
I’ve heard all the rumours ‘I’ve got a mate, who knows someone who heard network are getting 10 A320s.’
Even if this were true, who’s to say they won’t be just to replace the Fokker 100s?
I’m not naive enough to declare that it definitely won’t happen, but comments like ‘you’re training your own replacements’ and suggesting that network is the next Jetconnect are quite premature.