I think you’ll find not enough S/Os are bidding for ADL or PER so Qantas cut the cloth to match the bids...Qantas wants to keep Captain and F/O numbers the same in PER but they can’t get the PER base to the size they want due to lack of F/O bids.
G’day Keg,
Hadn’t considered that scenario. Perhaps it’s time to start recruiting directly for Perth 737 F/O positions then. Surely a LoA or whatever the equivalent is these days could be put together to allow direct entry F/O spots under certain conditions (Condition #1 would be no current QF Pilots can be bidding for that base and category.)