Originally Posted by
ExtraShot
That should come as absolutely no surprise. Fleet pay and simplification of the award was always the aim, and once it got over the line, every future aircraft was going to be flown in line with those conditions.
Also, if the future long haul fleet is 787/777, can’t both aircraft can be flown by the same crews, under the same ticket? In that case, aligning the pay scales would make sense, no matter how unpalatable in comparison to the past.
Thats why Qantas salaries were based on a speed weight formula to allow pilots to reap the rewards of scale that bigger aircraft give the operators. IMO you want to stay well away from fleet pay.