Pilots object to Qantas hiring from overseas
Wednesday 8 August 2018 6:43PM (view full episode)
Qantas has struck a deal with the government to bring in dozens of pilots who don't currently call Australia home.
The agreement will allow 76 foreign pilots and instructors to come to Australia for up to four years, after which they could apply for permanent residency.
Qantas says its focus "has always been to recruit Australian-based pilots and that hasn't changed". It adds that "this agreement allows us to temporarily bring in a limited number of simulator instructors and experienced pilots from overseas to support one of the biggest training programs we have done in our history."
But Australian pilots aren't happy about the deal, as Captain David Booth from the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) explains.
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