Originally Posted by
StudentInDebt
Purely out of interest from something I have read on BALPA’s (UK Pilot union) forums are Air New Zealand placing A320 pilots on unpaid leave as a consequence of cost saving measures?
Not exactly.
Regional (T-Prop) Pilots have been resigning in droves due to Air NZ hiring Jet Pilots externally rather than internally. In order to squash this, T-Prop Pilots are getting reserved seniority numbers on the Jet list on a 70/30 ratio with each external hired. Effectively, these Regional Pilots are on "LWOP" from the Jets while continuing their T-Prop position.