A couple of decades ago, there was in-fighting, poor and micro management, Pilot's expected to be charitable with their time, whilst managers paid at least twice as much as pilot's, for half the work and CEO's a lot more. Plus, as mentioned, in bed by 10pm and weekends off.
Doctors nurses, refuellers and just everyone else paid more.
I guess it's more important for the RFDS, and many other aviation companies, to have the axillary staff, as Pilots and Engineers are not really important for a flying operation*?!
It's hard to pay Pilots and Engineers more, as it's more important for the ones higher up to hit a bonus, than pay properly
RFDS have a shortage of Pilot's, whom will accept sh!t conditions is my bet
