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10-15k is still the average travel allowance for the 3 big bases. Forget anything near that if you’re in Queensland. Perth may come close.
FO figures I quoted are still relevant. The overtime just isn’t there at the moment. Over the past 2-3 years they could’ve expected 20-30k additional overtime. That’s how they were earning over 100k. Some guys got to 130.
Captain’s in all bases are definitely getting burnt out. But only the ones who choose to do the work. But hey, money is a huge driver. If crewing call and offer you to pax to Sydney for a 2 sector overnight instead of your 6 sector overnight in your home base for an extra $1000, while sitting in the back of a 737 for most of the time, why wouldn’t you?
The Sydney captains are getting very smart. They manage to make all this extra money by working days off and getting taken off rostered shifts as a result. Some are actually working LESS than what was originally rostered while earning more cash.
You sound like an ADL Capt, those who get the best deal out of anyone in the network. What Sydney captains? There are little to none left.