Todays Webinar:
We are informed that there will be Cannibalising of the incumbent routes as Project Sunrise expands into the current Market Place.
With 50-60 retirements each year expanding to 100 retirements p.a. within a decade with these figures added into the crewing mix.
This Friday is “best and last” offers from Airbus & Boeing.
December 13th the Draft Business Plan goes to the Qantas Board for determination.
AIPA has been given all the expected revenue and cost inputs to assess the Business Plan.
When asked no member within the Webinar would commit to a “hard” crewing figure and each question morphed to FRMS as the focus of discussion. It appears QF are aiming for 4 crew on these operations based on FRMS and CASA approvals.
Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam are Project Sunrise (direct flight) options.
If Project Sunrise operates Ex BNE, SYD, MEL, to LON it may return through PER releasing the B-787 to other markets.
Qantas holds 4 London slots. It is only using 2.
Project Sunrise options are MEL to LON, SYD to LON, BNE to LON.
Not all Pilots of the A330 or B777 will fly MVF. No discussion on how Pilots are chosen or criteria?
PowerPoints (Based on B-787) highlighting wages offered. These include Allowances as Line Pilot Take Home Pay? Questioned by some call in Pilots as to accuracy?
5 Year Freeze on Type a major part of the Plan.
There has been no depth of explanation or any detail in regard to Rostering & Scheduling, Transport, Crew Rest Facilities, Crew Selection for MVF, MBT after such Flight Operations. No Explanation or detail in regard to any AFDP if in fact, AFDP will apply.
This Webinar appears to be the same “sell & spin” and I could not gather any clarity from what was being offered as there is no clear explanation of how any of this is going to work and therein affect our working lives.