Originally Posted by
Telfer86
Delta FO more than QF Capt
How many & how long were the Delta/United/AA pilots laid off for post 2001 & post GFC
How many of the USA pilots lost all their pensions
Didn't they get unilateral contract changes post 2001/GFC , ie: 2001 reduced continental pilot wages by 20% at stroke of a pen
Who has done better this century the QF Pilots or pilots at the USA majors ?
You do realise everything you have written there is completely irrelevant when weighing a business case to compete on a route against US carriers??
For the most part the costs for each airline are equal; aircraft, fuel, airways charges, but one area where you can really do better than your direct competitor is staff costs. Not the cost of staff over the last century, not from lost pension plans dating back 2 decades but from the what it will cost you to fly the route tomorrow.
So Telfer, while I have the utmost sympathy for the US pilots who went through that period, it is utterly irrelevant to this discussion.