Originally Posted by
ECAMACTIONSCOMPLETE
from my limited understanding it is legal for this flying to be crewed outside the QF EBA because it is new flying and not replacing existing flying (happy to be corrected).
why not use the cheapest (by far) WB pilots in the region (maybe the world) at the entity you own, whose EBA already covers it. As long as it’s Wide Body single deck it’s fair game to be flown on the current JQ EBA.
Yes, but the clincher is that not one single current QF pilot's hours can drop below where they are right now. So then you think, well maybe he'll Jetconnect the thing and base it overseas? Have fun convincing this new country that they should allow 23.5hr duties straight off the bat when you don't have any government influence like they do here.