Originally Posted by
Denied Justice
Things that will probably change:
1. Massive reductions in crew overnights,
2. Much more roster and day of operations flexibility with associated reduction in crew numbers required - subject to CASA and FRMS. This on top of a reduction in the numbers of aircraft,
3. Base rationalisation,
4. Reductions in basic salaries, DTA, overtime conditions,
5. Less crewing/operational/administration support.
Bain (Carla) will leave no stone unturned in driving costs down to the lowest possible number. It will be a very different work environment, but you will have a job for the longer term.
Ask your colleagues at JQ about what it’s like working for there regarding hotel quality, lack of crewing logistics support, EBA conditions... I’d imagine this is the future for Virgin 2.0.
Its manageable, but may require a lowering of expectations regarding these items. We describe it as working for a ‘self service’ airline.