Originally Posted by
Emmit Stussy
But there aren’t any SH pilots in LH, nil-none-nada
Maybe I’m not explaining this correctly.
If an A380 S/O moves to B737 F/O is that person in now in short haul or still in long haul?
If a B737 Capt moves to B787 Capt is that person still in short haul or are they now in long haul?
The only pilots effectively protected and have a right to return to short haul are “A” list pilots. Their jobs in this scenario are protected since short haul flying appears to be viable at the moment. Everyone else is subject to seniority provisions either above or below the Y. If for arguments sake, that Qantas retracted to the point of only being a domestic carrier, then the “A” list pilots would have first claim under the IA then followed by very senior Q pilots then everyone below the Y. There are probably less than 100 “A”pilots left however from pre integration of Qantas and Australian Airlines. I may be wrong but regardless of which haul you could still be subject to CR but the company will argue against that hence no VR for short haul. Last on first off is the way it should play out IMO if it comes to that. Hopefully it doesn’t. Bring on a vaccine. Living in a NZ OZ bubble is pure folly and will only prolong the economic consequences as reality bites.