Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
Can a Jetstar long haul pilot essentially knife someone on a narrow body?
Myself and my colleagues are most certainly expecting our wide body part of our base to get the chop, however all those in the left seat (and some right) on the 787 are all ex Airbus Command anyway and don’t want to move cities. They are all ahead of us on the list. Basically they want my job. Some of those people I was informed this week have already been talking of taking my job which upset me this week. I’ve got both sides of the seat on the big twin gunning for my job. That’s a lot of people.
I am happy to sit out for a year or two. Can’t move the family so need to do what I can to maintain my position and fleet. CR would mean I would walk away from the job which would have a bad effect on my mental state considering this is all I’ve done for the last 25 years. Working at Woolworths now really is an eye opener.
JQ787 Pilot can not displace a JQ320 Pilot, so don’t worry to much mate. The EBA is misinterpreted by some older guys with this, they seem to skim over 24.2.1 for you, read that paragraph very slowly especially 2nd last line “Seniority will be a major consideration” that is not iron clad the company don’t have to use seniority in this case. So reality is JQ will not down train wide body guys in this environment simply can’t afford to. As for 320 crew the company has been quiet with what requirements in terms of numbers they need moving forward, again that same paragraph applies so if you’re in ML, BN, SY and maybe ADL you could be fine. Judging by your post you’re in CN or OOL I’m guessing.