Originally Posted by
ruprecht
All good points above, but the question that crew want an answer to is:
”When do we start getting paid again?”
When the aircraft they fly is back performing RPT flights.
Europe/USA look to be out of action for a while, maybe until a vaccine or at the bare minimum next Northern Summer but that would be optimistic. At the moment no flying there planned until end 2021. Undoubtedly would restart on the 787 as the passenger numbers wouldn’t justify a 380.
Asia looks better, there is a possibility of bubbles being opened up but again the route would have to be profitable before flying starts. So definitely no need for 380 in the short/medium term. The 330 should get a fair amount of it’s Asian network back but may lose some domestically. The 787 may get some additional flying to previously unserviced Asian ports, and this will help the 330 too. The Chairman basically indicated the same in the following article:
Qantas to chase new Asian routes, with flights to UK and United States unlikely for another year - ABC News
I could foresee the possibility of 330 crews being stood up on a reduced divisor by end 2021. Maybe a proportion of 787 crews too, although they would be more dependent on things like vaccines or the situation in Europe/North America improving to get back to a regular schedule.