Originally Posted by
FightDeck
Qantas identified the 188 VR and 50 ER as a long term surplus issue. The number was higher but the budget only allowed for those. Qantas were so desperate for cash they sold bar carts and blankets, so looking after 60 plus year old Captains was not out of compassion.
Do you have any supporting evidence for the claim that the wanted number of redundancies was higher? I doubt it. If management were so desperate for cash they would’ve not offered any VR at all and kept all those surplus pilots on stand down indefinitely.
As has been said previously the VR/ER numbers seemed to have taken care of the surplus of pilots in the Capt rank. So much so it’s probable that some FOs will be promoted to fill the gap when international flying returns. It’s the SOs who may be in a worrisome situation as there isn’t much of a need for new FOs for a long time.