The flying network won’t be the same size post COVID. That’s why the 190 pilots were identified as a long term surplus.
whilst I’m sure it is possibly good news if your a Long Haul CPT like keg(and a stood up one), for most SO and FO or a long term stood down CPT its not rosy at all.
The majority of pilots are stood down. It’s all very inaccurate, based on what if’s and with no certain date it doesn’t comfort the bank manager, landlord or wife-husband nor put food on the table. Maybe getting a month or two of work simply doesn’t cut it. Living a life in ISO as an SO does not either. Getting told from some 20 year old in HR who has no ISO requirements on F11 even less so. A maybe promotion sometime in the future whilst your unpaid is imagination only.
I’ve heard some good news that many are starting to get other jobs in banking and in big and small business.
Starting Money sounds good with huge potential in the future, and work life balance far superior to Qantas. Every night at home with the kids. Some work from home days and every Christmas and Easter off. More importantly they feel valued and welcomed and are told of opportunities for growth and improved pay. Can always move to other Companies where pay isn’t less. So different from Qantas who don’t appreciate their staff, hate their pilots and are constantly trying to undermine their growth and pay conditions or threaten their jobs to make them take LWOP out of fear.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rk-London.html
Unless you want a lifetime of abuse, threats and job insecurity you would be an idiot to choose a job as an airline pilot. Shows how sh$& the environment is that the best it can get is people taking wild guesses on hypothetical promotions only because people got forced to take redundancies from a sinking ship.
Start a business. Study something other than flying. Get a plan B. Get a long term alternate.