Originally Posted by
kiwi grey
Simple Flying is reporting "Qantas CEO Refuses To Rule Out The A380’s Return"
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Speaking today at EuroControl‘s Aviation StraightTalk Live, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce refused to rule out a return to service for the Australian flag carrier’s A380 fleet. He stated “We do think, if you look at the Qantas network, there are going to be opportunities to deploy those aircraft.”
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So he's saying that some of them might come back.
Of course, that may be just to avoid triggering a RIN -> downgrade - > retrain -> CR avalanche.
If he says the A380s might be coming back, he can just keep the A380 pilots on unpaid furlough indefinitely, can't he?
IN theory, yes but in practice, no. You can't stand down people forever and effectively starve them out of the business. At some point, someone will put forward a constructive dismissal claim against QF and will probably succeed. When that happens, QF will have no choice but to make these positions redundant and pay out the affected staff.