Originally Posted by
aviation_enthus
All this discussion, but why should a QF pilot get first go on the E190’s with a complete separate company?
I understand the discussion around the NJS 717’s because it’s fully owned by QF. But now we are talking about a secondary company, doing contract work for QF that is otherwise completely seperate to QF (and the pilot group).
Why the hell should you guys have advantage over the Alliance guys? Why should you have first go over any other new hire to Alliance?
By all means, take LWOP from QF and go work somewhere else. But you should have the same opportunity as any other new joiner to Alliance.
Maybe it’s a legal problem of stand down vs useful work - maybe hard to justify legally any expansion whilst guys are stood down.. maybe cheaper / easier to give them a cheap E jet job than pay them to sit around and do nothing? As much as QF would love to have them all stood down for years, it may not be legal. Whispers I’m hearing saying QF have got their wires crossed in what they will be allowed to get away with. Time will tell?