Originally Posted by
aussieflyboy
Apparently QF Management are a little cranky with the Cobham pilots as their EA is much too expensive. Hence the massive base closures for them and constant battles with their allowances.
What we as pilots need to be doing is encouraging Network and Alliance pilots to negotiate hard and get their base salary up to a more respectable number. A320 pilots should not be less then Jetstar. F100 and E190 Pilots say 10% less then a 717 CAPT should be a target. By encouraging all companies to have a similar ‘per seat’ or per tonne cost as far as Pilot costs goes eliminates the ability for the company to have these mini battles amongst individual organisations.
Not sure if QF management is cranky with Cobham....those guys are still costing a lot less than mainline.
A capt at Network earns 185K and Alliance 154K. hard to compete against that don't you agree?
A.JOYCE is only looking at cost structure, nothing else.
Customers? well they don't care, they just want to pay as little as possible for their airfares.
with the number of unemployed pilots willing to work for ANY KIND OF SALARIES and the "COVID excuse"......I don't see anyone or union in a position to negociate anything, but I could be wrong