Originally Posted by
Ollie Onion
Does it really matter who flies them? It is jobs in the group so what is the problem?
Really Ollie?
Well yes, yes it does. If Network were to be given 12 A350s they’d be recruiting like crazy. The F/O that joined two years ago is a Captain in another two.
Meanwhile the 20 year F/O in mainline watches their command slide to the right by another decade.
So who flies new long haul aeroplanes is massively important.
QF has repeatedly said how the business case for Sunrise is even stronger now. QF told mainline pilots there was a deadline to sign on to the A350 under terms and conditions set by the company that would satisfy the business case. Mainline pilots agreed to those terms. I can’t see QF now reneging on that deal. I’m not even sure they’d be able to.
So any Network pilot spruiking that they are going to be flying QF A350s is deluding themselves and others.