What exactly would you have done differently packvalve? If you think the company would have signed off on demoting current VARA captains just to make room for VA FOs, then you’ve got rocks in your head.
From a pure business standpoint, it would have been beneficial to keep the two entities seperated and silo any future opportunities. This agreement allows ALL pilots to access future growth opportunities within the group. Yes, there is a short term hit to current FOs but there will be some VARA F100 crew who won’t want to transfer to the 737 and then throw in natural attrition. It’ll mean more opportunities in the long run. The rumour is that prior to this consultation, only four FOs had bids for Perth based 737 commands anyway.
So again, what would you have done differently here? And again, what redundant F100 pilots do you keep crowing about?