Originally Posted by
davidclarke
I respectfully disagree. QF needs to pay narrowbody FOs more than SOs as these roles are more safety critical and require significantly more experience than a SO.
That will be inevitable. Once the A350 has a confirmed arrival the new hire SO wage drops significantly. Any jet FO in a subsidiary will be paid more. And then loads more once they get to Captain in one of those subsidiaries. Those who do come to mainline won’t be staying as lifestyle SOs anymore, they’ll be taking the first upgrade available.