Originally Posted by
Slippery_Pete
I can’t believe Daddy QF hasn’t stepped in to ground them - before CASA do.
When they stick one in the side of a hill with Qantas colours all over it, you can guarantee Joe Blow Public has never heard of “National Jet” and the damage to the main brand will be incredible.
Seems it’s time to wrap up the B717 operation NOW, transfer the remaining crew to mainline ASAP, and bring the A220 in house before the inevitable happens.
From what I’ve seen there’s nothing wrong with the competency of the pilots in this group. They won’t be flying aircraft into hills. A broad range of experience from international ops to Aussie GA Pilots and old school Aussie NJS Pilots (from before Cobham or Qantas took them over).
The problems from all accounts stem from the QF takeover and outsourcing all the maintenance (ie: sacking all the Cobham blokes who had worked on the aircraft type forever) and constant almost yearly base closures causing all the experienced checkies to leave.