At 65hrs an Air NZ Pilot would be doing around 107% of base, which for an A320 Pilot would be about right…. Big rosters come and go, so 5-10% on SH is about right on average. We have a balancing system in place, so you can’t just bid for Tasman/Pacific Is flying and smash out 80 hours in 12 days while your colleagues do 55 in 18 between AKL and WLG.
An 8th Year A320 FO, excluding allowances (as they’re too variable) would need to fly 70hr rosters year round to break $200k Taxable.