The airline needs a proper seniority list, needs pilots in the base they want to be in and needs T and C's improve. Without that they will forever be a stepping stone airline. VA need to be aiming for QF pay, not JQ. It's the same fleet, same network, same operation. Why not the same pay and career progression?
What if the owners are happy to be a ‘stepping stone’ airline and just argue if you want QF pay go work for QF? What then?