Originally Posted by
Mithzaron
Network Aviation currently recruiting outside the minimum requirements. Sub 1000 hour SEA drivers and no ATPL theory credit held.
Thoughts on the impact this will have on bargaining?
Hard to say. No one has ever accused them of behaving rationally so it possibly won’t be the expected reaction. Captains might start taking personal leave more regularly as a means of risk mitigation, but that will most likely only affect the travelling public as the company will divert resources accordingly to protect charters. Maybe more consequentially CASA might say they need to bump the experience level up a few notches and that can’t be done on the cheap. I don’t really see that happening, though, unless there is an exodus from the left seat (not impossible).
I’d say the biggest motivator the company has is that their clients are starting to get a bit twitchy and want this resolved yesterday, which is significant considering how much Pilbara transport matters to the Australian economy.