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Australopithecus
On crewing the A220: It would be completely in character for Qantas to threaten redundancy to a pilot with two years service but “offering” instead a five year contract on the 220. Using a QF seniority number as a handcuff is exactly the kind of cynical ploy I have come to expect from them. Any resulting ill will would be someone else’s problem.
Spot on. Why is it that QF is employing SO’s in record numbers right now? 350’s and 787’s don’t turn up for 2 years, no huge retirement numbers thanks to Covid VR’s. Why are so many SO’s required unless there is another purpose for them? I don’t think that it’s a coincidence that the current cohort of new hires has incredible experience, plenty of ex jet captains and check captains amongst them. Good qualifications to have if you want to force them into manning the A220 operation.