Have friends in both camps, all of which seem relatively content (obviously the J2 guys just a little bit more keen to tell everyone how happy they are
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I do wonder though if Jet2 will go through some growing pains with this massive Airbus order. They’ve always kept overheads low with older aircraft, so it’s more achievable to have pilots flying 500hrs a year and sat at home twiddling their thumbs in the winter. Now they’ll have some very shiny and expensive aircraft sat on the apron, and that’s before you start talking about the inefficiencies of running 2 very distinct fleets within a low-cost operation.
All of this in the future will have to be negotiated without any real union presence. No wonder the pay rise offered is only 3%