Isnt TQO already out of service? Ballina is going but additional services to Canberra, Dubbo and Port Macquaire more than make up for the loss of this route not to mention the new Wollonggong services. Add to this the fact that more than 3 girls are soon to stop flying due to being pregnant, another recently stoped earlier than expected.
Sunday was an absolute debacle and if we had the 3 new crew available on Sunday there still would have been flight cancellations due to lack of flight attendants.
Crew are being asked to give back annual leave for the months of August/September. I understand that EAA hands are tied and these decisions are made by QF so lets hope QF realise the situation is that bad that flights are now being cancelled.
As for career progression do you know something the company and faaa dont? According to both no information is available as Qantas and the FAAA have not even met as yet to discuss the "time frame and process". Let us know what you know, please put us out of the misery? Have heard strong rumours from cc management that it maybe more than 10 but certainly a minimum of 10. Under the agreement QF are under no obligation to take us until 1 July, 2006 although as we know it always seems to happen within a few months once the external's are made permanent.