It really is sad to see the collapse of AN and the bickering continue over a number of issues.
Some posters even fail to see that there are insufficient jobs at AN MK111 available for all the pilots to be re-employed.
It appears that of the remaining A320 pilots some will not be retained due to a number of reasons. In this day and age without a seniority system this is the prerogative of the employer.
Some pilots from other types in the AN fleet will be offered A320 positions to make up the required number of crew for AN MK111.
The decision by QF to follow Virgin Blue with high density seating plus AN MK111 operating the A320 only at this stage means less aircraft and pilots are required by all carriers compared to the past.
Even the 89's who returned to Impulse and Virgin Blue have had an impact on local crew requirements.
When you take higher crew utilisation into consideration it means even less crews are required and therefore fewer opportunities.
If there is an abundance of seats available with the present capacity what will happen to Virgin Blue early in 2002 when AN MK111 double in size and QF introduce 15 x B738's.