Keg said - -What I AM irritated about is the constant theme that the J* crews are somehow 'sticking it' to the QF mainline crew for being able to fly aircraft at a much lower rate. I happen to be mates with a lot of Jetstar pilots, most of them being ex Ansett, but not all. The ones I know have no interest in sticking it to anybody – they just want a job in order to pay the bills. They are generally realistic enough to understand that although they would love to enjoy mainline pay and benefits, it just aint gunna happen at jetstar. A lot of guys here seem to think that the jetstar guys went racing to managers begging to operate the 330 at any cost. This is utter nonsense – many have flown International before and have little interest in doing anything other than spending time at home on the minivan.