Spin and more spin
This magical $100K salary-difference number keeps cropping up in every article too. But I'd like to see a comparison of like with like (ie QF A330-J*A330... not QF 747-400 pay) proving it.
I'm not convinced any QF A330 captain is on $280K even including travel allowances and therein lies the rub. IF J* will REALLY pay it's A330 Captains $180K then why can't existing QF-group pilots have a crack at the slots too? The figures repeatedly quoted imply the pay differential is NOT as big as some would have us believe and, just like Australian Wetlease in Cairns, some pilots may find the opportunity appealing.
To be 'locked out' over petty point scoring or potential 'pollution' of the mystical low-cost culture is as puerile as anything some here would accuse QF management of doing! On second thoughts... QED!