Jestar/Qantas pay and the media
Can someone put a comparison of A330 pay scales for both airlines on this thread? I find it very hard to believe the media reporting of these comparisons. For example, Geoffrey Thomas in Australian Aviation (October, page 114) is saying Jetstar captains will be getting $180,000 whilst Qantas A330 captains are on $280,000. I thought the $280,000 figure would have been applicable to 744 captains and that A330 captains would have been more like $220,000 whilst Jetstar would have realistically been paying around $160,000. On the other hand it has also beeen reported in the media that Qantas pilots are on $500,000. So what's the truth?