"If that means going to the BALPA umbrella model where every company has its own council which does the industrial negotiations for its particular company, so be it. At least the negotiations would be to a master plan of refusing to allow pilots to be played against each other."
This would be the best suggestion out of all the postings on this subject. It would allow for differences in issues facing Group airlines to be sorted out at a "local" level while strategic issues can be decided at higher levels. As a start to try and get some unity then the idea of a roadshow by those wanting to represent Jetstar pilots would be welcome. At the end of the roadshow some drinks at the bar where all Group pilots could come along would allow some of the barriers to be broken down.