Get your hand off it, Chris!
Trying to score some brownie (nose) points with Dick, are we?
Pleeeease!
Grrowler - How's the Jungle Jet going? I doubt there will be a group opportunity list much before the most senior pilot remaining there has less than 1000TT, or until Dixon retires.
It's public knowledge that the current arrangement which Newsensation alluded to is all there will ever be. For the rest of us, domestic career progression is to Virgin. For international, it's Dragon, Cathay etc.
As such, the status quo of resignations will continue ad infinitum, and whoever has all the pilots, wins.....
But don't forget everyone, the pilot shortage will be over in 2 years!
To increase conditions would be costly, and the crews will leave anyway.
I disagree, Pushback. QL are now at the stage of losing senior guys with >10 years service - guys that were there for the lifestyle and
not the money. To QL's credit, they
have thrown some money at it, but it's missing the mark, because money in itself doesn't address lifestyle. 8 days off with 2 of them split does
not equate to lifestyle when you are a shift worker and you see others getting 10+ days off.
Go figure?