All pilots on individual contracts with no plans to change to eba, no pay to work on your day off plus you are not given the day back. When you are away from your base you are required to arrange your own taxi, pay for it and then claim it back once a month (can add up to $100+ per month). Tour of duties up to 16 hours.
Currently they are the lowest paid jet pilots in Australia. F100 Captains on less than $110000 Fo's less than $70000. Network and Skywest pay their Captains between $130-$140000 to fly the same aircraft.
All work is contract based, if they lose the contract you are out of a job. Most contracts are 5 to 8 years.
A large percentage of pilots are looking elsewhere with many waiting to here back from Jetstar and Virgin.