Let me get this right...
The long term pilots at Rex want more money.
So to prevent paying it, they are threatening job cuts.
These job cuts will come from the bottom of the seniority pile, which is all their cadets and South Effrican imports anyway.
The ones who actually have a spine will not be the ones losing their jobs.
Buy 6 glass cockpit aircraft .... very expensive.
Start a flying academy .... very expensive.
Give scholarships and partial scholarships to students .... very expensive.
Pay for South Effrican imports to move to Australia .... very expensive.
Then retrench them all anyway because you've got too many!!!!!
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER TO JUST PAY A BIT MORE TO THE PILOTS YOU ALREADY HAD YOU
IDIOT.
What an unbelievable waste of time, effort and money for the sake of one rich man's pride. He will never, ever be big enough to admit he was wrong.
If it's not pilot shortage, it's pilot excess. Or fuel prices. Or world economic crisis. Or Aussie dollar falling so engine maintenance costs "spiralling". There will always been an excuse so they can paint a dark scary picture. Retrenchments is just another fear tool that the majority are not buying.
SHOW US THE MONEY.
