What pay cut ? joke
Airline which give F/C pax BMW 740 to drive from airplane to terminal and same airline is receiving 9 B777 and 3 A321 in year of 2009 and place order for another 140 aircrafts. In Qatar if you are young local kid you get a car : Land cruiser as gift for 18th birthday from father.
Qatar is a country with largest gas reserve in world. SO WHY WOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT PAY CUT ?
I did not saw housing prices going down (check gulf times )
And QR has all the money to employ B.W and pay him fortune salary and QR has money to buy new rostering system which is expensive but rubbish .
QR has money also to install cameras in CC accommodation . Qr has more security staff then any airline i know . QR is rich airline !