Max
I agree, we are arguing the same point from different directions. You are quite correct in what you are saying about the 747 being forced to move to NZ.
You say:
Your last comment
"Should a 50 year old QF FO take a pay cut for command, just so he can log "A380 command" in his logbook?"... doesn't compute
My point, made above
in extremis, is that we have all made a lot of sacrifices in the early years of our careers with the objective of winning one of those few well paid jobs at the top of the tree.
I think most of the guys we know flying jets would say "it was all worth it".
My question about the A380 "command hours" was simply extending the GA mentality of "I'll just take this Chieftain job, even though it is below award pay, to get Twin command hours" to the largest aircraft in the VH fleet.
You are right, it doesn't compute.
How far along our career paths do we need to travel before we actually reap the rewards?
Remoak I am not a unionist firebrand. I am only greatly saddened to see the market value of my chosen career path constantly eroded.