Hot Gen
I have heard from two seperate sources that AWOPs is to be responsible for the crewing of Australian Airlines. Both Tech and Cabin Crew
AWOPs already have in place EBAs for Tech and Cabin crew.
First offers will go the existing AWOPs drivers then QF rated pilots willing to take a two year secondment on AWOPs EBA ( keeping their QF seniority), then new hires employed by AWOPs.
It will be a similar deal with the cabin crew.
The cabin crew will be slightly better off due to an FAAA negotiated AWOPS EBA. The Tech crew EBA will only suit QF F/Os that can get in as Capts with AA (AWOPs minimum requirements to apply due to AOC requirements). F/O to F/O or Capt. to Capt secondments would incur $30-50,000 penalities for the move to CNS.
The second base is more likely to be OOL and a long way off at that.
All will be revealed on the 03JUN02.