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Old 15th Apr 2009, 05:42
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QD Crew

I think it is very unlikely that the company would make any QD crew redundant. All of the QD crew are Perth based, and Perth is the only base that does not have a surplus of crew. In fact the company are still trying to build up the Perth base. The current round of LWOP being offered to shorthaul cabin crew excludes any Perth based crew. The company will claim that the surplus of cabin crew applies only to the east coast, therefore only QF and MAM will be affected.

I have heard (and it is only just rumour) that the shorthaul union are considering asking all shorthaul crew to take a reduction in working hours to preserve jobs, and avoid forced redundancies. As far as MAM casuals go, I think it would depend on their individual contracts, however I assume the company just wouldn't give them any flying at all until things pick up again in the future.
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