longjohn
QF pilots strict adherence to seniority, flying in the face of reason and common business sense is the reason that the group are able to play pilots against each other - pure and simple. So long as QF pilots value a 22 year old cadet more than a 45 year old former 777 Captain, purely based on joining date then this problem will haunt them.
Keg
What is disappointing too is that I recall a longjohn who once asked when the race to the bottom would cease but your comments now indicate that you're quite happy to continue running that very same race.
Past perusal of previous posts would give a strong indication that longjohn is ex AN, ex QF and now JQ. I would hazard a guess that he has benefited by subverting seniority at JQ to now hold a command (or using to the full extent the very loose seniority provisions in the Jetstar EBA). What's that old saying about self interest?