Bruce buchanen is seriously biggining to be the boil on the arse of this industry! The one airline that is leading the charge to screw over pilots T&C's is J* led by buchanen. He is sitting there laughing his tits off with tears rolling down his face wondering how he got this all through the local authorities!!
Surely it's time to start playing buchanen and his management team at his own game??!! Stop bloody whinging on here and let's do something about this!
Go to your unions and ask the question how they are getting away with letting a 300hour pilot fly an A320?? Once it has been put to government on paper as a safety issue then it is set in stone. If there is ever an accident or incident involving a low timed FO from this "cadet scheme" then the minister that approved it is for the high jump and the general public will want answers. The US has just upped their minimum hours for right hand seat of RPT operation haven't they? What the US does, most follow!!
This "cadet scheme" is plain and simple revenue generating and nothing more. Accounting at it's best. There is no need for it as there is no shortage in Australia! The airlines have been selling this story of pending pilot shortage for years and now they have their way!
Get your unions to set minimum hour requirements for FO's and Capt's on aircraft over a certain weight cat and protect it!