Here we are nearing the end of Mar 2011, current agreement finished 30 June 2009.
Progress so far :
1. Engineer's fined for being at work fixing aircraft.
2. Engineer's stood down for highlighting defects on aircraft, supposedly against company policy.
3. CASA brought in to investigate - don't get involved with industrial issues.
Must have been a good spin by the management to relate defects to industrial issues
4. Third party maintenance set up to do work - how can this be cheaper than log of claims originally raised by engineer's and summarily dismissed as being too costly.
5. ferrying aircraft empty to get checks done - no cost there either !
6. Aircraft due to be modified/upgraded for the defect that wasn't. See CASA obviously nothing wrong here when mod's being carried out after the fact.
The silence is deafening from both parties.
Currently being told to hang on and enjoy the ride - well I'm ready so somebody had better push the button to get this sucker moving or boredom will set in.
Currently way behind the eight ball in relation to other operators, can't see it changing in the near future. Still trying to play catch up to gain equality, then to see the opposition pull away again.