“…it will have its own AOC in the country where it is based, which means the aircraft will be registered there which means that the pilots will be licensed and based there.”
Correct. It may even carry the Qantas brand but it will not be Qantas. It will be a locally based business. I assume you are an employee of Qantas Airways Limited? An employee of Qantas has no ownership over the Qantas BRAND any more than the UAW have ownership of the GM brand in China.
“Is Jetconnect on an Aussie AOC? Are the planes registered in OZ? Are the pilots Aussie?”
No, because Jetconnect is a New Zealand based company carrying the Qantas brand. It does not belong to the employees of Qantas Airways Limited.
My comments regarding the off shoring of Australian licensed crews operating VH registered aircraft refers only to Qantas Airways Limited. The fear mongering perpetuated by employees such as you that QAL can employ cheap Asian pilots is totally unsubstantiated and cannot occur under current legislation.
But of course an Asian based business would not have oversight provided by the Australian regulator much like Asian based airlines presently operating into Australia don’t. The decline in international market share that Qantas has suffered indicates that the customers are comfortable with this.
“This airline will be no more attractive then any dodgy asian airline looking for cheap pilots.”
What an offensive and ignorant statement. Are all airlines based in Asia “dodgy”? Can you list them all?
“No Australian base means they would not be a magnet for Aussie pilots”
Dear oh heavens. They surely wont survive then.