Thought this might be a useful thread to highlight all the contradictory statements QF (and J*) have and will make in the Media during this 'interesting' period.
If we head each post with the appropriate title (PIA/Wages/Hours...etc) then we might be able to gather enough info for a journo to look into it.
He's what appears to be a wages contradiction:
Herald Sun July 29. BB
Both airlines said the base pay for pilots -- around $110,000 for a Jetstar wide-bodied aircraft first officer and $190,000 for a captain -- were about equal and consistent with international standards.
Then this: Qantas spokesman July 11
Qantas said the pilot's demands included free flights on top of already heavily discounted airfares and a requirement that pilots on all Qantas airlines, including Jetstar, are paid the same high rates as Qantas pilots.
So which is it?? Qantas pilots on high wages, or J* and Qantas about equal?
Feel free to add. The more that we can show these people are making stuff up to suit them, the more their credibility (if they had any) will be shot to pieces.
Perhaps we keep this thread as a storage for contradictory quotes, and keep the discussions to the other active threads.
Cool names.