More highly accurate reporting.
show the most senior pilots earn up to $536,000 a year
Some sort of legal action should be taken over this quote. AIPA should be writing to Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance requesting a inquiry and putting some pressure on here. Such reporting is a blatant breach of the AJA's code of ethics. If a Pilot breached the CAR's journilists will be more than happy to point that out in the papers. A journilist blantantly breaches the their codes of ethics and nothing happens.
AJA Code of ethics
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Report and interpret honestly, striving for accuracy, fairness and disclosure of all essential facts. Do not suppress relevant available facts, or give distorting emphasis. Do your utmost to give a fair opportunity for reply.
Qantas pilots paid more than Gillard
October 13, 2011 - 9:15AM
Qantas pilots are planning a shareholder revolt even though senior captains earn more than the prime minister. Figures obtained by News Ltd show the most senior pilots earn up to $536,000 a year. This is more than Prime Minister Julia Gillard's base salary of $366,000. Last year, some pilots received average pay rises of up to 17 per cent or $45,000, News Ltd said. The leaked figures also showed that even a second officer on an A330 gets almost $150,000 on average and starts on more than $110,000 a year. The revelations come as the Australian and International Pilots Association plans a shareholder revolt against management decisions. The union's president Captain Barry Jackson said the pay of Qantas pilots was around the middle of international pay rates and was far less then chief executive Alan Joyce's $5 million salary. Qantas faces more strife on Thursday from baggage handlers and cabin crew. Transport Workers' Union members are striking in two-hour blocks at capital city and regional airports, beginning in Adelaide at 5am (CDT) and finishing at 8pm (AEDT) in Canberra as MPs try to leave the national capital.
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