When do the short-haul negotiations begin? Next year?
OK... shortly we can expect to see press releases that short haul pilots are in cloud cuckoo land if they expect their outrageously expensive rates not to be aligned with overseas operators (like jetconnect).
This will be because Short-haul is losing money after the passenger downturn of 2011.
"Qantas short haul pilots need to realise that we must compete on a world market, particularly with New Zealand. Also, Tiger pilots earned 98% less than the top Qantas 737 pilot, who also flies only approx 4 hours per year (margin of error +/- 900 hours). These rogue kamikazes will not be permitted to put a veto on change and halt the inevitable rise of our bonuses."
Am I wrong?