QF Ops DXB-LHR
With all the discussion among the ranks about how many pilots are needed between DXB and LHR, do you really think it's in anyones long term interests to stick with the current formula requiring 4 pilots into Europe for anything less than a 64 hour stay?
Even 3 pilots is more than any other carrier. Most operators, including BA, do Asia Sydney 2 crew. No other carrier out of Dubai to Europe does anything other than 2 crew ops, or can I be corrected on this?
If the cost of QF operations exceeds the costs of all other operators, then the operation will die. How long will QF keep flying onwards from Dubai to LHR in its own right?
Even more concerning, what happens if all future long haul aircraft deliveries are based and registered in a holding company offshore (could be the middle east for an example), and operated by crew from a different entity? Not without merit, as trust me, it has been discussed many times very high up.
Protect yourselves people. Think of the long term, not just the next year or two.