How should existing EFA Captains be looked after if surplus QF 747 crews are to be utilised?
EFA isn't shrinking is it? How will they be looked after? They'll keep being the Captain they presumably already are.
The reality is that EFA employing crew
coststhe group in the short to medium term because they're employing more pilots (and therefore more $$$ onto the bottom line) when they don't need to. From the group perspective, it would be cheaper for QF to take the money off EFA that they were going to pay their 744 drivers and simply 'top up' the difference to the QF rates. That's a much cheaper option than paying QF pilots to not fly (or fly less than optimal hours) whilst employing more people from outside the group.
Sure they'll be able to assign less leave in the short term but imagine what it could do for engagement.