The sole responsibility for labour management lays on the shoulders of the QF management.
QF pilots can become more efficient via negotiation. However consider the cost of the labour mismanagement.
1. Assigned leave = less flying per annum.
2. Failure to utilise the JQ MOU = surplus QF pilots.
3. Gifting of routes to JQ = surplus QF pilots.
4. Direct entry recruitment for QF Freight = surplus QF pilots.
5. Direct entry Captains JQ = surplus QF pilots
6. Jetconnect = surplus QF pilots
7. Atlas Freight = surplus QF pilots
8. Operating QF Captains as FO's or SO's = increased operating costs.
9. Stagnation of career progression in QF = Every mainline Longhaul FO's on 12 year (highest) pay rates.
The use of pilots under the Qantas mainline awards may be marginally more expensive. However having pilots sit idle & unproductive must be costing a fortune.
MC