Management don't care if you've been around for 5 or 10 years, they just care how much a CAPT or FO cost.
This is where Qantas management stuffed up.
In 2001, on the most junior widebody fleet the newest of FO's was paid the first year pay rate. In 2014 that same fleet has ALL pilots on the highest pay rate of 12th year.
Every single Longhaul First Officer is now on the highest pay rate company wide of 12 years.
On the A380, the aircraft has only been in the fleet since 2008. However with the finest Qantas Management at work they are re-deploying pilots to it at the highest 12th year pay rate as SO's.
Failing to provide mainline pilots career options elsewhere has cost them an absolute fortune. They should be recruiting off the street to fill the SO spots on the A380.
AJ's shrinking the airline to grow. Finds him putting SO's on the A380 at 12th year pay. Someone should remind AJ thats a pay rate 83% higher than a new recruit.
That lack of career opportunities within the group is paying big dividends Alan. Your a genius.
