While the QF guys get screwed by their management it appears to be another win for ours right when CX is looking to hire more guys n girls at short notice.
Qantas targets 300 pilots for redundancy
Qantas has started a major pilot redundancy program for the first time in decades that will ultimately target as many as 300 pilots it believes are excess to the financially troubled and shrinking airline's needs.
The company has not specified how many jobs it will target in the first round, but it is believed to be about100. While it made initial contact with the pilots on Tuesday afternoon, it has not given them details on the redundancy package.
Fairfax Media believes they will be offered one year’s pay.
Pilots received the news via email from the chief pilot Dick Tobiano, who said that changes to the airline’s network and fleet that were part of its cost reduction program were responsible for the move.
Most of those immediately targeted will come from the ranks that fly the Boeing 767 and B747, which are being retired early.
In the first instance Qantas will attempt to meet its targets for captains and first officer retrenchments voluntarily, but it is unlikely to achieve this. Ultimately, it will probably move to involuntary redundancies.