Just imagine the angst if mainline was able to offer 767 pilots access to the 787 out of seniority.
Think it can’t happen - then think again.
Simply asking 767 pilots to choose between voluntary opportunities to fly 787’s in Qantas colours in order of seniority, but working for a Qantas owned crewing company, or personally accepting VR and then applying to the said crewing company to get on the end of the Q, has recently been confirmed by the courts as a legitimate strategy.
Nasty I know, but it does avoid transmission of business issues and would unleash further internal competition amongst group pilots. Not to mention fueling the angst between the AFAP and AIPA.