Flyboat North.
I once itemised the inefficiencies I personally observed over a calendar month regarding the direct operating costs of operating my aircraft and associated extra costs.
Engineering, catering, pax accommodation, excess fuel useage incurred. Etc etc etc.
A classic example was that catering was so late on a delayed Perth-Sydney service the aircraft was operated at low level warp factor 9 to beat curfew in Sydney.
The dollar cost of wastage, delays, flight cancellations and inefficiencies far exceeded my after tax income for the entire month. And that's a fact.
Pilots wages don't impact on the bottom line. The way executives and AJ choose to run the airline has far greater impact.
It's just easier to blame the current financial position of the airline on employees.
MC.