Why would QF simply transfer legacy wages and conditions across to a new type when it’s a golden opportunity to start with a clean sheet of paper?
Why wouldn't they have done that with the A330?
Why wouldn't they have done that with the A380?
Instead they offered a pay rise, on both those types.
Don't get me wrong, there were many QF pilots suggesting a clean sheet of paper with both those types, as they are now with the 787. But a clean sheet of paper doesn't stay very clean once the scribbling starts. And that goes for both sides of the negotiations. What tends to happen is once a muppet like Oldmeadow starts scribbling, the pilots give up and say well, we tried, I guess you'll just have to stick with ye olde LH contract. (EBA 8?)