Oh Dear Beer Baron,
Few too many beers making typing and reading difficult for you?
What does "the lowest commercial sector in the world", that you have written, translate to in English?
You've suggested that the 787 will be an A330 replacement.
How do you know that?
If the 787 pays more than the A330 flying to Asia then why would the company start new routes there? or even return to flying old ones? It costs them more than the A330 by your own admission.
So on one hand your saying it won't fly the ULH routes where the pay is drastically reduced, but it will fly to Asia(and grow) where it costs Qantas more.
Interesting logic.
SO MANY pilots are asking the wise question, what if the 787 is NOT a growth airplane and just a replacement type for the 747?
Any 747 S/O would be an idiot not to consider what would happen to he or she, should the 787 be a replacement type and they get assigned to the 787.
The facts are that the 747 fleet will require D checks soon at the cost of around $30 million plus per aircraft.
That fleet flies 90% ULH flights and will very likely be replaced by the 787. By Qantas own admission it is the first aircraft to be replaced.
As a Captain on Qrewroom wisely suggested, those routes will be SCL,JNB,LAX and very likely DFW. Or will they keep the greedy, senior, piggy in the trough A380 pilots you so despise on that route?
Of course you cannot compare a roster entirely of DFW, but I and others have never suggested that!
Your relying on misquoting me as the basis of your argument.
I've never said the 787 will do SYD-JFK.
The 777X or A350-1000, should it come further down the track, will have this ability. If zero overtime is agreed upon for the 787, it will not be agreed to by Qantas for future types that will do incredibly long sectors.
It's food for thought. Are you suggesting pilots cannot consider the possibilities?
What is the crime in comparing a very likely roster for the 787 that will most certainly include overtime sectors?
Have you thought about what will happen if the 787 comes and you still don't get a promotion?
Perhaps you will and that's fantastic, however people have a right in the absence of ANY concrete announcements, information, ETC to consider "WHAT IF"