Don't forget that figure will include the bonuses that were received early in the financial year.
Isnt the whole point to work the least amount to make the most amount of money?
Why do you think Jetstar was started in the first place? Unfortunately the people in charge of rostering and recruiting want to test where the limit is of how many hours a pilot can sustain for their 365 day totals. As someone said at Jetstar, the lifestyle equation is: time or money = lifestyle