Bit of a beatup above when we are talking about probably not even 10 pilots.
Australia’s airlines were not immediately concerned with the announcement flight attendants and pilots would be among the professions axed from the list skilled migrants could apply for here.
QantasLink currently employs four pilots on 457 visas but Jetstar and Qantas have no other flight crew members on the visas.
Qantas spokesman Stephen Moynihan said the airline was recognised as an “employer of choice”.
“We work hard to recruit the best Australian talent and have only a handful of staff working on 457 visas out of 30,000 Qantas employees,” said Mr Moynihan.
Virgin Australia was also confident it would not be affected by the changes, and Tigerair was considering the announcement.