As I live and breathe...
"One of the issues that I think we have to address is that maybe we have got the pilot pay a bit on the low side,” O’Leary said. “Maybe we have pushed it a little bit far in terms of pilot pay and pilot productivity."
Of course Australia must still be 'different'
Will pilots accept any further erosion of terms and conditions in Australia?
Rest assured, IR although not working today, will repeat the narrative that there are a bunch of contractors, subsidiary airlines to fly unless you give up whatever is left.
Retirements are eating the majors in the US
Even O'leary admits its gone too far.
The magic eight ball hopes Australian pilots actually see the demographics, the lack of supply and realistically push back to any further cuts. Of course your friendly IR practitioner bets on pilots being fearful,uninformed and convinced the threat of redundancy is ever potent...
