Forecast to be over 800 retirements in QF Mainline alone in less than ten years.
With some massive waves of retirements due in some years.
In the past an economic shock always took care of a pilot shortage.
This one is different as so many people are leaving which puts pressure on supply that's also dwindling.
Starting to see the effects of that in many parts of the Qantas group that are used for lower cost labour.
Think the idea of this is to attempt to establish this ASAP whilst it's even possible and also to act as leverage for other awards that coincidentally are due for negotiation.