From the mouth of upper Jetconnect Management.
‘Given this decision, we will now work with Qantas and CASA to understand the specific details of the transition plan. This will include Flight and Cabin Crew conversion training paths, specific CASA regulatory requirements for Flight Crew licenses and medicals, and the timeline for the transition of our aircraft and Flight and Cabin Crew to Qantas AOC operations.
To enable us to focus on the transition plan, as well as business as usual and Jetconnect AOC activities, we will be establishing a dedicated project team. This team will be responsible for working with Qantas and CASA to facilitate the transition of Jetconnect from a New Zealand AOC to becoming a service provider to Qantas.
We will be advising all affected Employees in our team of the impact to their respective position and the choices available to them. For the vast majority, there will be a position available for them. However, for a small number of our team, the decision means at the conclusion of our AOC they will no longer have a position at Jetconnect. The Jetconnect leadership team will be supporting impacted Employees as they consider their next steps. I would ask that during this time you continue to offer your support to your colleagues whilst also respecting their privacy as they work through the next steps.
Once all Employees have been advised of the impacts on their position, I will then share our new organisation and regulatory structure, which will come into effect once the Jetconnect AOC is transitioned.
I appreciate and understand that with change comes uncertainty for us all, however, this change provides Jetconnect with a new opportunity to continue to demonstrate our value, capability and ongoing relevancy to the Qantas Group. It heralds a new era for Jetconnect and it is important throughout the phases of the transition period we continue to demonstrate all those attributes that have made us successful to date - our professionalism, commitment to operational and customer service excellence, and the safety and integrity of the Jetconnect AOC.’
This entire Jeconnect reshuffle is good for the business. That company has been controlled for way too long by incompetent managers whose only job is screw the little guy even further. This is evident in the prolonged pilot negotiations coming up 2 years in March, the demise of conditions to work under and the lack of support the company does to better their employees.
Bring on the change.