QF SH/LH Temp Transfers

[Flying Solo]

30-40 positions? thats nothing! If QF are going to move Airbus flying to long haul they will need more crew to accommodate that..

[Pegasus747]

well there is a growing surplus in long haul that i think that will soak up the A330 flying... but that's just my estimation... i could be wrong of course

[call button]

You have got to be kidding, only 40 permanent, and about 30-40 fixed term transfers. Shorthaul have transferred all of our A330 flying, and some 767 flying to longhaul. That is a huge chunk of shorthaul flying, for nothing. Based on those numbers, the only people that will get a fixed term transfer will be CNS base.

[Pegasus747]

well as i said i think that there will be more positions in sept/oct when the other aircraft arrive but at the moment its only A380 no4

[twiggs]

You are being a little impatient call button.
You wouldn't be gen y would you?

[call button]

No Twiggs, I am not impatient, as I did not apply for a transfer. I don't have any desire to transfer to longhaul. However many of my shorthaul colleagues really want a transfer to longhaul, and you need to understand that shorthaul have given up a lot to make these transfers possible. We have given up all our A330 flying, and this includes a lot of domestic flying.

Pegasus has previously posted that 227 longhaul crew were to be made redundant before 30 June. However their jobs have been saved by the massive transfer of flying from shorthaul. So where does that leave all the shorthaul crew? They can just sit on reserve with no flying????

[QF A330]

Gen y with attitude who wants it NOW, and I want to write my own roster and allocate my work positions NOW!

[Flying Solo]

Please View

can i please draw your attention to the thread;

When will the pilots in this forum learn to share with FA's?

im shocked by the attitude that the pilots have displayed about CC saying we are not welcome here, and we are not skilled at all. I Tired to reason with them, however, im disgusted. please share your thoughts there or any support for us CC in trying to communicate better

[Domestos]

Flying Solo

Don't worry about them. Sometimes in life, we have to decide which battles to fight for....let it go babes...its not a battle worth fighting for....come and play with us and ignore them....besides...they all have bum grapes and wrinkly sacs.

Not all pilots are bad and not all cabin crew are nasty pieces of work like I am. The majority of tech crew and CC are superb.

I always look after the pilots who get on board and make an effort to introduce themselves and be civil to me. They are the ones who can get:

1. Whatever meal choice they want (including J class meals yet to be served)
2. Both choices of warm bakery item
3. Choice of dessert...either J Class ice cream or cheese plate
4. Newspaper/magazine
5. Freshly brewed coffee and tea made the right way


If pilots get on board and don't even acknowledge me...then they get:

1. Their standard tech crew meal....no other choice
2. Cold bakery...straight from the cold cart
3. No dessert
4. Nothing to read....sorry, we've run out
5. Instant coffee that has been sitting on the galley bench for 30 mins


What goes around comes around.

Regards,
Domestos

[heads_down]

Domestos, in my short time as crew, I've only met 2 rude techies. One threw a tandrum cos my suitcase did not arrive at the slip airport and everyone had to wait (not my fault, Qantas misplaced it, not me) and another one just plain ignored me in the bus, though he was not suppose to drink alcohol in uniform but I could not be bothered.

All the techies had been very nice to me.

and flying solo'

If i do get an office spanking i need to get a min 4 hours payment... thats in my EBA

I believe you are credited 4 duty credit hours but you are actually only paid one hour, happened to me before got placed a ground duty in roster cos team manager had a beef with me and then he kept mentioning you are paid for 1 hour for this.

Of course we have very clear pay slips itemising every activity and never in arrears.

[Domestos]

heads_down

Yes you are right....rude tech crew are few and far between. I just treat them accordingly to how they treat me. At the end of the day, I go to work push my cart, give out food, and then go home. If they are civil to me, then I go out of my way for them. But if they don't bother to say hi or even acknowledge me in the forward galley.....then I just do what I am paid to do....heat their meals, serve them drinks, give them their water (in this case I would give them non-Mt Franklin), and call them every 20-30 mins as per manual. I give nothing more and nothing less.

If a pilot walks onboard, introduces themselves, and shakes my hand and asks for my name....then I am the first person to look after them by showering them with food and drinks.

You are right....rude arrogant tech crew are in the minority.

Regards,
Domestos

[Flying Solo]

Domestos,

Thanks, but i still cant help but getting angry with the way they are talking. as if we dont even exist. They have no idea that they dont have jobs without us do they.
Just got my goat good today!! Trying to get a bit of friendliness happening, to no avail

[GalleyHag]

With those sort of numbers allocations would have been able to post the successful applicants a week ago it would have taken 5 minutes to decide which 30 were going across on the fixed term contract.

[Domestos]

Flying Solo

Come on babe...let it go. Let them rant on and poke abuse. Just remember that the majority of guys and girls on the flight deck are really cool and down to earth and respect our jobs. The ones who post online here are just bored individuals who love nothing more than to cast out some bait....so don't bother dignifying their posts by responding. Just don't bite, it will drive them mental. I'm very sure the intelligent pilots who come across our CC posts know it is not related to them and then navigate to something else, rather than spend their time posting a whinge about us 'invading' their space.

We've got better things to do like filing skin off our ankles and updating our Facebook status.

Promise me Flying-Solo...no more posts under that thread of yours. Let them have their little wrinkly sac whinge. It is better to be a bigger person, to rise above them and to develop a teflon skin to repel their criticisms.

Come on...play with us instead. We are more beautiful....we drive nicer cars....wear better clothes and shoes....and we are not cheap skates when it comes to shouting our fellow colleagues a drink or two at a pub.

Chin up babe !!!!!!!
Regards,
Domestos

[Pegasus747]

well i think the announcement in the paper today about the reconfiguration of all flights to Buenos Aires, San Francisco and Melbourne Hong Kong to London has thrown a spanner in the works.

All the numbers are being re-run and the wheel hasnt stopped spinning yet

[Domestos]

GalleyHag

....LOL....it takes a lot of time to go through which eXcel winners they are gonna choose for the 30 lucky Fixed Term individuals....LOL. Its like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory seeing who gets a golden ticket.

I'm cool if I don't get it. If its not meant to be for me, then its not meant to be. My only hope is that whoever ends up going, that they are really deserving and decent people...not some of the scum we see flying around.

Regards,
Domestos

P.S. If only I had been more 'Intuitive', 'Caring', 'Responsible' and 'Engaging' then I probably would've been a golden ticket winner. Never mind....I'll patiently keep tossing those Titty Cupcakes until destiny smiles favourably upon me.

[Flying Solo]

Domestos,
Thanks, points taken, just popped on the foot spa.

To the points about Allocations taking a long time.. i think it is going to be a little complex. I believe they will take as many across as they can. Not to mention, they are trying to get the numbers for the whole years worth of transfers over.. not just the first aircraft.
I mean, none of us have a clue, and we all go from rumors that we have been bantering around for a week. The only thing is, it is killing me and i cant wait to find out already!!
I have applied, and i think i have a good chance of moving across, only problem is that my life is on hold while i wait for the news. If i don't get a spot, i don't know if i can run around the country on the 737 for 2 years till we get some of the big birds back. KGI ISA CBR ASP... they will be the highlights of our flying..

[Flying Solo]

not to mention sipping soup at top of drop for dinner

[Domestos]

Flying Solo

...LOL...oh well, you and I could have a Titty Cake chucking competition on the B737 whilst we wait for our lucky number.

Regards,
Domestos

[Domestos]

Eclan

Actually I was referring to sac (as in scrotum) not sack (as in Hessian sack). You will find that in medicine and human anatomy, it is spelt 'sac'.

Regards,
Domestos