REX to transition to ATRs, start domestic jet ops

[KRUSTY 34]

Originally Posted by Ladloy

Yep! It's a beautiful thing to watch. Well deserved. The turboprop crew will have fun with their EBA negotiations in the coming months too.

Interesting article in the Border Mail from 7th August this year may give the negotiators some perspective?

[EPIRB]

Originally Posted by KRUSTY 34

Interesting article in the Border Mail from 7th August this year may give the negotiators some perspective?

Care to enlighten us?

[KRUSTY 34]

Originally Posted by EPIRB

Care to enlighten us?

I would, but I can’t seem to link and post the article. Perhaps someone here with better tech skills might be able to put it up.

A quick search however, and it becomes apparent.

[MickG0105]

Originally Posted by KRUSTY 34

I would, but I can’t seem to link and post the article. Perhaps someone here with better tech skills might be able to put it up.

A quick search however, and it becomes apparent.

Are you talking about this one on the $12 million executive bonus scheme? It's behind a paywall.

[KRUSTY 34]

That’s the one Mick.

[MickG0105]

Originally Posted by KRUSTY 34

That’s the one Mick.

Bull Shark and I commented on that little rort back in July. It should certainly get a run in negotiations.

[minigundiplomat]

Yep that little nugget emerged shortly after Sharpie was bumping his gums about none of the REx team earning more than 200k, even though their own annual report showed several execs earring base salaries over 200k.

But then, who listens to Sharpie anyway…..

[SIUYA]

But then, who listens to Sharpie anyway…..

From the picture in the link posted by MickG0105 at #1608, politicians perhaps?

[aviation_enthus]

Originally Posted by PoppaJo

There is snakes in every company, been watching that play out pretty much everywhere in this, and a previous industry for the last 40 years. The pandemic has also exposed the worst in some people. I’ve had people in the same base, however on a different fleet type, tell me to my face they are superior due widebody, so I need to stand aside, or give up my command, whilst they take my job. They even all banded together, drew up some sort of plan to present to the company, narrow body pilots please stand aside...you pieces of trash came to mind etc....There has been a new division that had unfortunately been created between certain groups of people in some workplaces.

And that is a perfect example of when unions are “bad” for pilots. Unions serve a purpose, to a point. After that we start screwing each other over for more benefits.

It’s also an argument for fleet pay and the downsides of seniority systems!

[Ladloy]

So they won the QLD routes plus a few more. How are they possibly going to crew all this?

[SHVC]

They will need a few more in the complaints department also, pax won’t like these SAABs without air.

[morno]

More like they have retained the routes.

They’ve been doing them for about the last 5 or 10 years now, pretty sure everyone on those routes is pretty used to no ground air con. Where they can they just do single engine turnarounds anyway.

[Ladloy]

Originally Posted by morno

More like they have retained the routes.

They’ve been doing them for about the last 5 or 10 years now, pretty sure everyone on those routes is pretty used to no ground air con. Where they can they just do single engine turnarounds anyway.

They've picked up a new route off qlink. SETS do not compare to an APU.

[BEACH KING]

Originally Posted by Ladloy

They've picked up a new route off qlink. SETS do not compare to an APU.

Yeah...we learned today that Rex have picked up the western route out this way from Qlink..
Can't wait for those luxurious SAABs with no ground aircon,... and good riddance to those bloody Q400s with their ample space, extra seating that is usually full load and 100% reliability.

I mean APUs and ground aircon are so not carbon friendly.. and who needs aircon on the ground anyway on a 46 degree day.
The added excitement of betting if the SAAB will actually turn up.. and how many days it will spend spend sitting U/S on the tarmac while the pax get a fabulous all expenses paid BUS trip to their destination will add a new dimension to air travel.
Hang on.....maybe we are getting 737s!!!

[morno]

Originally Posted by Ladloy

They've picked up a new route off qlink. SETS do not compare to an APU.

Apart from the new route, the rest have had Rex for years. And the people in places like Birdsville are just happy to have a flight, they’re not that picky about how the air conditioning runs during a turnaround.

[Brakerider]

I daresay Qlink didn't fight very hard to keep these routes.

[SHVC]

That’s what I’m thinking! Unless Rex have made some promises that will be hard to keep.

[Kiwiconehead]

Originally Posted by BEACH KING

while the pax get a fabulous all expenses paid BUS trip to their destination

At least the bus has airconditioning on the ground!!!

[Ladloy]

Originally Posted by BEACH KING

Yeah...we learned today that Rex have picked up the western route out this way from Qlink..
Can't wait for those luxurious SAABs with no ground aircon,... and good riddance to those bloody Q400s with their ample space, extra seating that is usually full load and 100% reliability.

I mean APUs and ground aircon are so not carbon friendly.. and who needs aircon on the ground anyway on a 46 degree day.
The added excitement of betting if the SAAB will actually turn up.. and how many days it will spend spend sitting U/S on the tarmac while the pax get a fabulous all expenses paid BUS trip to their destination will add a new dimension to air travel.
Hang on.....maybe we are getting 737s!!!

I'm not defending rex or their saabs but I wouldn't say Qlink's reliability is any better or worse than Rex.

[Trevor the lover]

Yep, as I sit here right now waiting for my now one hour late Qantas flight with no departure in sight. All hail qf