The problem is people care about the cute :mad: cattle, they don't care about rich boy pilots like ourselves :ugh:

They certainly care about the cattle behind us however!
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But they may care about safety related press reports regarding the airline they normally fly on.

Politicians tend to get nervous about that sort of thing also, especially if it's the airline they normally travel on, and doubly so if it comes anywhere near their own portfolio.

I think you'll find that's the point I'm making.

update on legal
 

TO: All Jetstar Pilots
FROM: Ben Bollen
DATE: 1 July 2011
RE: Jetstar Group Pilot Contracts – Update
As previously advised, while our legal case against the Jetstar Group Pty Limited contracts continues, your pilot representatives have been meeting with the company to discuss the employment of all Australian based Jetstar pilots by Jetstar Airways Pty Limited under our EBA.
Regardless of our current differences we believe it is important to keep the communication channels with the company open.
Yesterday we had another such meeting. The meeting focussed on flexibilities (particularly in relation to the employment of part-time pilots) which exist within the framework of the current EBA. These meetings are exploratory in nature and without prejudice. As a result I cannot go into the detail of all items discussed and information provided.
Unlike previous meetings, Jetstar allowed the industrial/legal representatives from AFAP and AIPA to attend the meeting. Simon Lutton was unavailable due to a FWA hearing in Sydney and Deanna Cain, an AFAP in-house lawyer who usually deals with Virgin Group AFAP matters, attended the meeting with me. Her experience with the introduction of part-time arrangements at Virgin was particularly valuable.
The next meeting to discuss the employment of all Australian based Jetstar pilots under your EBA has been scheduled for Wednesday next week.
You should also note that a few weeks ago we approached individual AFAP members in each Jetstar base to act as Base Reps – in order to improve our communication to and from the pilot group. There is another AFAP Jetstar Briefing dated 1 July 2011 on the AFAP website providing the name of your respective base rep.
I am very pleased with the increasing level of interest and involvement that is now evident among us as Jetstar/AFAP members.
If you have any questions regarding this matter please let your AFAP Jetstar Base Rep know, ask any of the AFAP Jetstar Council members or contact Simon Lutton at the AFAP on [email protected], ph (03) 9928 5737.
Regards
Ben Bollen
AFAP Jetstar Council Vice-Chair
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TO: All Jetstar Pilots
FROM: AFAP Jetstar Council
DATE: 1 July 2011
RE: Jetstar Base Reps
As you would be aware, our campaign to stop the Jetstar Group contracts and ensure all Australian based pilots are employed under your EBA has involved pilot meetings, comments to the media, lobbying of government and the considered and effective use of legal action.
Our campaign has also highlighted the value of accurate and efficient communication within the pilot group. With this in mind, in early June we approached individual AFAP members in each Jetstar base to act as Base Reps – in order to improve our communication to and from the pilot group.
The Base Rep’s role builds on the role of the AFAP Jetstar Council and involves distributing information and relaying feedback from your base to the AFAP, Council and other base reps (to inform and be informed). We want to ensure that we are communicating effectively – providing information, listening to concerns and answering questions – with the pilots in every base. This is especially important at a time of such rapid change in the Australian aviation landscape.
The confirmed AFAP Jetstar Base Reps in each base are currently:

Base AFAP Jetstar Base Rep
Melbourne: T C
Sydney: A S
S.E. Queensland: A K & J D (until Dec 2011)
Cairns: M C & J D (from 2012)
Perth: B M
Newcastle: G M & G S
Darwin: TBC
If you are able to provide any assistance to your Base Rep please let us or your Base Rep know. If you have any other questions regarding the above please feel free to contact one of us or Simon Lutton at the AFAP on phone: (03) 9928 5737, or email [email protected].
Regards
AFAP Jetstar Council