Originally Posted by ECAMACTIONSCOMPLETE (Post 10847815)

32 positions at network are 32 less redundancies that would be required from elsewhere in the group. So that’s a positive

Originally Posted by Beer Baron (Post 10848026)

That is true if they have gone out and found new business for those 32 pilots to fly to.

If however, it is flying that was previously done by a QF 737 then it will mean 32 more Qantas pilots stood down while the Group finds a cheaper contract to operate the sectors. I don’t believe that would be a positive on the whole.

Originally Posted by ECAMACTIONSCOMPLETE (Post 10847899)

I count 3, but yes, more than usual.

The JQ one being first takes the sting out of that idea I think. If it were an announcement as big as more redundancies it would come straight from AJ at the QF townhall first.

It’s only been 5 weeks since they announced the 6000 redundancies, they have barely scratched the surface of processing those.

I wouldn’t read too much into the pilot dial in, probably just an update on the potential Flexi line arrangements.

since the start of COVID, I count no less that 37 QF/JQ town halls and chief pilot dial ins, it could just so happen that these 3 have fallen in the same week, as they have before.

But as always, I could be wrong.

Originally Posted by unobtanium (Post 10848471)

This is the ultimate plan, to slowly replace all 737's with 320's. Soon all domestic aircraft will be branded Qantaslink crewed by network/cobham/sunstate/whatever and the passengers wouldn't know the difference all they see is the red tail, same same. Its been tested on the eastcoast with ****ty old 717s and no one seems to mind.

Originally Posted by airdualbleedfault (Post 10848487)

LOL how's the coolaid? New business to keep 32 pilots and 5 A320s busy? I'll have what he's smoking
Not to mention of course there would be serious issues if that info was to get out, what with being market sensitive and all

Originally Posted by Xeptu (Post 10848491)

You know Qantas never wanted Qantas domestic, it was imposed upon them with the merger of australian airlines. It's the very reason jetstar was created to absorb what was then australian airlines and sell it off as its own entity. When Air New Zealand bought into Ansett, there was a change in thinking.
I wouldn't rule out a return to that strategy in some form post covid.

Originally Posted by goodonyamate (Post 10848483)

thats not entirely true. The 717 is a different aircraft size. An a320 is effectively the same as a 737. So it hasn’t been tested as a ‘replacement’ as such, and when the 717 was growing, no one from the 737 was forced out of the business. Entirely different scenario if the a320 is growing and the 737 is shrinking.

Originally Posted by unobtanium (Post 10848568)

717 took over 737 several slots into canberra and adelaide. Their eagerness to get rid of bag chucker's proofs they are gearing up for less ground handing requirements using a320 ULD system. Melbourne workshops have been churning out a million of them.

Originally Posted by unobtanium (Post 10848568)

717 took over 737 several slots into canberra and adelaide. Their eagerness to get rid of bag chucker's proofs they are gearing up for less ground handing requirements using a320 ULD system. Melbourne workshops have been churning out a million of them.

Originally Posted by Xeptu (Post 10848491)

You know Qantas never wanted Qantas domestic, it was imposed upon them with the merger of australian airlines. It's the very reason jetstar was created to absorb what was then australian airlines and sell it off as its own entity. When Air New Zealand bought into Ansett, there was a change in thinking.
I wouldn't rule out a return to that strategy in some form post covid.

Originally Posted by Xeptu (Post 10848491)

You know Qantas never wanted Qantas domestic, it was imposed upon them with the merger of australian airlines. It's the very reason jetstar was created to absorb what was then australian airlines and sell it off as its own entity. When Air New Zealand bought into Ansett, there was a change in thinking.
I wouldn't rule out a return to that strategy in some form post covid.

Originally Posted by JamieMaree (Post 10848713)

That is absolute garbage.
At the time the then CEO of QF spent a lot of time pursuing the merger.
He was rewarded with the success that Keating delivered.