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pinkpanther1 6th Dec 2022 09:32


Originally Posted by FKNFKRFKD (Post 11343100)
I believe the Fokker guys in Brisbane have just realised what sort of bad position they are in! Good luck guys.

Care to elaborate?

Skippy69 6th Dec 2022 10:25

Let people keep leaving all the carriers- mainly Network, Alliance, Cobham etc for the States or Virgin and Qantas, it'll have to drive up salaries and conditions for those that are still there surely? Not to say they're bad, but there is always room for improvement?

ShandywithSugar 28th Feb 2023 03:30

170 Jets
 
So if this goes through is it little wonder Mainline drivers aren't so warm and fuzzy to other subsidiaries in the coffee shops around the country

Subsidiaries (excluding JQ)
F100 54
A220 29
A320 24
E190 63

Mainline
A321XLR 20

:mad:

TBM-Legend 28th Feb 2023 03:44


Originally Posted by ShandywithSugar (Post 11392609)
So if this goes through is it little wonder Mainline drivers aren't so warm and fuzzy to other subsidiaries in the coffee shops around the country

Subsidiaries (excluding JQ)
F100 54
A220 29
A320 24
E190 63

Mainline
A321XLR 20

:mad:

how juvenile!

all require pilots and F/A’s. Try being happy instead of being interested in yourself

ExtraShot 28th Feb 2023 04:52


Originally Posted by TBM-Legend (Post 11392613)
Try being happy instead of being interested in yourself

Are those two things mutually exclusive? I don’t think so.

I can’t say I’ve seen too many mainline crew being less than at least polite and cordial to others in coffee shops… I’m not saying the opposite hasn’t happened on occasion, however.

In any case the number of aircraft mentioned above (most of which will be doing QF group flying) shows that there has been, and will continue to be, fairly enormous growth outside of, and to a large extent at the expense of, both Mainline contracts. Growth that in the not so distant past would probably have, at least partially, gone to expanding Mainline.

Mainline crews sit by and watch, as announcement after announcement of ‘new’ acquisitions of 20-30 year old aircraft happen while they see promotional prospects blow out by (even more) years. Their aircraft are retired with no, or fewer replacements.

So it’s completely understandable why some who are interested in themselves and their career prospects may not be that ‘happy’ about it, and not should they have to be.

sid-star 28th Feb 2023 05:38


Originally Posted by ExtraShot (Post 11392631)
Are those two things mutually exclusive? I don’t think so.

I can’t say I’ve seen too many mainline crew being less than at least polite and cordial to others in coffee shops… I’m not saying the opposite hasn’t happened on occasion, however.

In any case the number of aircraft mentioned above (most of which will be doing QF group flying) shows that there has been, and will continue to be, fairly enormous growth outside of, and to a large extent at the expense of, both Mainline contracts. Growth that in the not so distant past would probably have, at least partially, gone to expanding Mainline.

Mainline crews sit by and watch, as announcement after announcement of ‘new’ acquisitions of 20-30 year old aircraft happen while they see promotional prospects blow out by (even more) years. Their aircraft are retired with no, or fewer replacements.

So it’s completely understandable why some who are interested in themselves and their career prospects may not be that ‘happy’ about it, and not should they have to be.

Yep, there’s two sides to every story. It’s ironic when there’s such a shortage of experienced pilots that those individuals in their ivory towers cannot see the wheat from the chaff.
The professions T&C’s have been eroded during Covid, but it’s time for those smart Harvard business school alumni to look a little further ahead - hopefully beyond their KPI end of year bonuses.

soseg 28th Feb 2023 05:40


Originally Posted by TBM-Legend (Post 11392613)
how juvenile!

all require pilots and F/A’s. Try being happy instead of being interested in yourself

Go back to your office you desk jockey

PoppaJo 28th Feb 2023 06:14

So they require another 200-300 pilots in the next 2 years to cater for this fleet upgrade. Considering the crewing challenges, and retention challenges they are having now, how is that even achievable?

Same thing happened with the ground handling. Give Swissport the contract, who in return have no staff and no ability to even come close to servicing the contract to some form of bare minimum, and naturally it just falls apart soon after.

CaptainInsaneO 28th Feb 2023 09:14

Yes, interesting to watch all these 'new' aircraft purchases used to expand Qantas group domestic flying, but mainline are only getting a small piece of the pie. The subsidiaries attract many new pilots as they are lead to believe it's their pathway to mainline, but will things change when they realise mainline domestic expansion is a thing of the past? Will the current 25 years to captain at mainline extend to 30 or 35 years? Will that reduce the number of pilots attracted to use the subsidiaries as a stepping stone? I think so

aussieflyboy 28th Feb 2023 09:19

Rumour is they’re repainting the 380s with QantasLink branding and renaming the company.

AerialPerspective 28th Feb 2023 09:27


Originally Posted by aussieflyboy (Post 11392749)
Rumour is they’re repainting the 380s with QantasLink branding and renaming the company.

Nah, they'd just use a decal with the word Link. It's cheaper.

Zinfandel 28th Feb 2023 12:05

Majority of these aircraft will be reduced to spares to support the other E190’s.

Jack D. Ripper 28th Feb 2023 12:45


Originally Posted by CaptainInsaneO (Post 11392747)
Yes, interesting to watch all these 'new' aircraft purchases used to expand Qantas group domestic flying, but mainline are only getting a small piece of the pie. The subsidiaries attract many new pilots as they are lead to believe it's their pathway to mainline, but will things change when they realise mainline domestic expansion is a thing of the past? Will the current 25 years to captain at mainline extend to 30 or 35 years? Will that reduce the number of pilots attracted to use the subsidiaries as a stepping stone? I think so

maybe mainline pilots are starting to get it.

the pincer manoeuvre that began with NJS undercutting Ansett pilots in the 1990’s has spread to infect mainline careers.

Now that King David is abdicating, Judas will struggle under a new king.

Meanwhile, the dark pervasive influence of the dynamic duo will endure,

But so long as the untouchables on the seniority list maintain their luxury and the cash band plays the titanic floats on

Capn Bloggs 28th Feb 2023 23:04


Originally Posted by Jack Ripper
NJS undercutting Ansett pilots in the 1990’s has spread to infect mainline careers.

​​​​​​​Rubbish.

LostWanderer 1st Mar 2023 01:20


Originally Posted by Zinfandel (Post 11392849)
Majority of these aircraft will be reduced to spares to support the other E190’s.

If they can squeeze a contract out of them, which I bet you they will, you better believe they will be airborne and flying for Q or someone.

dr dre 1st Mar 2023 01:58


Originally Posted by CaptainInsaneO (Post 11392747)
The subsidiaries attract many new pilots as they are lead to believe it's their pathway to mainline, but will things change when they realise mainline domestic expansion is a thing of the past?

Right now subsidaries are a pathway to other carriers, couple thousand hours command and then off to a more lucrative overseas job (couple thousand Airbus command and could be straight into LHS in ME on an A350 or A380).

A lot of contracts require time on jets above 50t MTOW. The MTOW of the E190? 51.8t........

RealSatoshi 1st Mar 2023 04:15


Originally Posted by ShandywithSugar (Post 11392609)
So if this goes through is it little wonder Mainline drivers aren't so warm and fuzzy to other subsidiaries in the coffee shops around the country

Subsidiaries (excluding JQ)
F100 54
A220 29
A320 24
E190 63

Mainline
A321XLR 20

:mad:

It's like the US but without the Scope Clause protections = Disaster from the top down (read Mainline to second last group). The last group become the newest scapegoats - who will be called names by those higher up - until over time, yet another group with even lower barriers to entry (read $'s) get sucked in...and so the cycle continues.

Good Luck!

MBA747 1st Mar 2023 23:43

There are a number of ex Alliance pilots who spent many years in the company and with significant command time on F100 and Airbus who have returned to Oz with no intention of returning overseas even though they are well placed to join large carriers. Although these pilots have applied to Alliance they have not been contacted. So they can't be a shortage.

ShandywithSugar 2nd Mar 2023 01:17

i didn't proof read this
 

Originally Posted by TBM-Legend (Post 11392613)
how juvenile!

all require pilots and F/A’s. Try being happy instead of being interested in yourself

Yawn TBM ... I'm very happy thank you for the concern. Not point rehashing what others after my post have already said so well. If you can't see it then thats puerile.

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Are Alliance Ejet pilots still on personal contracts? No EBA? Sounds a bit like Work-choices.

717tech 2nd Mar 2023 01:54


Originally Posted by ShandywithSugar (Post 11393760)
Are Alliance Ejet pilots still on personal contracts? No EBA? Sounds a bit like Work-choices.

I thought they were under another EBA? Bravo?


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