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PERTH L/H Closed
The announcement is out.
Anyone have the phone number for the removalists?
Thanks QF for yet another move in a long line to build morale within the employee ranks.
Merry Christmas to all those longhaul staff in Perth base care of Geoff.
Anyone have the phone number for the removalists?
Thanks QF for yet another move in a long line to build morale within the employee ranks.
Merry Christmas to all those longhaul staff in Perth base care of Geoff.
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I'm not going to get involved in a slanging match or the like and I'm certainly not part of the Qantas spin team but....
I think everyone in Qantas is aware that we are not getting "appalling customer survey results". In actual fact we are on par or in some areas ahead of the Australian bases.
The London base is here for the moment - yes, we've all seen that bases come and go - but no one wishes badly of the Australian bases over here, so the continued barrage of ill will towards the London base (and at the wrong people I might add) is becoming tedious at best.
If you must attack the base, attack those that created the idea rather than those that work in it.
This should be the time where we work together rather than making the divide greater. You never know when you might need the support of the London base - ****canning now and expecting assistance later on might be a wee bit of an ask.
I think everyone in Qantas is aware that we are not getting "appalling customer survey results". In actual fact we are on par or in some areas ahead of the Australian bases.
The London base is here for the moment - yes, we've all seen that bases come and go - but no one wishes badly of the Australian bases over here, so the continued barrage of ill will towards the London base (and at the wrong people I might add) is becoming tedious at best.
If you must attack the base, attack those that created the idea rather than those that work in it.
This should be the time where we work together rather than making the divide greater. You never know when you might need the support of the London base - ****canning now and expecting assistance later on might be a wee bit of an ask.
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hey, where did this come from? I knew it was on the cards and infact the crew i'm with were talking about it tonight, but hadn't heard anything final? I wonder what the "options" will be for them?
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per/lhr base
sorry to hear about the per base. know a lot of great people there who did a hell of a job. but as fly girl mentiones if the little dwarf can save 50c and put half in his pocket he'll shaft anyone.and as always most of the s**t coming out of his mouth is not worth listening too.
wan2fly
"You have to remember that this is a new base and its not fully crewed so if crew go sick of course there is a little shortage".
you mean more bad managemenmt decisions? sounds too familiar.
wan2fly
"You have to remember that this is a new base and its not fully crewed so if crew go sick of course there is a little shortage".
you mean more bad managemenmt decisions? sounds too familiar.
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Well, got the letter today!
Perth L/H base is to close at the end of Bid perion 242, 19 Feb 2006.
Our options are as follows:
Transfer to S/H Perth
Transfer to L/H Sydney or Melbourne
Transfer on leave without pay to Qantas Cabin Crew UK in London
Expressions of interest for redundancy
Even though we knew it was coming it is still a bit of a shock.
There are some very good crew flying out of Perth and because it is a small base we all know each other well.
At least a decision has been made at last and we no longer have it hanging over us with constant speculation.
Oh i forgot to mention that the "pretend" base manager as PerthFlyGirl called her is very conveniently on leave until first week of November leaving Andrew who should have been given the position himself, on his own to take all the heat from those of us going to the mailbox this morning.
At least he's been trying to contact everyone up line to let them know what is happening rather than them hearing it from the Qantas grape vine.
She certainly chose a good time to take a trip to the Uk. Maybe she's checking out job opportuities over at Qantas UK!
Perth L/H base is to close at the end of Bid perion 242, 19 Feb 2006.
Our options are as follows:
Transfer to S/H Perth
Transfer to L/H Sydney or Melbourne
Transfer on leave without pay to Qantas Cabin Crew UK in London
Expressions of interest for redundancy
Even though we knew it was coming it is still a bit of a shock.
There are some very good crew flying out of Perth and because it is a small base we all know each other well.
At least a decision has been made at last and we no longer have it hanging over us with constant speculation.
Oh i forgot to mention that the "pretend" base manager as PerthFlyGirl called her is very conveniently on leave until first week of November leaving Andrew who should have been given the position himself, on his own to take all the heat from those of us going to the mailbox this morning.
At least he's been trying to contact everyone up line to let them know what is happening rather than them hearing it from the Qantas grape vine.
She certainly chose a good time to take a trip to the Uk. Maybe she's checking out job opportuities over at Qantas UK!
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Just goes to show, you can't trust these management f**ks as far as you can throw them. The brainwashing that's occuring at the LHR base is another perfect example. People are leaving faster then they can hire them!
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Doorisarmed..
What a memory you must have doorisarmed!! I was working BA Eurofleet LHR only for a short time.. Came home to Melbourne because I got home sick...Got here and thought WHAT HAVE I DONE... Hence my application to Jet connect.
Jetconnect have been checking my references so hopefully I am in there with a chance.
Auckland Based Crew..
Would love to know what trips you do other than L.A??
Also has anyone heard from Jetconnect yet??
What a memory you must have doorisarmed!! I was working BA Eurofleet LHR only for a short time.. Came home to Melbourne because I got home sick...Got here and thought WHAT HAVE I DONE... Hence my application to Jet connect.
Jetconnect have been checking my references so hopefully I am in there with a chance.
Auckland Based Crew..
Would love to know what trips you do other than L.A??
Also has anyone heard from Jetconnect yet??
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The following is an excerpt from a recent Financial Times article by their resident columist Tyler Brule.
Enjoy...........not.
Quote-
"Halfway around the world and back and increasingly confused.
........its now somewhere between Wednesday and Thursday and I believe I'm on the QF1 to London. The reason I'm unsure is that there's barely an Australian crew member in sight.
The back of the plane seems to be manned by Thai crew and First and Business by English flight attendants.
The experience doesn't feel very Qantas- more a set of disconnected people working on a 747-400 that's the flag carrier for a country they have no relationship with.
No doubt there are some short term cost savings, but for me, who's been around the world in a week, i'd like to know exactly where I am and who I'm flying with.
Qantas's finance department might be seeing an upside, but I'm only seeing brand erosion."
End quote.
Interesting, if VERY sad to see that the broader community are beginning to cotton on the the fact that the trough feeding scum running this company are selling 85 years of history, goodwill and heritage in an effort to line their own pockets.
Enjoy...........not.
Quote-
"Halfway around the world and back and increasingly confused.
........its now somewhere between Wednesday and Thursday and I believe I'm on the QF1 to London. The reason I'm unsure is that there's barely an Australian crew member in sight.
The back of the plane seems to be manned by Thai crew and First and Business by English flight attendants.
The experience doesn't feel very Qantas- more a set of disconnected people working on a 747-400 that's the flag carrier for a country they have no relationship with.
No doubt there are some short term cost savings, but for me, who's been around the world in a week, i'd like to know exactly where I am and who I'm flying with.
Qantas's finance department might be seeing an upside, but I'm only seeing brand erosion."
End quote.
Interesting, if VERY sad to see that the broader community are beginning to cotton on the the fact that the trough feeding scum running this company are selling 85 years of history, goodwill and heritage in an effort to line their own pockets.
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VALE Perth Base
Really sorry to hear the news today.
As mentioned in previous posts Ihad the absolute pleasure to fly with the Perth guys on a couple of CDG trips in 2003. They were really UP BEAT, fresh and dare I say -"engaged".
Keep your heads up guys-you've done good.
As far as QF management is concerned-does it really surprise any of us!!!!
I'm not going to launch into my usual tirade-only to say :
"what goes around comes around"
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"what you shall sow you shall reap "
As mentioned in previous posts Ihad the absolute pleasure to fly with the Perth guys on a couple of CDG trips in 2003. They were really UP BEAT, fresh and dare I say -"engaged".
Keep your heads up guys-you've done good.
As far as QF management is concerned-does it really surprise any of us!!!!
I'm not going to launch into my usual tirade-only to say :
"what goes around comes around"
&
"what you shall sow you shall reap "
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midnight,
tell the poor guy the truth,
120 in HNL,its only for 2 SYD based F/A, not for the scabs.
and then tell him.her that most of that time will be spent sleeping as the 240 hour rosters you are getting is killing the poor things.
the HNL will be gone for AKL based crew.
You will be doing a lot of LAX/AKL trips on the 747-300, no horizontal crew rest and only 6 cramped seats.
Have a look at the bid book, code "C" for the 747-300.
have fun Midnight!
tell the poor guy the truth,
120 in HNL,its only for 2 SYD based F/A, not for the scabs.
and then tell him.her that most of that time will be spent sleeping as the 240 hour rosters you are getting is killing the poor things.
the HNL will be gone for AKL based crew.
You will be doing a lot of LAX/AKL trips on the 747-300, no horizontal crew rest and only 6 cramped seats.
Have a look at the bid book, code "C" for the 747-300.
have fun Midnight!
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Our strike breaking friend is telling porkie pies. I've had a opportunity to fly with AKL based crew for most of this roster.
240 hours [and sometimes more] seems to be the norm for those that I have spoken to.
One particular girl has been instructed by her doctor to leave as the physical impact of the conditions QF impose on her have caused her to lose her menstrual cycle.
Another large group of FA's leaving the AKL base around the end of the year is the word out on line.
My advise for wannabees is to look to AirNZ for flight attendant positions.
They offer humane working conditions which can't sadly be said for Qantas..................
240 hours [and sometimes more] seems to be the norm for those that I have spoken to.
One particular girl has been instructed by her doctor to leave as the physical impact of the conditions QF impose on her have caused her to lose her menstrual cycle.
Another large group of FA's leaving the AKL base around the end of the year is the word out on line.
My advise for wannabees is to look to AirNZ for flight attendant positions.
They offer humane working conditions which can't sadly be said for Qantas..................
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Perth long haul base
Absolutely disgraceful!!!!!!
Perth base was operating efficiently until the short haulers voted to take all the int flying. Thanks guys!
I used to bend over backwards to please the customer cause i love what I do. Now im bending over but its not to help the customers, its cause qf are giving it to me and and all my mates in perth ...and that is something im not into.
This place had the greatest morale and very high customer satisfaction.
Just who is responsible for making these decisions?
Eg. 20 odd short haul casuals put up in perth for months to cover the extra flying from long haul; syd crews o/ nighting in per to cover the singapore trips.
And now that short haul have all of the regional flying, half of them dont want to do it, esp the NRT trips. more sick leave.C'mon, where are the so called cost savings?
Add to that 100 plus extremely pissed off long haul crew. Half of whom moved there with their kids to start the base.
We were lied to. It was in black and white..' the perth long haul base is not closing'
I dont teach my kids to lie. It's wrong. And this is wrong, very wrong!
Good luck everyone. Im gonna miss you.
Perth base was operating efficiently until the short haulers voted to take all the int flying. Thanks guys!
I used to bend over backwards to please the customer cause i love what I do. Now im bending over but its not to help the customers, its cause qf are giving it to me and and all my mates in perth ...and that is something im not into.
This place had the greatest morale and very high customer satisfaction.
Just who is responsible for making these decisions?
Eg. 20 odd short haul casuals put up in perth for months to cover the extra flying from long haul; syd crews o/ nighting in per to cover the singapore trips.
And now that short haul have all of the regional flying, half of them dont want to do it, esp the NRT trips. more sick leave.C'mon, where are the so called cost savings?
Add to that 100 plus extremely pissed off long haul crew. Half of whom moved there with their kids to start the base.
We were lied to. It was in black and white..' the perth long haul base is not closing'
I dont teach my kids to lie. It's wrong. And this is wrong, very wrong!
Good luck everyone. Im gonna miss you.