Jetstar pilots to earn $100,000 less

NM · #1 (**permalink**) 16th February 2006, 04:19 PM

Could this lead to some inductrial problems in the not too distant future:

[source=http://finance.news.com.au/story/0,10166,18160330-462,00.html]

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Originally Posted by news.com.au

QANTAS may be opening another industrial front with a move to pay Jetstar International captains almost $100,000 less than it pays mainline pilots in charge of existing widebody aircraft.
Pilot sources said yesterday the flying kangaroo had offered the Jetstar Pilots Council an incrementally increasing pay scale that culminated in pilots earning about $158,000 a year to fly an A330.

"That's just about a hundred grand less than a Qantas captain," the source said.

markis10 · #2 (**permalink**) 16th February 2006, 05:53 PM

I wonder how that will affect the quality of the air crew they hire given the market, not sure I want to fly an airline that is not prepared to get the best possible staff on the market, SQ's experience with Silk Air bothers me.

danielribo · #3 (**permalink**) 16th February 2006, 06:48 PM

That was one of the major reasons for JQ's beginning (i thought anyway). Bring down costs across the board and reduce wages.

#4 (**permalink**) 16th February 2006, 08:18 PM

Supply and demand!!

Perhaps some pilots should consider becoming Doctors??

Yada Yada · #5 (**permalink**) 16th February 2006, 11:40 PM

Come on... sing along with Magda: "let's fly Deathstar!"

Not. :P

danielribo · #6 (**permalink**) 17th February 2006, 12:19 AM

The industry is actually suffering from a falling number in pilots. As a lot of the older flock retire there are less and less to replace them.

serfty · #7 (**permalink**) 17th February 2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Yada Yada

Come on... sing along with Magda: "let's fly Deathstar!"

Not. :P

... speaking of Wide Bodies ... :wink:

#8 (**permalink**) 17th February 2006, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by danielribo

The industry is actually suffering from a falling number in pilots. As a lot of the older flock retire there are less and less to replace them.

Then it will come down to supply and demand, DeathStar won't attract pilots and they will have to pay more.

#9 (**permalink**) 17th February 2006, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MetroAir

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Originally Posted by danielribo

The industry is actually suffering from a falling number in pilots. As a lot of the older flock retire there are less and less to replace them.

Then it will come down to supply and demand, DeathStar won't attract pilots and they will have to pay more.

Watch them phase out pilots entirely... it's either take it or leave it and get replaced by computers i predict with in 7 years

markis10 · #10 (**permalink**) 17th February 2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by d00t

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Originally Posted by MetroAir

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Originally Posted by danielribo

The industry is actually suffering from a falling number in pilots. As a lot of the older flock retire there are less and less to replace them.

Then it will come down to supply and demand, DeathStar won't attract pilots and they will have to pay more.

Watch them phase out pilots entirely... it's either take it or leave it and get replaced by computers i predict with in 7 years

Wont ever happen in Sydney, the ILS will never be full autoland thanks to the geography and the odd container park interferring with the signal!