JQ pilots claim new contracts put safety at risk

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And the war continues, 320 of the 400 pilots is a significant number:


JETSTAR has been bombarded with hundreds of signed emails from its pilots, warning that the airline is placing the lives of passengers and flight crews at risk in its bid to force new pilots on to ''deficient'' group contracts.
At close of business yesterday, more than 320 of Jetstar's pool of about 400 pilots had written to the airline's group chief executive, Brian Buchanan.
Many of the emails had also been copied to Alan Joyce, the chief executive of Jetstar's parent company, Qantas - which was dealing with its own crisis after a flight from Singapore had to be diverted to Adelaide yesterday because the plane was not carrying enough fuel to reach its Melbourne destination.
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About 50 angry pilots did make it to Melbourne, however, to attend a heated meeting with Jetstar's Australia and New Zealand boss, David Hall. A similar meeting, where senior executives will address pilots' working conditions and safety concerns, is scheduled for Sydney today.

 
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Steve Anderson, said the new contracts, under which cadets could accumulate a training debt of $150,000 to the airline while earning as little as $34,000 a year

That is really bad! They will never be able to pay off the loan.
 
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