Pilots push back on Qantas' pressure over ultra-long haul flight deal
Qantas pilots say they won't be pressured into accepting a wage deal for non-stop flights to London and New York, which is the last stumbling block for CE Alan Joyce after the airline settled on Airbus' A350-1000 as its preferred ultra-long-haul aircraft. Joyce said Friday the Civil Aviation Safety Authority had indicated it would approve the flights of up to 21 hours, which left extracting "efficiency gains" from pilots as the last obstacle to launching the longest commercial flights in aviation history. Qantas intended to make a decision on whether to go ahead with its so-called "Project Sunrise" by the end of 2019 but has pushed that deadline back to March 2020 as it negotiates with pilots over pay and conditions. <br/>
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Pilots push back on Qantas' pressure over ultra-long haul flight deal
Qantas pilots say they won't be pressured into accepting a wage deal for non-stop flights to London and New York, which is the last stumbling block for CE Alan Joyce after the airline settled on Airbus' A350-1000 as its preferred ultra-long-haul aircraft. Joyce said Friday the Civil Aviation Safety Authority had indicated it would approve the flights of up to 21 hours, which left extracting "efficiency gains" from pilots as the last obstacle to launching the longest commercial flights in aviation history. Qantas intended to make a decision on whether to go ahead with its so-called "Project Sunrise" by the end of 2019 but has pushed that deadline back to March 2020 as it negotiates with pilots over pay and conditions. <br/>
