Pilots of Qantas subsidiary to strike for 24 hours

Pilots of Qantas Group subsidiary Network Aviation have been given notice by the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) to stop all work from 00:01 on February 8, 2024 for 24 hours. The group has been attempting to negotiate a new enterprise agreement to replace the Network Aviation Pilots Enterprise Agreement 2016, which expired in 2020. “Network pilots’ pay and conditions are significantly inferior to that of other pilots at Qantas and comparable airlines,” said AFAP senior industrial officer Chris Aikens. Aikens said Qantas management has been “unwilling to revisit its inflexible wages policy instituted under the former CEO.” Aikens