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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

Qantas pilots in Western Australia to strike for 24 hours over pay deal

Qantas plane
Qantas Network pilots are paid ‘significantly lower than pilots at comparable airlines’, senior industrial officer Chris Aikens says. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

Qantas pilots who operate passenger, charter and fly-in-fly-out (Fifo) services in Western Australia will stop work for 24 hours next week, as workers negotiating a new pay deal complain of wages “significantly lower” compared to other airlines.

The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (Afap), which represents pilots employed by Network Aviation – a subsidiary of Qantas Group which operates Qantas Link, Fifo and charter services for the airline in Western Australia – said it notified Qantas management on Thursday afternoon about the stop work action.

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