QPC Briefing No 34 2025 LH EA Update – Looking Ahead to 2026
Following the Company’s confirmation that the drafting of the Long Haul Enterprise Agreement (LHEA) will continue into 2026, we want to outline to members what happens next and how your union will lead this process in the new year.
Member communication will be supported through targeted briefings and, where the drafting gives rise to material changes or previously unaddressed implications, updates to the explanatory documentation. In addition, the AskAFAP app will be the primary tool through which pilots can interrogate the proposal in detail, access clarifications, and obtain consistent, evidence-based guidance.
As members will be aware, the AFAP did not reach an in-principal agreement before the drafting stage. While the AFAP approaches the forthcoming draft with an open mind, our expectation, shaped by member feedback and the positions already communicated, is that the drafting process will not introduce material changes to the agreed framework nor result in any backward movement from the previously outlined position.
Until a final draft document has been provided to the AFAP in the new year, pilots are encouraged to consider the information already available, noting that the impacts of the proposed agreement will vary depending on individual circumstances.
Once the final document and associated materials are received, your elected AFAP representatives, supported by the industrial and legal team, will undertake a detailed review and provide members with further analysis and briefings as appropriate, enabling members to assess the proposal on a fully informed basis.
What happens in the event of a no vote?
An extract from the AFAP’s explanatory document outlining the next-steps process, prepared by the AFAP’s legal and industrial team, is also attached
here.
This is provided to ensure pilots are aware of the alternatives available and the potential pathways that may follow.
Questions and Feedback
If you have any questions or feedback please contact your AFAP Qantas Pilot Council representatives at
qpc@afap.org.au, or the AFAP legal and industrial team of Senior Legal/ Industrial Officer Pat Larkins (
patrick@afap.org.au), Senior Industrial Officer Deanna Cain (
deanna@afap.org.au) or Executive Director Simon Lutton (
simon@afap.org.au).
Regards,
AFAP Qantas Pilot Council
Michael Egan – Chair
Mark Gilmour – Vice-Chair
Rob Close – Secretary
Michael Armessen – Committee Member
David LaPorte – Committee Member
Josh Chalmers – Committee Member
Rob Gilmour – Committee Member