QPC Briefing No 17 2026
LH EA No Vote and AFAP Survey
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Pilots today have rejected the proposed EA11 - 95% of the pilot group voted (1615 votes out of 1706 eligible voters), with 66% voting No. Pilots have sent a clear message that, the current deal does not meet the required standard. This vote compels a return to negotiations.
This result has been driven by Pilots across Long Haul, who have made it clear that this deal did not stack up. As a member-led Union, it is important that we continue to listen and now must hear the reasons for this result directly from Pilots, not from assumptions made by the AFAP or Qantas.
We are not going to tell you what mattered by using pre-selected options that can shape or limit the response. We want to hear, in your own words, what mattered to you, with a simple question:
What were the reasons you voted No?
If you voted yes, we still want to hear from you as to what elements of the proposed EA you did not support.
You can find the
survey link here. We encourage non-members to also complete the survey. Please be advised the link will only work once.
The survey is a free-text box. However, please list your reasons in order of importance to you. Your response will directly shape the next phase of negotiations, including a follow-up survey next week. As such, complete the survey today. It will close at 9am Monday 20 April.
The purpose of this first survey is to identify, directly from members, the collective priorities of pilots. Once those responses have been received and reviewed, the AFAP will use them to develop a second, member-driven survey.
This survey will outline possible alternative approaches and solutions to the issues raised by members, enabling pilots to indicate which options they prefer.
Importantly, those alternative solutions will be based on what members have told us, not on assumptions by the AFAP or predetermined priorities. Members will also have the opportunity to propose their own solutions to the issues raised and to identify any additional concerns that may not have emerged in the initial survey.
This process is intended to ensure that any future AFAP position is built from the ground up, with members not only identifying problems but also helping shape solutions and priorities going forward.
So we can build a clear majority within the pilot group. Please share this
survey link widely on the flight deck and online.
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