QPC Briefing No 21 2026
Follow Up LH EA Survey Released Today
As outlined in our previous update, a follow up LH EA survey has been released today to build directly on the foundation of the previous survey. AFAP members will have received an individual link via their email address. If you have any issues accessing the survey or have not received a link please contact
patrick@afap.org.au.
Non AFAP members can contact the AFAP at
qpc@afap.org.au to receive an individual link. Please title the subject line “EA11 Survey Request” and provide your full name in the email.
The survey once started can be saved to be completed later. All responses are confidential and de-identified.
The survey will be open for 7 days and we will meet with Qantas the following week to resume negotiations.
The survey is solution-focused, presenting a range of potential options and ideas which have been sourced from across the pilot group, as well as insights drawn from arrangements used by other airlines both domestically and globally. Each concept has been shaped by the issues that pilots themselves have already identified as most important.
Importantly, some of the concepts presented may be unfamiliar, and not all will be universally supported. Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement or an intention to adopt them. Instead, they are being put forward to explore alternatives and allow pilots to express clear preferences on what a future agreement could look like.
This process is designed to ensure pilots themselves define the direction of the next agreement. This survey is not merely a feedback exercise. It will be a key mechanism through which pilots establish a clear, collective position that can be advanced in negotiations.
A clear and unified pilot position depends on broad participation in the negotiation process. As such, the survey is being made available to non-members, ensuring the position accurately reflects collective sentiment.
The previous proposal demonstrated that incremental changes around the edges are unlikely to meet expectations. This process is about exploring more substantive, considered alternatives, shaped directly by pilot input.
Your responses will help establish the positions the AFAP advances on behalf of the pilot group in the next phase of negotiations.
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