Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (FAA A&P Mechanic) - Line Maintenance LAX
A380/B787 · LAX · permanent · apply on qantas.com
Line maintenance hangar at LAX. Valid FAA A&P required. No expiry notice on page.
Pay & conditions · Asia-Pacific
Qantas (incl. QantasLink): pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Australia · Legacy · QF / QFA
Hiring selectively
Mainline not accepting pilot applications; QantasLink DE FO, Jetconnect 737 FO and Network Aviation FO roles open.
Pay
Unofficial figures. Not from an agreement or the airline: collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Treat them as indicative.
Second officer
Not published
First officer
AUD 105,000–180,000 a year
about $74–126k a year
Captain
AUD 230,000–380,000 a year
about $162–267k a year
Mainline figures are unverified aggregator estimates. QantasLink DE FO advertised A$79,252-94,383 + super/allowances (2026). Long-haul pilots approved EA11 on 29 Oct 2026 (60.92% yes); AFAP briefings set hourly rates +3% backdated to 13 Jul 2026, +8.1% on commencement, then +3% a year 2027-2029 and +4% in 2030. Awaiting Fair Work Commission approval.
Agreements
- Qantas Airways Limited Pilots (Short Haul) Enterprise Agreement 2024 (EBA9) - FWC approval decision [2025] FWCA 1554 with agreement as Annexure A (AE528955) ↗
Fair Work Commission (copy hosted by AFAP) · enterprise agreement · 2025–2028 - Qantas Airways Limited Pilots (Long Haul) Enterprise Agreement 2020 (EBA10) (AE507855) ↗
Fair Work Commission · enterprise agreement · 2020–2024 - Qantas LH Enterprise Agreement 11 (EA11) - AFAP Explanatory Document (updated April 2026) ↗
Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) · summary · 2026 - Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Limited Pilots Enterprise Agreement 2023 (QantasLink, AE523532) ↗
Fair Work Commission · enterprise agreement · 2026 - Qantas Long Haul Pilots Enterprise Agreement 11 (LHEA11) - ballot outcome ↗
Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) · summary
Open vacancies (5)
Jetconnect B737 First Officer
B737 · AKL/WLG · permanent · apply on qantas.com
Type-rated and non-rated applicants considered.
Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (CASA B1/B2) - QantasLink Brisbane
Dash 8 (Q400 or A220 rating preferred) · BNE · permanent · apply on qantas.com
Sunstate Airlines (QantasLink) role, full-time 4-on/4-off. Page has no expiry notice (Qantas marks expired roles).
Network Aviation First Officer
PER · permanent · apply on qantas.com
Qantas Group WA charter/FIFO operator.
QantasLink Direct Entry First Officer
Q400/B717/A220 · CNS/BNE/SYD/MEL/ADL · permanent · apply on qantas.com
Australian work rights required.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Super (11.5%+), allowances per EA.
- Bases
- SYD, MEL, BNE, PER, ADL, CNS
- Fleet
- A380, B787, A330, B737, A321XLR, Q400, A220
- Benefits
- Staff travel, super.
- Union
- AIPA / AFAP
- Careers site
- qantas.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,250 hours minimum
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- CASA ATPL or CPL + all ATPL theory
- Other
- Route A: 250h PIC + 1,000h multi-crew; ICAO English L6; Australian/NZ work rights
Sources
Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2026-10 · checked 31 Oct 2026
- Qantas careers - Pilots & Flying Ops
- Australian Aviation - QF long-haul pilots to vote on industrial action
- RotatePilot - Qantas salary
- Qantas (incl. QantasLink): second officer rank (official)
- QPC Briefing No. 59 2026 - Qantas LHEA11 Ballot Outcome
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