More than 1000 engineers to walk off job during peak hour on Monday [Video]

More than 1000 engineers are set to walk off the job in protest over wage negotiations, with peak-hour flights on Monday set to be most impacted.

The Qantas Engineers’ Alliance said flights between 7am and 9am at major capital city airports Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Adelaide could be affected during the stoppages.

The strike, expected to go for two weeks, kicked off in Melbourne last week before going nationwide.

Line maintenance engineers tow and marshall aircraft, as well as perform turnaround checks once planes land to make sure they can safely take off again.

The alliance is calling for 5 per cent per year and a 15 per cent first-year payment to make up for three-and-a-half years of wage freezes.

Qantas workers have been in negotiations since April, with their enterprise …