Tiger, Virgin, and Jetstar

[Donkey Duke]

Which of these pay more, have better rosters, and faster upgrades? Anyone? Cheers!

[Aussie]

From what i know, Virgin best pay, Tiger probably the fastest upgrade...

[The Green Goblin]

Beggars can't be choosers.

Take the one who gives you the job first.

[Aussie]

If your a begger....:}

[Track5milefinal]

If your a begger....http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/badteeth.gif


have to be in this game! :ok:

[Sunstar320]

Well you are guaranteed to be home every night with Tiger. Jetstar has Darwin overnights and expect alot of time away from home if you go down Virgin's path.

Looking at around 105/110k for JQ/TT F/O, bit more with DJ. Tiger hopefully will be shortly paying more than JQ along with improved rosters for F/O's, all subject to negotiations with are still proceeding.

[Donkey Duke]

A few questions please.

Have a lot of the ex Ansett guys returned to Australia after going overseas? Are they going to Tiger or any of the other LCCs like Jetstar or Virgin?

At Virgin, do you start on the E170/E190, or is the boeing an option?

How do you get on the A332 at Jetstar? Is that senior compared to the A320? Jetstar is owned by Qantas, correct? Do those guys get the option to go over to Qantas, or do they have to stay at Jetstar?

Is MEL the primary hub of Tiger? Is the pay really that bad compared to the others?

Where do the Sunstate guys want to go after Sunstate? Do they tend to go to Qantas, or onto the LCCs?


Thank you and Cheers!

[Wizofoz]

Have a lot of the ex Ansett guys returned to Australia after going overseas?

Yes, though not this onE!!:{

Are they going to Tiger or any of the other LCCs like Jetstar or Virgin?


They DID, but I think most who are returning now are doing things like FOI with CASA, and I know one who is going to be a Real Estate Agent!!

At Virgin, do you start on the E170/E190, or is the boeing an option?


I believe you can start on the Boeing

How do you get on the A332 at Jetstar? Is that senior compared to the A320?

You wait your turn because yes it is.

Jetstar is owned by Qantas, correct? Do those guys get the option to go over to Qantas, or do they have to stay at Jetstar?


No and yes.

Where do the Sunstate guys want to go after Sunstate? Do they tend to go to Qantas, or onto the LCCs?


No such thing anymore. Sunstate= Qantas link. Most of them don't go anywhere!

[ga_trojan]

expect alot of time away from home if you go down Virgin's path. That is not correct. You can bid for day trips only and weekends off and will get it if that's what you want. I think the PER base is pretty much day trips only at the moment. SYD base is also pretty high in the day trips.


At Virgin, do you start on the E170/E190, or is the boeing an optionYou go where you are told. They ask you what your choice is but at the end of the day you get what you are given.

[Donkey Duke]

Is there a pay difference between the boeings and the EMBs? How many legs are normal per day? Do the E170/E190 pilots like the planes, or do they want to go to the Boeings? Also, do Virgin Blue guys fly Pacific Blue planes? And, can Virgin Blue pilots bid the 777s at V Australia? Are those senior pilots flying those 777s? Cheers!

[ga_trojan]

There is a pay difference between the 737 and EMB enough that some of the EMB guys want to go over to the 737. However there is a EBA due soon so all that is negotiable.

Sectors vary from 30 mins to 6 hours, with EMB doing more shorter sectors on average than the 737. The number you do depends on what you bid for. You bid shorter sectors you will do about 4 a day. If you bid long sectors you will probably do about 2 day.

VB at the moment wet lease for Pac Blue for Bali and Phuket.

Voz is a separate company all together and you will have to apply like everyone else and resign from VB. Not to sure of the finer details there. Voz guys are predominately expats with a few VB guys in there. At the moment you will probably have better conditions and more money at VB but that could change soon as Voz are trying to negotiate some sort of a EBA and the VB one is due soon.