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darrenbear,
That sir, putting it nicely is simply not true. There is nothing logical about your statement and in any established airline it is simply not necessary nor is it standard practice.
Olbie is of course is quite correct with:
Without giving my game away, I have worked for one of those carriers and I can assure you that what you are talking about never happened there nor will it.
For example when a new type is introduced its logical that there will be an intake of direct entry Captains and FO's but a good employer will also ringfence a given number or positions for internal candidates.
Olbie is of course is quite correct with:
How is that logical? Where did SQ, EK or QF find experienced 380 drivers?
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For example when a new type is introduced its logical that there will be an intake of direct entry Captains and FO's but a good employer will. . .
In school, my teacher didn't accept the excuse that "my dog ate the homework" and nor do I.
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Tough times...If you have to accept Gf management are going to swallow the seniority list and go the DEC route again....as said before GF have done it in the past.
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In 1989 GF employed two DEC captains, on three year contracts, onto the brand new and many still to come B767 but the only reason was they couldn't get enough simulator time to run full courses for non rated pilots and still crew the aircraft. Five days in Rio and straight to line training. (They also took in a few DEC Trainers about that time with a lot of type time and over fifty five years of age).
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Moral among pilots, especially for senior FOs, would be at all time low again if GF hire DEC.
And I wonder how are they going to manage the seniority issue.
You are going to have DEC at the end of the line, and senior FOs at the front. When new aircraft arrive, who get to go first?
And I wonder about this 18 months to command upgrade? I heard from the latest group of new recruits that it is 6 years, that is 72 months sir.
And I wonder how are they going to manage the seniority issue.
You are going to have DEC at the end of the line, and senior FOs at the front. When new aircraft arrive, who get to go first?
And I wonder about this 18 months to command upgrade? I heard from the latest group of new recruits that it is 6 years, that is 72 months sir.
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they're having problems with them? understatement of the year, duh!!! they're having problems with all of them!!!
gf engineering INFECTS gf planes. it's a cancer of epidemic proportions. no matter how new their planes are, gf engineering will find a way ^#%$ing them up!
gf engineering INFECTS gf planes. it's a cancer of epidemic proportions. no matter how new their planes are, gf engineering will find a way ^#%$ing them up!
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Do GF have any idea what they're doing?
With those clowns Bjorn the Swede and Terot the Finn in charge (and a board that knows nothing about aviation pulling the strings) maybe it's not surprising.
With those clowns Bjorn the Swede and Terot the Finn in charge (and a board that knows nothing about aviation pulling the strings) maybe it's not surprising.
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whatever wrong decision there is to make, i guarantee you that gf will make it.
airlines cautious about expansion because of global downturn. gf expands
777 or a330? gf will go a330.
captains required and plenty of qualified f/os. gf brings in decs and ruins many peoples careers.
bring in new planes, gf engineering makes them old real quick.
bring in old planes, gf engineering will totally ruin them.
gf is the prolifically bad decision maker in the whole of the gcc and possibly the world!
airlines cautious about expansion because of global downturn. gf expands
777 or a330? gf will go a330.
captains required and plenty of qualified f/os. gf brings in decs and ruins many peoples careers.
bring in new planes, gf engineering makes them old real quick.
bring in old planes, gf engineering will totally ruin them.
gf is the prolifically bad decision maker in the whole of the gcc and possibly the world!
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As per the Aerotransport.org database (which is mostly fairly accurate) Gulf Air will receive one brand new A332 from ILFC in January 2009. The aircraft was destined for XL Airways but it seems they went bust.
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