UNSW and Qantaslink Rumour
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Heard a few weeks ago that there may be an announcement coming up regarding UNSW Flying course and Qantaslink. Anyone know any further information?
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Apparently the course is proposed to run during the next financial year and they're hoping to attract 10 students, each of whom will have to pay $280million to do the course.
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Obviously going to be very expensive with no guarantee of a job. Why would this program be needed when there are more than likely 30 plus people on hold right now
No new hires for the near future.
The only upgrades will cover the handful of retirements expected over the next 12-18 months.
Q200/300 crew on very low hours in some bases recently.
PER base still under the constant cloud.
2 x Q300's to be sold in the next 12 months.
No new deliveries.
I wouldn't get too excited just yet. This'll just be Qlink trying to stitch up the cheapest deal they can for when they do need to hire.
Apparently they weren't exactly thrilled with the FTA arrangement. Then again they weren't thrilled with Oxford either!
The above is not intended to be all doom and gloom but that's just the state of play at the moment.
The only upgrades will cover the handful of retirements expected over the next 12-18 months.
Q200/300 crew on very low hours in some bases recently.
PER base still under the constant cloud.
2 x Q300's to be sold in the next 12 months.
No new deliveries.
I wouldn't get too excited just yet. This'll just be Qlink trying to stitch up the cheapest deal they can for when they do need to hire.
Apparently they weren't exactly thrilled with the FTA arrangement. Then again they weren't thrilled with Oxford either!
The above is not intended to be all doom and gloom but that's just the state of play at the moment.
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Thanks for the replies.
Not getting my hopes up too much with the current state of Qantas and aviation in Australia, would be interesting to know what the state of play is in three years though
Not getting my hopes up too much with the current state of Qantas and aviation in Australia, would be interesting to know what the state of play is in three years though
in 3 years time, easy, same as its always been (except for a small period about 10 years back)
Always a looming shortage but never now and always heaps of pilots looking for work!!
Always a looming shortage but never now and always heaps of pilots looking for work!!
Qantaslink have spent the last 3-4weeks interviewing around 40 candidates with 1/4 of those being offered sim. I've heard 4-5 have made it through the sim and placed on hold with the intent for an October ground school. Just some info, feel free to discuss.
