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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Mar 2024, 01:02
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

The problem is the Flight Ops Department have...

The problem is the Flight Ops Department have become subservient to HR and are too afraid to rock the boat lest they be sent back to the line. That is the biggest fear of all those pilots sitting in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Sep 2023, 01:45
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Yes Western Sydney Airport, the rather delusional...

Yes Western Sydney Airport, the rather delusional idea that jetstar will be able to instantaneously crew 10 airframes in 3 years time when they can barely find the pilots for their current operation....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jul 2023, 08:17
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Yep. Show up with a set of Ray Bans, a white...

Yep. Show up with a set of Ray Bans, a white shirt and a winning smile and you are on your way to Jetstar glory.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jun 2023, 08:34
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

You must be thinking of the 78 bloke who...

You must be thinking of the 78 bloke who contracted TB and was medically grounded after engaging in some unusual cultural practices.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Jun 2023, 04:18
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

And like the passengers know what they are...

And like the passengers know what they are getting, or should know because there is plenty of information and social media about it, when they6 buy a ticket, no pilot has an excuse to not know what...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2023, 08:04
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

​​​​​​​Yep thats what they say now. Jetstar was...

​​​​​​​Yep thats what they say now. Jetstar was supposed to have 15 787s, then it was 14 and in the end it was actually 11. When you can piss on the tyres you know it has arrived.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2023, 00:44
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Once the Reserve Bank recession we had to have is...

Once the Reserve Bank recession we had to have is in full swing I can see the XLRs being deferred for a couple of years. As to who will fly them it will be like the 787s, wherever they can make the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2023, 00:47
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

​​​​​​​Very true. There are a lot of issues of a...

​​​​​​​Very true. There are a lot of issues of a higher order of priority that will affect your mental health at Jetstar.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jun 2023, 09:59
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

No need to feel sorry for my F/O's, they get...

No need to feel sorry for my F/O's, they get treated as professional pilots and are valued for their contribution. I do however have zero sympathy for anyone, regardless of rank, who decides that the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jun 2023, 08:24
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Bulls@#$%t. Plenty of F/O's I fly with are buying...

Bulls@#$%t. Plenty of F/O's I fly with are buying houses and new cars. In the same way I don't have sympathy for the Captains who get the sack for changing the altitude knob with their feet. If you...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Mar 2023, 07:52
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

In 2008 they were talking about jetstar...

In 2008 they were talking about jetstar franchises in Europe. I think the failure that has been Vietnam and HK has reigned in the hubris a bit.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Jun 2022, 00:05
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Your summary is hits the nail on the head MCD...

Your summary is hits the nail on the head MCD with the phrase "both unions". The only people who benefit in having the pilots represented by two unions are JQ management. All they have to do is issue...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2022, 11:43
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

If the point of PIA is to get results that...

If the point of PIA is to get results that include a payrise then I would say the QF pilots are playing the game very well. The problem as demonstrated by some of these posts is that the JQ pilots...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2022, 01:24
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Cesspool thanks for the summary of what happened...

Cesspool thanks for the summary of what happened at Qantas and as I recall SH got its EBA with the payrise just before Covid standowns so well done to the union representing Qantas pilots. I don't...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2022, 23:10
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Its not just politicians who don't answer the ...

Its not just politicians who don't answer the question actually asked. Let me ask the question again. What happened last time?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2022, 22:56
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Remind me what happened last time? What I...

Remind me what happened last time? What I remember from 3 years ago was a lot of hot air and big talk but in the end the planes still flew and the opportunity to get a payrise was lost as Covid ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Apr 2022, 02:04
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

You are not a Jetstar employee while you are...

You are not a Jetstar employee while you are training prior to induction. This is a very deliberate policy by HR to ensure that you don't have any claim against them if you don't pass the type rating...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jun 2021, 23:02
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

The best way to get into a jetstar aircraft at...

The best way to get into a jetstar aircraft at the moment is to apply to become a flight attendant. As long as international flying is blocked and States go into lockdown there won't be any NB...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2019, 22:26
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

It will have no impact whatsoever. The people...

It will have no impact whatsoever. The people looking after the hiring and training are different to the people doing the EBA negotiations. Never assume that JQ use a coordinated strategy to be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Sep 2019, 03:18
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

One AOC, two seniority lists. The only Captains...

One AOC, two seniority lists. The only Captains in NZ who could come back to Aus. are those who are on LWOP on the Aus S/L. Unlikely as they are Kiwi and they want to live at home. For anyone else...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Sep 2019, 00:45
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

And that is after you have passed all the...

And that is after you have passed all the requirements for the right to work here if you are not a resident and any requirements to change your license to an Australian license.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Sep 2019, 00:42
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Achieving a command has a lot more to do with the...

Achieving a command has a lot more to do with the attitude of the candidate than just the flying skills. People fail command checks usually because of a lack of preparation and/or the failure to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Sep 2019, 06:08
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

So being an internal applicant can be a...

So being an internal applicant can be a disadvantage?

It has always been an advantage to apply from a non-group subsidiary or to advise QF recruitment that another airline is going to interview...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Sep 2019, 02:48
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

I have no doubts at all that the experience has...

I have no doubts at all that the experience has been a good one and that you have put in the required work to get through the course and become a 320 F/O. Your assertion however that Jetstar cadets...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Sep 2019, 22:44
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

From what I have observed there are not that many...

From what I have observed there are not that many 18 yo straight out of school cadets and the ones that are, are immature in the way they conduct themselves. The best cadets I have flown with are...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Jul 2019, 01:36
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

The pairings produced in June was a sample...

The pairings produced in June was a sample created by the system that will produce our rosters. I don't think it was a furphy I think it was an exercise in kite flying to guage the reaction of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jul 2019, 23:23
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Jetstar are heading into their usual cycle of...

Jetstar are heading into their usual cycle of having too many pilots to not having enough pilots. Melbourne based F/O's are always doing 5 night stays in Newcastle and Cairns to cover the flying. The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Sep 2018, 03:49
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

hito, don't worry about degrees and masters until...

hito, don't worry about degrees and masters until you are already in the company, concentrate on your flying first. If you do the masters after you have become an F/O it then becomes a tax deduction...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Aug 2018, 08:23
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Does that have anything to do with the ditching...

Does that have anything to do with the ditching of JANZ and turning its CEO into a COO?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Aug 2018, 03:54
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Aren't the new aircraft replacing existing...

Aren't the new aircraft replacing existing aircraft?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Aug 2018, 02:10
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

What I don't understand is why all this...

What I don't understand is why all this recruiting is occurring? I know Jetstar has been losing pilots to QF but I would not have thought that those numbers are large enough to warrant two years and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Jul 2018, 00:19
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Jetstar is having difficulties with training...

Jetstar is having difficulties with training logistics so don't assume that you have been passed over for selection.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Mar 2018, 22:20
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

Jetstar's recruitment processes are like the rest...

Jetstar's recruitment processes are like the rest of the airline, in a constant state of chaos and always understaffed and under resourced. I would only worry if you have received notification that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jul 2017, 00:22
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

No, two seniority lists. Aussies who have taken...

No, two seniority lists. Aussies who have taken the JQ NZ job have found that out too late and usually move on. In the mean time Aussie EBA F/O's are being sent to NZ to fill in for the F/O's that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Jan 2017, 22:48
Replies: 1,092
Views: 810,546
Posted By Lookleft

JB and framer. Absolutely spot on in a well run...

JB and framer. Absolutely spot on in a well run organisation that has a strategic outlook on pilot numbers. The same result can however be achieved through sheer incompetence and when the wheels fall...
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