Originally Posted by
Capt_CheeseDick
Yeh right. He's dreaming
Where does he expect to get the pilots, especially considering the 140 resignations these last few months; the contract changes (no bonus etc etc); forced re-basings and "hello..." there's a global pilot shortage on at the moment
Well said. And the way the pilots are being treated by the sadly incompetent HR and it's own flight operations department, it's not long before Saudia will have to ground a load of airplanes due lack of pilots to fly them. And sadly, by the time the pilots leave, Saudia will have such a bad name that it would fail to attract any new talent. And with expats as well as locals leaving, that would be the end of the end for SV.
To recover it has to start treating it's pilots with more respect and better conditions. Look at EK for example. They can pay in gold coins and pilots still won't join up. That's how bad a reputation can get !
As per a recent study conducted, EK had 28 airplanes grounded in end 2018 due pilot shortage. And SV already had 13 on ground.
Of course the reasons stated ere anything but pilot shortage
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Saudi needs to pull up its stockings !
And start respecting its Jet Drivers...
