Go to the "Qantas Group Pilot Academy" website and you will see some brief details of the QF academy plans,
a person can register and submit their details at the bottom of the page.
I've seen this all before when there was a train driver shortage in Sydney, people from all walks of life show up on
the assessment day, various ages, qualifications and expectations, the same thing will happen with people hoping
to be aQF pilot, people will come from different ages, career paths, qualifications, etc.
Don't think everyone that apply's is really interested in aviation. No.
This QF pilot academy has been in the news continuously for 48 hours now and yes, i believe what they're saying, that
5,000 people have registered their interest, same story as when there was a train driver shortage a decade ago.
There will probably be over 10,000 people registering.
How many people apply for flight attendant positions each year?
Thousands of applicants, same thing will happen here.
I don't believe QF will have the capacity to train 200 new pilots a year, yet alone 500 a year, it's too many people at one facility,
not enough instructors,i believe they will probably get the students that finish the course, to do the instructing for a certain time frame.
They're my thoughts. Cheers.