Originally Posted by
empacher48
More likely if you work for Mount Cook or Air Nelson. Last I heard 80% of interview slots will go to pilots in those airlines first. Then 20% to outside the group.
The
ideal ratio is a 70/30 split, 30% being the externals. That works well when we hire 30 Pilots a year, not so well when we're hiring 100.
There's a few things coming to fruition at the moment, which is unfortunately having a negative effect on Link Pilots progressing into the Jet Fleet.
Air NZ has been expanding while also seeing an increase in Retirements. The Link group has also been expanding and are short on experience for the LHS. They also lost a lot of experience to the jets from 2012-2016(ish) and are still recovering. When supply cant keep up with demand, 70/30 is simply no longer a realistic target.
I'd say the
number of Link Pilots getting hired this year wont change, but the
percentage will be well below 80% with the increase in numbers.