Originally Posted by
kimbobimbo
Again these mods are clearly have some issue with NAA. This is a rumour! It happens to have a question at the end asking if the rumour is true!!!
Annnnnnd it happens this rumour is actually true, NAA most likely will hire externally over internal crew yet again. It’s not because people aren’t interested though, they are using the age old “we have to keep our operation on the F100 running” phrase which has been used in the past. They could just put the new hires on the F100 and then promote from the ranks 100%, but this would imply a level of comittment they seem unwilling to show.
There are a LARGE number of staff wanting to go to mainline but so far the only ones that have got the tick are female. There are still plenty of people wanting to upgrade, the process is complicated by the training which involves up to 5 months away in crap hotels with no provision to come home. This is something some people with young family’s are not able to do.
Not all factual.
1. Introduction rate (timeframe & schedule volume) doesn’t permit 100% fleet transfer - anyone involved in managing fleet introduction & exponential growth in a relatively small operation will tell you that. Have you asked to see the data? No training department would be resourced to manage that kind of volume on the F100 in one hit. The argument to manage experience levels on the F100 is also a sensible one and demonstrates AOC maturity to the regulator. In fact, NAA have placed more internal F100 Pilots on the A320 than originally thought possible, a fact they should be credited for.
2. Training: A320 Type Ratings that are compatible for CASA acceptance are difficult to secure and dovetail with training plans and fleet intro rate. Initial group went either Singapore or Jakarta. Jakarta hotel issue was a by-product of timeframe and internal QF Group commercial agreement issues. That issue has been resolved, now that there’s been time. The Melbourne hotel is that used by Group company Jetstar, unavoidable due commercial agreement issues. Furthermore, if deemed unsuitable (“crap” as you put it), why have your Union representatives for both entities (JQ and NAA) not addressed this within JQ?
The choice to stay home with family rather than accept an A320 position and associated time away for training rests solely with the individual. There is no 320 TR provider in Perth. This is not the fault of NAA.