Originally Posted by
27/09
ElZilcho
Spoken like a true Air NZ jet fleet pilot.
From what I heard a while back most of the crewing expansion at Mt Cook was provided by the guys who lost their jobs at Eagle.
Yep, those Air NZ Jets are so much more difficult to fly than say those of Jetstar and Virgin, operators that don't require pilots to have previous jet experience.
The A320 fleet has increased but you seem to be forgetting the 737 fleet has disappeared during that time.
Perhaps 27/09, but one who also went through the Links.
Eagle Pilots covered some of Mt Cooks expansion, but certainly not all of it. Several of them joined the Jet Fleet and plenty of others left the group entirely.
The Jet Fleet has seen an increase of 300
total Pilots while retiring both the 767 and 737 fleets.
My Comments had nothing to do with Link Pilots being unable to fly Jets, but you cant run a shortened A320 course for Link Pilots like we did for those from Jetstar.