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Old 2nd Feb 2019, 08:09
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betterluckythangood
 
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Hey Mate,

I was able to track down the EBA on the fairwork website - i'm new here so i'm not allowed to post links, you should be able to find it after some googling. I think a captain salary is about 180k.

I'm also very interested in the DEC F100 job but it's a hard company to get much info on. I did manage to speak to one of their captains through a friend of a friend and he seemed very happy working for Network. From what I can tell:

Benefits:
All flying in one timezone = no jet lag
Generally fly out and back in a day = home basically every night
F100 is limited endurance = short sectors, no boredom/DVT!
Security through ownership by the Qantas group
Access to Qantas group staff travel

Drawbacks:
F100 is getting a little long in the tooth (but apparently still a nice jet to fly)
Looks like some very early sign ons (check out the Qantaslink F100 route structure and timings using Webjet)
Mainline QF pilots don't seem to like Network and keep moving the threads to charter because they fear QF management using Network as a wedge tactic in EBA negotiations

That's pretty much all I can give you. I'd be really keen to hear how you find the assessment process.

If you're applying from overseas you might want to look at Pinstripe solutions - the Qantas hiring process does not seem to bear much resemblance to actually being a pilot so you'll need to prep to pass their process - being an experienced pilot in itself might not be enough if it's anything like what i've heard of the QF mainline process.

Cheers!
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