Originally Posted by
dr dre
For some it could involve work as an instructor. As Australia (and the rest of the world) doesn’t have the 1500hr rule then it will more probably involve direct employment post training on anything from F/O on a Dash 8 to an A320 or S/O on a 787 or A330, but it’s all up to what is needed at the time.
It would be extremely attractive if that was the case. I understand employment cannot be guaranteed due to student performance, economic factors etc, but if they could at the very least guarantee employment based on satisfactory performance during the course, and where a position becomes available in the group. But then again this isn't a cadetship.
Nonetheless it's still a gamble of sorts since there are cadetships available that do stipulate employment upon successful completion of course.
If they want to train upwards of a few hundred a year, and if this pilot shortage sees the group employ a few hundred new pilots a year, where does that leave the wealth of experience that come from GA, military, instructing, regionals and overseas airlines. Would these academy graduates be prioritised though?