Originally Posted by
Contigo
Speaking to a friend recently they told me JQ has taken some new FOs straight from QGPA in Toowoomba, first job, fresh CPL/MEIR. Straight into the right seat of a A320. This doesn't have next major accident written all over it does it? I wonder if the line training Captains know that they will be basically single pilot ops for quite some time while the guys/gals slowly work their way up from past row 30 over the course of many many months. It seems ridiculous in a country with such a well developed GA industry that they think this is the best they can get.
what a ridiculous comment, who says the 200 hour recruits aren’t ‘the best’ Jetstar can get. Working in GA doesn’t guarantee the person is some kind of aviation hotshot.