BlueEagle
Re: “there may just be some guys from lower paid operators who would find the terms and conditions attractive enough to move, not many but there are always some!”
That is quite correct. Unfortunately, the guys in this sector who might be interested in SIA/Silk Air are making the very grave error of imagining that the spending power generated in their own countries by the Singapore Dollar packages on offer would be similarly generated in Singapore. This is not the case and doubly so for a pilot with a family. It is difficult to imagine how he/she would financially survive in Singapore in these circumstances. But then, of course, Singapore would much prefer the single ex-pat as he/she is much cheaper to employ.
topman999
Re: "Their will be no competition to join Silk Air"....Please! No unemployed western A320 pilots out there wanting a job in Singapore ??? I doubt that somehow. Like I say, let the people head out there for interview etc and let them decide.
I’m not too sure that there are that many “unemployed western A320 pilots” at the moment. The ones who are around will be looking for positions in western carriers rather than considering bringing the family down here for a derisory pittance, paid in a steadily declining Singapore Dollar and having to make ever more expensive monthly mortgage remittances back to the home country plus educate his/her children solely from the resource of the offered package. The only “competition” will be from muddle-headed people who don’t do their financial homework and come to realize the serious position they could end up putting themselves and their families in.
Those of us who have been here for some time (and are still bonded here for the immediate future, prior to our escape) know that SIA/Silk Air do not give a damn about the individual – they are just part of the headcount, to be paid the absolute minimum possible in knowledge of the local cost of living (see comments of Kaptin M above) and to be discarded as soon as they outlive their usefulness (and we’re talking locals here, as well as ex-pats). However, if you’re the guy who knows differently, go ahead and make their day! If you meet their qualifications, get your application in, nobody’s stopping you (though if you are A320 qualified, you’d be much better off applying to Dragonair)!