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Clare Prop
But can you quantify "great chance" "additional internal costs" "much easier". "one thing is certain", "enough pilots for future needs"
These are not quantifiable terms and without a citation are anecdotal.
Are Qantas going to be paying the HELP loans off for the successful ones? How much is Qantas actually investing (ie risking) in these people during training?
The old pilot shortage lure has been around for decades. There are still plenty of resumes coming across my desk. Many fro m these academies. They all share the same thing...not enough command time.
I understand that for non airline flying, things like command time etc is important. But QF don’t care about this, they just want pilots who can be hired into the RHS of one of their aircraft. For these lucky candidates, QF will be investing in significant additional training, and that carries a cost. Most will pass, but some will fail. I have no idea if QF have a training wage or if they just pay FO1 rate (if such a thing exists in Sunstate), but if it’s the standard FO rate then that’s a great help to paying off the loans.
Visits by QF managers to Wellcamp are a cost. QF will have a different selection process in play for those going through the academy and onto QF.
Some of your requests are not straightforward to quantify in a way that might satisfy you. For example, great chance is just that for the lucky candidate - from college straight into the RHS at QF, with a long and lucrative career ahead of them, To me, any many others, that’s a great chance.
Regarding the pilot shortage, look around the world. Many large carriers have restarted cadet schemes and many pay, part pay, sponsor etc because they can see what’s coming. Even ANZ are getting in on the act. In the USA, flight schools have paid programmes to get trainees to 1500 hours so that they can get into airlines. Majors have been hiring like crazy, with Atlas sponsoring foreign pilots.
It sounds like you don’t have problems getting pilots, and that’s great. You are obviously a good employer but some are not so good and struggle.
Maybe my comments are anecdotal, but it doesn’t make them less valid