It is that bad
About 25% of the Boeing Captains have resigned and left for greener pastures in the last year or so. Most have gone to SIA Cargo. Even the Boeing Fleet Manager who regards Flight Time Limitations as a guide to be interpreted by him as he sees fit has applied to other airlines. He failed in his applications where the people that he had previously managed succeeded. Is it not a little hypocritical of him to hold onto a position of management in a company that he has demonstrated such a desire to leave.
In the last year or so, from a pool of about 50 Captains, the following senior captains have resigned that I know of.
1 B767 Fleet manager
1 Flight Safety Officer
2 Quality Assurance Officers
3 Senior Line Trainers (one of which was a local and destined to be Chief Pilot).
3 senior line Captains.
At least 2 other Captains have been turned down by other airlines and there are 5 active applications from current RBA Captains in my present company. One local FO has already left and another is on the way with more to follow.
In the same time period there has been very little disruption to the Airbus Fleet. The reason is very simple.
Management
One way or another the 767 days are numbered in Brunei. They all need MLG changes in 2006 and there is allegedly no money to carry out the work.
Steer well clear. There are far better opportunities in SE Asia if you look around.