QF Regional Pilots the Best!
By Qantas' own admission!
http://www.aph.gov.au/SEnate/committ...ions/sub26.pdf
Qantaslink (Regional) Pilots
The story for Qantaslink pilots is quite different to that as for main-line Qantas pilots above. The increasing shortage of qualified pilots for recruitment is already present. Furthermore, the Qantaslink Pilots have an attrition rate that is 8 times than that of the mainline Pilots.
Additionally, an increasing number of current pilots are approaching retirement age with 12% of this workforce over 55:
Whilst we receive approximately four applications for every vacancy, only one in four actually meet the job requirements. The skills and experience required for regional pilots are higher than that for mainline, as pilots enter the regional workforce directly as a First Officer, whereas in mainline they enter as Second Officers.
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