Corrupt Airline
Rodondo4 that was just as an alternative for you. to think about if you want to fly. MAS is not recruiting at the moment and for a long time to come. They are licking their wounds and scrapes after losing almost RM20 billions under TR. And not many of them fought against it and those who did are out with some other airlines.
MAS pay as a pilot is the second lowest in the world next to China Airlines. Even Indonesian pilots get more pay. But at age 20 you can become the sole pilot in a B747-400 when the Captain goes to the toilet and good luck to the passengers.
Inside you had to pay bribes to get a fair share of the flights and licks a lot of backsides. That is what Mr. Login was trying to say when he says "Unfortunately, things aren't as easy as that. There's a little bit more to life than that, I'm afraid." It helps if you got connections with the airline management. Pilots had joined and flying the jumbos without even passing the basic Form V (SPM or GCE O Level). It is an airline waiting for a major accident to happen.
In the Air Force there are about 50 graduates pilots versus none for the airline accept 1 with a Law Degree and 1 with MBA.
The stress level is high as the ground supports (admin, pay & allowances, rostering, etc) will drag you down and they will create all sorts of problems for you if you do not give enough handouts.
Mr. Login here is one example, only good at name calling but lacking in substance, typical of MAS material.
Last edited by OldAce999; 8th Apr 2002 at 07:04.