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Old 5th Dec 2010, 00:58
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johannschmith
 
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27 Captains have left or are leaving - mostly for Hong Hong Airlines on the 330. However, many of them are hanging around there with no flying due to lack of F/Os and line trainers. F/Os hanging around with little flying due to the above and aircraft sitting on the ground due to lack of crew.

DECs being hired due to being generally quicker to get on line than RHS to LHS upgrades. However, Tiger has always upgraded its own F/Os and two have finished recently and two more are starting soon. Only F/Os with 1000 hrs multi-crew time and 500 hrs A320 are now eliigible for hiring so no new type ratings for the moment at least. How long that lasts is another question as the market hots up.

A number of F/Os rumoured to be leaving for BA and Monarch in the UK sut too many there now anyway so not likely to be looking for F/Os yet. Some Capts and F/Os who were going to leave now staying - possibly becasue JD has changed his mind and is now staying. New CP not setting the world on fire - ACB please come back - we need you. Overall things beginning to stabilise and hopefully will start to improve. As stated in an earlier thread, great guys and ladies at the front end. Its the top "management" that sucks.

T and Cs are same as all LCCs - crap. SIN is a great place to live but expensiv e compared to HCM,KL or Jakarta. Not the best job in aviation but not the worst either. Nice aircraft and command opportunities at 3500 hrs. More aircraft coming so more commands. That's why I'm staying - plus the flying standards in the cockpit are top-class.
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