Lopa you're right about the shortage. I read in the Business Daily back in 2011 that KQ were predicting a shortage of about 300 pilots come 2014 and during the chat some of us were having with the guy who was giving us back our certificates, he explained that 1 Embraer needs 16 pilots to run ideally and they're nowhere near that number. He also said that the 777s that run the long haul routes such as Guangzhou need to fly with 4 flight deck crew members i.e. 2 captains and 2 first officers, one crew being the relief crew, but at the moment, they're flying with 3 flight deck crew because they just don't have the staff!
It's now 2014 and the Business Daily prediction may be coming true. This is great news for us who aspire to fly for our national carrier. Remember he also advised that they would love to take as many applicants as possible for training but unfortunately most don't pass the testing stages. So ladies and gents, as we eagerly await the next invitation email, let's prepare ourselves to bring our A game to those tests because clearly, the vacancies are there.
Last edited by ChegeAviator; 12th Feb 2014 at 14:58.