Originally Posted by
Di_Vosh
If that's the case, they (management) had better get on with it and make the relevant announcements.
Guys and girls at Qlink are so pissed off right now with our management that they're not waiting around. Anyone who's not a Cadet or LOI holder is expecting to wait well over 12 months for a chance at mainline, and that's assuming an announcement would be made within the near future. And that's a big assumption.
I spoke with one of my Qlink friends just before he left for Emirates. He believed that he's a better chance of getting into mainline (and quicker) by going to Emirates for a year or two than he has by staying at the link.
Not that that's his plan anyway. He believes, as does many of his colleagues, that his (and his families) futures are better served by leaving Australia for the next ten years plus, then they do by him remaining as a Captain at Qlink. A pitiful indictment of our management.
And he's not alone.
We've had people leave to Emirates, EFA, Cathay, and other places. There are some more waiting on start dates. RUMOUR has it that there are around 70 Sunstate pilots applying to Emirates right now.
DIVOSH!
Too true Divosh, and I can understand the sentiment entirely.
Why would a 30 year old dash 8 skipper see the pinnacle of his career as dash 8 captain? It makes sense he'll look at options to further his career in jets. If the Qantas group can't, or more to the point won't, give him that opportunity you can't blame the bloke from going overseas.
Finally, I hope, management have realised that.
In the words of the guy giving the briefing recently, we've had enough of being the training ground for other airlines.
It actually makes sense that QLink and JQ drivers are more likely to stay if they know they have a career progression to mainline if they want it.
As for your 12 month wait to get into mainline for those cadets and LOI holders, I would say that's nonsense. These are the guys that will be the first recruited into mainline. And that's not 12 months away.