Originally Posted by
Nick_F
Out of curiosity, are guys really still interested in apply for Qantas given the mass of recruitment that has happened th is year and how low your seniority is going to be if you start mid-late next year? That's a long time as an SO before you get to be a real pilot.
Given the expansion over the next few years as well as the normal turnover due to retirements there's plenty on offer for a career at QF. You'll never see the crazy rapid promotion that you see overseas but there's a lifestyle reason for that.
To put it another way, people are being asked if they want to go PER 737 FO in their first week at the company with other bases not far off. That's not going to last forever of course but nothing ever does.
Horses for courses but I'd suggest that for anybody who wants to live in Aus this is still a very good gig. If you're more interested in getting a widebody window seat in the shortest time possible then you're best off overseas.