Originally Posted by
Jbrownie
Why pay the locals expat rates when they can get the locals for far less?
They wont do that.... they are too stupid. I know both expat and local guys on the Jet here... its a business and in Fiji, companies pay the local workforce less because they can, because the locals take the job at the rate in which they offer. They lose pilots to asia and especially the middle east.
I would expect a more respectful comment than a denigrating “they are too stupid” remark. Expats are given 10 days off. Sometimes an expat may have only 7 days at home due to the long distance from Euroalnd or the U.S. Fijians have more days at home to peruse othe careers on their days off.
With the management shift at the company, it has become more palatable for the expats. Yes, like any other carrier, there’s a few “local check airmen” with chips on their shoulders.
They hire 200hour CPLs straight to the a330 here as Jet S/os... the unlucky ones get the otter.. the rest (most) get shown the door and stay jobless or work as instructors.
On the contrary.... The 200 hr CPL getting to fly the DH-6 is far luckier than being a Relief First Officer on the A-330. Think of the skills gained with hands on flying versus staring at the instruments, making notations on the OPF, and the once every 3 one 4 hour CPDLC and SELCAL check on the HF.