Air Mauritius Crisis
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Air Mauritius Crisis
Hi to all. I have started this thread to get people's take on the current crisis at Air Mauritius. I've read an article saying that up to 50 flight crew will feel the effects in terms of cancelling of contracts, part-time employment and pay without leave. How long can we expect this situation to last and is there any hope for anyone hoping for a career at MK?
A partnership with Qatar Airways has also been reported. Anyone with any thoughts or news on this?
A partnership with Qatar Airways has also been reported. Anyone with any thoughts or news on this?
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Hi UAU242, unfortunately there won't be any recruitment this year at MK this crisis will last for a minimum of 2 years. They will probably sell the Air Mauritius building Le Paille en queue Court in Port Louis if Manoj Ujoodha does not find a way of out of this terrible contract of fuel hedging this weekend in Paris (CEO will be fired of course) . No one will buy his fuel twice the actual price for the coming weeks in order to recover partially...They will be 2 A340s grounded for a while or go for rental .. Capt Banymandhub said no choice some of them will have to find another job somewhere else unfortunately.Mr Buckhory and Mr Muleya left the company last week but there might be 1 ou 2 more this week. This is what we call in french '' Effet papillon '' ...
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Well, it seems the rest of the world has finally caught up with AIR MAURITIUS, and has ended up being a smack in the face with a wet fish in the GLASS TOWER!
Rumour has it that they "hedged" their fuel price per barrel on the wrong side of the drag curve ( who would have thought it to be priced where it is now?) causing the numbers to be rather large in the wrong column of the accounting manual :-)
This I believe has caused the pending resignation of the CHAIRMAN of the BOARD, as well as the MD...or GM....not sure about the latter?
Also, I believe, they will not be renewing the present lease on NAU ( one of the older A340`s)....and there will be a rotation of the other 340`s for a "C Check"....in effect taking TWO 340`s off the schedule for the forseeable future!
Up until recently, there was no real threat of EXPATS "NOT" having their contracts renewed, unless you annoyed one of the locals....but now ??????
Interesting times....!!!!
Rumour has it that they "hedged" their fuel price per barrel on the wrong side of the drag curve ( who would have thought it to be priced where it is now?) causing the numbers to be rather large in the wrong column of the accounting manual :-)
This I believe has caused the pending resignation of the CHAIRMAN of the BOARD, as well as the MD...or GM....not sure about the latter?
Also, I believe, they will not be renewing the present lease on NAU ( one of the older A340`s)....and there will be a rotation of the other 340`s for a "C Check"....in effect taking TWO 340`s off the schedule for the forseeable future!
Up until recently, there was no real threat of EXPATS "NOT" having their contracts renewed, unless you annoyed one of the locals....but now ??????
Interesting times....!!!!
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Hi guys!
Been waiting for someone to start this thread since long! MK is in deep deep ****!
Well whatever i'll be writing is what i heard/read from the media:
It's confirmed that 50 pilots wont have their contracts renewed .. i believe most of them will be expats. Career with MK right now?? I don't think so .. all recruitment has been freezed until MK gets out of the crisis .. which according to experts will take 2-3yrs if the right people occupy the right place.
As for the partnership, i has been said in the media that contacts have been made with Singapore airline and one arab airline which I believe should be Quatar .. how far this is true nobody knows!
As for the cadets .. there are no more cadets in 43 .. all of them are back!What they are doin .. i dont know!
Been waiting for someone to start this thread since long! MK is in deep deep ****!
Well whatever i'll be writing is what i heard/read from the media:
It's confirmed that 50 pilots wont have their contracts renewed .. i believe most of them will be expats. Career with MK right now?? I don't think so .. all recruitment has been freezed until MK gets out of the crisis .. which according to experts will take 2-3yrs if the right people occupy the right place.
As for the partnership, i has been said in the media that contacts have been made with Singapore airline and one arab airline which I believe should be Quatar .. how far this is true nobody knows!
As for the cadets .. there are no more cadets in 43 .. all of them are back!What they are doin .. i dont know!
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Mr Buckhory: Complete idiot !! F$%%$# prick !! Excusez mon francais !
'Zis bon pou coupe riban ek tire photo' !!
It's sad at the end of the day. Hopefully, crucial positions will now be offered to people with very high aviation experience. Not to those who only care about how sharp they look in a suit.
I have hope the Paille-en-queue will rise again. When? Thats the question!
Safe landings.
'Zis bon pou coupe riban ek tire photo' !!
It's sad at the end of the day. Hopefully, crucial positions will now be offered to people with very high aviation experience. Not to those who only care about how sharp they look in a suit.
I have hope the Paille-en-queue will rise again. When? Thats the question!
Safe landings.
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Tough situation for the chaps at Air Mauritius!
Hang in there Okes, this will probably blow over, and things should return to normal again fairly soon. Air Mauritius is important to the government, and I can't see them taking any genuine, long-term scale-down actions.
Hope I'm right to be optimistic.
Sterkte!!
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Hang in there Okes, this will probably blow over, and things should return to normal again fairly soon. Air Mauritius is important to the government, and I can't see them taking any genuine, long-term scale-down actions.
Hope I'm right to be optimistic.
Sterkte!!
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hope you are right Pitch..i understand the consultants report about the hedging contract was meant to be out last week and is now to be next, can someone confirm this? trying to read the french papers but my french is not so good these days!
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I have been told all expat contracts that are due are not being renewed. Sounds like the normal third world story, the locals stuff it up and the expats have to go so the useless can keep their jobs.
This is nothing new in aviation, get used to it.
This is nothing new in aviation, get used to it.
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Pipi in the fuel tanks
US$ 105 per barrel and hedged for 2 years without an exit clause
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This is the cofin Air Mauritius has ordered for itself.
From what I read from the Mauritian newspaper,the ill-fated Chairman was told, "You are a lawyer! what u know of Hedging?"
Will anyone succeed to save Air Mauritius?
.This is the cofin Air Mauritius has ordered for itself.
From what I read from the Mauritian newspaper,the ill-fated Chairman was told, "You are a lawyer! what u know of Hedging?"
Will anyone succeed to save Air Mauritius?
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Hi fellows! Just want to express a general feeling of insecurity and disappointment amongst expat pilots in Air Mauritius.
What we initially thought as rumours in the beginning is actually shaping to be a dreadful truth: Yes it has been confirmed that several of expat pilots contracts' (ongoing for several years now) will not be renewed. This has come as an enormous shock to various loyal and faithful employees.
The reality here is that we will be facing the consequences of an incompetent and corruptible management. Fair enough major airlines around the world have taken their toll from the economic recession but an overstaffed and greedy management have just ploughed it deeper.
Nothing against the island and its people:
Air mauritius has an overall efficient team of flight crews for a company of its size. I can state loud and clear that this is mostly thanks to the presence of foreign pilots in the company. It is no mystery that foreigners make up almost 60% of pilots in the company. The breed of Mauritian pilots tipped to fly the company high is indeed of mixed ability. Obviously this is due to a massive political stronghold in the company. Most of the Mauritian recruits are amateurs in the sense that they take up the profession to be called pilots... they don't really have a passion for flying as such which is sad and pissing off!! Leaks suggest that there will be more intakes amongst the locals.
Listening to captain sullenberger recent comments will shed more light regarding this current politics of airlines.
What people of the flying community should understand is that we all operate within a very small airspace and rumours spread like fire. Treating expats in this fashion will definitely catalyse this propaganda. This wouldn't leave the Mauritian pilots(
politicians) with a very good reputation wouldn't it?
I urge pilots(true) from the world around to continue/start a new thread so we expose better our current plight and get out of it.
Safe Flying (To those who have a stable job)
What we initially thought as rumours in the beginning is actually shaping to be a dreadful truth: Yes it has been confirmed that several of expat pilots contracts' (ongoing for several years now) will not be renewed. This has come as an enormous shock to various loyal and faithful employees.
The reality here is that we will be facing the consequences of an incompetent and corruptible management. Fair enough major airlines around the world have taken their toll from the economic recession but an overstaffed and greedy management have just ploughed it deeper.
Nothing against the island and its people:
Air mauritius has an overall efficient team of flight crews for a company of its size. I can state loud and clear that this is mostly thanks to the presence of foreign pilots in the company. It is no mystery that foreigners make up almost 60% of pilots in the company. The breed of Mauritian pilots tipped to fly the company high is indeed of mixed ability. Obviously this is due to a massive political stronghold in the company. Most of the Mauritian recruits are amateurs in the sense that they take up the profession to be called pilots... they don't really have a passion for flying as such which is sad and pissing off!! Leaks suggest that there will be more intakes amongst the locals.
Listening to captain sullenberger recent comments will shed more light regarding this current politics of airlines.
What people of the flying community should understand is that we all operate within a very small airspace and rumours spread like fire. Treating expats in this fashion will definitely catalyse this propaganda. This wouldn't leave the Mauritian pilots(
politicians) with a very good reputation wouldn't it?I urge pilots(true) from the world around to continue/start a new thread so we expose better our current plight and get out of it.
Safe Flying (To those who have a stable job)
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Excellent words Jet Cockpit.
I think in 250 Pilots at MK, 200 are expats. So,the cream of pilots will be sacked first.
If u are a family/caste member of Prameel, or in the white click/group of Roddie the tallest, or circumcized and a fanatic of Toutourally, or perhaps if u are Vaish and simply live around Triolet, rest assured your name is on Schindler's list!
Their missiles will hit any target who is a danger to them or a 'menace' to their empire of closed pilots.
Is MALPA not telling anything in that?
Hey guys,when you think of it, an x-air hostess with her teams of Syndicates is representing the movement to condemn Mismanagement.
It was funny to see some 300 MK staff shout 'Ujoodaaaaa....dehorrrrrrs!!!!' on the streets of Port Louis the other day.
Where were the pilots and MALPA that day when today, we hear more than half the pilots of the company will be sacked soon?
I think in 250 Pilots at MK, 200 are expats. So,the cream of pilots will be sacked first.
If u are a family/caste member of Prameel, or in the white click/group of Roddie the tallest, or circumcized and a fanatic of Toutourally, or perhaps if u are Vaish and simply live around Triolet, rest assured your name is on Schindler's list!
Their missiles will hit any target who is a danger to them or a 'menace' to their empire of closed pilots.
Is MALPA not telling anything in that?
Hey guys,when you think of it, an x-air hostess with her teams of Syndicates is representing the movement to condemn Mismanagement.
It was funny to see some 300 MK staff shout 'Ujoodaaaaa....dehorrrrrrs!!!!' on the streets of Port Louis the other day.
Where were the pilots and MALPA that day when today, we hear more than half the pilots of the company will be sacked soon?
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I fully agree with jet cockpit that the problem at air mauritius is mismanagement, political interference and MK is definitely overstaffed at the management level.
However, it's not true to say that ALL mauritian recruits are amateurs or backed by politics
They got their licenses through flight training and the required CAA exams just like you did. True some start with no airline experience but I believe most airline companies are favoring locals and giving them a chance to start a career as a pilot. And I believe they go through a selection process with HR and MK chief/training captains .. I do not think these guys would recruit someone with no interest in flying. Note that the last selection exercise was carried out by 43 Air School .. I do not believe that 43 Air School staffs were influenced by politics.
It’s always sad not to have the contracts of the expats renewed because they had their contributions to the company. However, currently some aircrafts are grounded and flight frequency reduced .. so what do we do with the excess pilots?? Some will say why not sack the Mauritian pilots but remember it’s cheaper to have the locals.
True the problem faced by expats is all linked with the hedging problem and mismanagement .. guys be it MK or any other companies I believe the same would have happened. It’s all about getting the Pailles en Queue back in the sky now and if this means reducing the fleet, expats, cutting jobs .. it will be done .. else MK will be history in a few months.
Sad though those responsible are still enjoying their end of month salaries ..
However, it's not true to say that ALL mauritian recruits are amateurs or backed by politics
They got their licenses through flight training and the required CAA exams just like you did. True some start with no airline experience but I believe most airline companies are favoring locals and giving them a chance to start a career as a pilot. And I believe they go through a selection process with HR and MK chief/training captains .. I do not think these guys would recruit someone with no interest in flying. Note that the last selection exercise was carried out by 43 Air School .. I do not believe that 43 Air School staffs were influenced by politics.It’s always sad not to have the contracts of the expats renewed because they had their contributions to the company. However, currently some aircrafts are grounded and flight frequency reduced .. so what do we do with the excess pilots?? Some will say why not sack the Mauritian pilots but remember it’s cheaper to have the locals.
True the problem faced by expats is all linked with the hedging problem and mismanagement .. guys be it MK or any other companies I believe the same would have happened. It’s all about getting the Pailles en Queue back in the sky now and if this means reducing the fleet, expats, cutting jobs .. it will be done .. else MK will be history in a few months.
Sad though those responsible are still enjoying their end of month salaries ..
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Everyone is equal,but some are more equal than other?
MKdreamliner,
What the F***?
Are you pro-management?
You definitely seem a frustrated and MK obcessed chap!
Jet Cockpit is right in many ways!
Get a life!
What the F***?
Are you pro-management?
You definitely seem a frustrated and MK obcessed chap!
Jet Cockpit is right in many ways!
Get a life!
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NO i am not pro-management!If you read my post carefully you would have noticed that already.
I just believe we should not look only at one side of the picture and believe in everything we hear.
NO i am not pro-management!If you read my post carefully you would have noticed that already.
I just believe we should not look only at one side of the picture and believe in everything we hear.