View Full Version : Virgin Atlantic SYDNEY Base........ I got it
australian boy
5th Aug 2006, 00:39
:) :) :) :) :)
Hey I have just been offered a Long Haul Cabin Crew position with Virgin Atlantic Airways based in Sydney... I start my training on the 16th OCT in the U.K.,will anyone else be joining the Sydney base as well from DJ. I am flying for Virgin Blue atm..... I cant wait to start Long Haul again I used to be with (Ao) Australian Airlines in Cairns ...........goodluck to all...:O :O :O
Australian Boy.........:)
Hostee
5th Aug 2006, 03:38
Congratulations!!! You must be soooo happy!!! :D :D :D
Well done!
apaddyinuk
5th Aug 2006, 21:27
Wow...will this mean that the LHR based crew wont be flying to SYD from HKG anymore?
Dreaming for VS
6th Aug 2006, 12:25
Australian boy! How nice is it!
My application for Virgin Atlantic, Hong Kong based, after final interview, is still processing. Fingers crossed day after day... hopefully if I am offered a chance to fly, may be with you one day, and I will let you see the very local HKG.:ok:
glamourgirl!
6th Aug 2006, 16:45
the crew for these flights will be split between uk/hong kong and syd based.
sukigirl
6th Aug 2006, 17:35
Congrats oz boy!
Does anyone know if its true that LHR based FSM's and CSS's will still be needed for hkg/syd trips?
australian boy
7th Aug 2006, 02:27
:) :) Hey guys thank you, will let you know how it go's the LHR based crew will still go to SYD only 4 SYD based crew operate per flight. FSM'S and CSS'S are LHR based only Cabin Crew and Seniors are out of Sydney:O :O
Australian Boy
sukigirl
7th Aug 2006, 11:00
Thanks oz, Maybe I will see you on one of those flights soon. Good luck:ok:
ozflyboy
7th Aug 2006, 23:09
Well done AB!
I am currently on exchange number 3 over here at VA - having a great time - although, it is all slipping away a little too quickly!
What was the ratio of BNE to MEL crew who were offered the secondment? Is it for 18 months? (That was the last I heard)
Might see you in HKG or during your training over here (or even on a trip!)
Good luck!
Oz:O
charlie_vb
8th Aug 2006, 04:43
Hey CONGRATS!!!! I knew you'd get it, I forgot how long it had been.
Well done!!!!!!!!!!
I'll miss seeing you around the crew room!
But I'll definatly be applying for it if it comes up again!!!!!
What are your plans now? To move up or travel?
Do you know who else is in?
australian boy
10th Aug 2006, 06:49
:) :) Hey guys n gals, will keep u all posted on how it go's.... oz fly boy I think it was 10 from MEL and ten from BNE. charlie_vb hope to fly with u b4 I go lol Australian Boy:) :)
Can I ask a Question? I applied for VS crew Hong Kong base been through the whole interviewing process and still application is in progress Coz I am also from Sydney anyway I am able to know if they still need people that I can ask to be based in Sydney too?
Hey just for your info I do a HKG/SYD once a month roughly, The FSM`s will go all the way to SYD, as will the CSS`s, 2 LHR Seniors and 2 LHR Cabin Crew will aswell and the IFBT, the reduction will be in the HKG based crew not the western crew, the reason they have national crew onboard (apart from cost saving) is to be culturally aware of the passengers on board (tho i dunno why the need for SYD based crew is the same as say HKG, LOS, NRT, DEL, BOM etc) Therefor if yo took all the LHR Seniors ad Cabin Crew off you wouldnt have any aisle crew out there representing the British contingent of pax. Afterall it is a British carrier...I am looking forward to having more SYD based crew, love flying with them, got a few good friends outta that base too.
klinitco
8th Sep 2006, 10:05
Following on with the comments of Gpik, why does VS even have a SYD base? I mean British crew are quite capable of speaking English and the HK crew would cut the costs of having the British crew travel all that way. The Virgin Flair fits in well with the laid-back Aussie way too... just wondering...
how could you leave cairns?????? bored of whole sheed or play pen night club?
anyway congratulation :)
I always wondered why we needed a SYD base, but hey ho it must save the company money......cant think of another reason, although I suppose it covers crew sickness in SYD, if a western crew member goes sick then they can easily cover it by calling out a SYD crew member and in the time it takes for the trip to return from HKG/LHR then another crew member could be passengered out to hkg....who knows
1niteinbkk
11th Sep 2006, 13:18
Hey Guys & Gals, especially those who are VS LON or SYD Based Crew.
So do the SYD Based VS crew also do HKG-LHR vv as well as SYD-HKG vv?
I remember another European airline a few years ago who had a SYD Base - who eventually only operated SYD/MEL to their Asian transit hub and back. Dunno if most of the time if the the VS F/A's who are SYD-Based are on standy as Gpik said - to cover crew sickness etc.
Well hopefully in the future - if the Australian Government implements an Open Skies policy :mad: - so other airlines can have 5th/6th Freedom Flights - then there may be more of a need for SYD Based Crew - from those other airlines.
It'll be nice to still be living in a wonderful place like Australia and having a dream job at the same time for an international airline - other than one with a Kangaroo on it.:ok:
there was a rumour that eventually two out of the four Oz crew were going to continue to London, however for the moment they only do SYD/HKG
whateva
27th Sep 2006, 11:02
well done! hope that it goes real well for you. i am DJ mel based and have no idea about the 18 month contract. r u guys only doing syd hkg? how many flights per month?
flitegirl
29th Sep 2006, 04:05
Well hopefully in the future - if the Australian Government implements an Open Skies policy :mad: - so other airlines can have 5th/6th Freedom Flights - then there may be more of a need for SYD Based Crew - from those other airlines.
It'll be nice to still be living in a wonderful place like Australia and having a dream job at the same time for an international airline - other than one with a Kangaroo on it.:ok:
1nite - there's not really anything stopping overseas based airlines basing crew in Australia. As you said, Lauda has in the past. It's more a case of economics. In the Lauda case it wasn't worth-while maintaining the base for a daily flight. That's despite them paying their poor crew absolute peanuts. Do you really want more foreign airlines basing crew here and reducing the wages and conditions cabin crew can expect in Australia further and further. It's a ruthless job market out there. (well I guess it's already started with JQ) We should be scared of that not excited. Look at Qantas, they are sending more and more crew jobs off shore. Whilst I realise competition is necessary, we also need to consider protecting our local airlines to some degree. Our competitors are often government owned/protected or in Ch11 bankruptcy. Let's face it, the better our local airlines do, the more likely we will keep our good jobs and live in Australia