QF/Jetstar Roadshows overseas

[Hobagoas]

Hi All

Sorry no joy for an answer through the QF Direct Entry thread, thought I'd try a new one.

Heard from a friend down South that Qantas is soon to embark on a Recruitment drive overseas, (specifically South Africa) due to a lack of suitable respondents in Australia?

Any truth to that? Surely Qantas isn't planning on hiring pilots under the Employer Nomination Visa Program just yet?

[NSEU]

South Africa? Nahhh.. the pilots are much cheaper in China :}

[The Kavorka]

absolute rubbish:confused:

[Keg]

How do you reckon Kavorka? I'm sure the pilots in china are much cheaper than South Africa!?!?! :E

[blow.n.gasket]

Why am I now hearing a lot of Yarpie accents over the airwaves with JetStar International callsigns?:eek:

[Howard Hughes]

But aren't all the Yarpies in the 'Sand Pit' and the 'Fragrant Harbour'?:rolleyes:

[Oh that's super!]

Maybe they're just thinking about the ad for Jetstar-787-pilot-to-be in Flight?

[rsull]

Howzit,
I sounded like a yarpie for about 4 months after I returned from my stint in Southern Africa, But the blokes round here reackon im back to sounding normal now. :ok:
Cheers
RSull

[spellcheck]

reckon!!:ok:

[Hobagoas]

"We regret that applications for positions available in Australia can not be accepted from overseas residents who do not fulfil Australian residency requirements at the time of application."

Seems to be the Qantas Group's current position on the whole thing.

[max autobrakes]

I wonder if a certain Union had something to do with closing the old 457 visa avenue for pilots?:}