QANTAS F/O's for easyJet?
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QANTAS F/O's for easyJet?
We have been hearing rumours of QANTAS 737 F/O's coming up to the northern hemisphere to get a taste of some lo-co style poling for some time now. The last we heard there were 11 who had decided to take up the offer and take a working holiday for 12 months (more work than holiday, probably!). Any confirmation from the Aussie end or is this just another fanciful rumour?
Have heard such rumours this end but seeing as I don't fly for QF I cant tell you whether it holds some truth.
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They are going to wonder what has hit them
They are going to wonder what has hit them
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I meant the work..not the flying conditions
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If 200hr European FOs can hop straight into the right seat there, then it can't be too bad. Or are we now going to cop a load of the "fine weather, no hills" BS that we hear from time to time...
...but its true!!!They will find it a bit of a culture shock..in more ways than one
Goodluck to one and all
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SOPS,
So you don't think flying 3-4 sector days in up to 3 variants a day (until recently -300,-400 and -800 could be flown in a single day) and 80 odd stick hours a month has prepared them for the perils that may await them?
So you don't think flying 3-4 sector days in up to 3 variants a day (until recently -300,-400 and -800 could be flown in a single day) and 80 odd stick hours a month has prepared them for the perils that may await them?
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I could be wrong..but I would hazard a guess they can be rostered for a lot more flying at Easy Jet than they can at QF. And the skeds are all written to the law..not to a company agreement. But if I am wrong..please correct me. We will wait and see.
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So you don't think flying 3-4 sector days in up to 3 variants a day (until recently -300,-400 and -800 could be flown in a single day) and 80 odd stick hours a month has prepared them for the perils that may await them?
By the way..this isnt a d@ck measuring contest here..Ive done the NZ/Oz thing and Europe..they are both different animals.
Factor in weather (yes it gets crappy in Oz too)..factor in a movement every 90 seconds..(rare in OZ...except at peak times)..factor in 4 different languages spoken in 4 different ATC sectors (cant remember that in OZ)..then factor in the most congested airspace anywhere in the world, and will will begin to have some idea
I think they will love the challenge..for a month or two..by then they will have it sussed
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Any ideas as to where they are bound? Is it only for the delights of London Luton or will they be coming oop t' North to Geordie land or the green fields of Northern Ireland?
ps 2nd the dick measuring contest thing, some of these guys will have possibly flown long haul into Europe, regardless they will quickly get used to it. However if they were looking for some time to have a look around Europe on a paid holiday then they might struggle a bit.
ps 2nd the dick measuring contest thing, some of these guys will have possibly flown long haul into Europe, regardless they will quickly get used to it. However if they were looking for some time to have a look around Europe on a paid holiday then they might struggle a bit.
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Exactly want I was meaning, Alistair
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come on you "boys"...toughen-up a little bit will ya....those of us flying overseas(ex-pats)made it this far...what makes you think these blokes wont????.....it.ll do them a lot of good....at least theyll have something real to complain about....PB
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For crying out loud. I cannot believe some of the attitudes running through this thread - that of "we do it tougher than you", etc etc. Sounds like the schoolyard all over again.
These guys are going for a change of scenery, to broaden their experience, to see how aviation is done elsewhere. No one thinks it's going to be a walk-in-the-park, indeed they expect the work to be at least the same or harder. But so what? It's our nature to rise to challenges and work hard.
I'd be doing the same if I had residency rights, etc. It'll be a tough, but great, experience! Good on them!
These guys are going for a change of scenery, to broaden their experience, to see how aviation is done elsewhere. No one thinks it's going to be a walk-in-the-park, indeed they expect the work to be at least the same or harder. But so what? It's our nature to rise to challenges and work hard.
I'd be doing the same if I had residency rights, etc. It'll be a tough, but great, experience! Good on them!
