Heads to roll at Qlink?
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Heads to roll at Qlink?
I hear that some of the head honchos in QL are likely to get the chop soon. Maybe the shortage of pilots and increasing cancellations are causing someone to finally be responsible?
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The Snr Fleet boss to go.
Heard Training Mgr pulling the pin. Rumour he's off to VB!
No.42 has head in sand. House of cards rapidly collapsing.
YOU CAN'T SAY YOUSE WERENT WARNED!
See youse!
TDI
Heard Training Mgr pulling the pin. Rumour he's off to VB!
No.42 has head in sand. House of cards rapidly collapsing.
YOU CAN'T SAY YOUSE WERENT WARNED!
See youse!
TDI
The problem is reacting to a problem too late - a proactive approach is a risky business for individual managers...you're shafted either way.
Airline policies are taken at board level , therefore when the s**t hits the fan..a scape goat is needed and sacrificed.
Airline policies are taken at board level , therefore when the s**t hits the fan..a scape goat is needed and sacrificed.
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a proactive approach is a risky business for individual managers...you're shafted either way.
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I'd have to suggest that if it's true then surely he was pushed. He's such a power hungry control freak, there's no way he'd go voluntarily. I mean if he can't yell and scream at people from a position of authority how will he ever get any respect!
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If the Training Manager goes to VB it would be nice to see him go straight into a recruitment position to further enhance our career progression into VB.
Qantas management still don't realise we exist, however once the aircraft are parked due to lack of crews they soon will.
Qantas management still don't realise we exist, however once the aircraft are parked due to lack of crews they soon will.
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was chatting with a Qlink skipper at our golf club christmas party on Saturday night and he was telling me he is off to vb next year. He is in his 50's so age these days is no barrier to moving on boys (and girls)!!!!!
Same goes for Q Link, pilots suffer because wankers who hire once again have no idea, god help us, they could not run a B pie stall, and if they want to ring me once I am home from miami please do so on 0403764004
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An airline is a business not a place for your ego.
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An airline is a business not a place for your ego.
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Such events are the culmination of poor management at the upper levels in recent times where once upon a time their 'seat's where well padded !.............now their seats are more like the deck chairs on a certain boat ! Also remember the pupeteers hidden behind the black curtain are well heeled, they don't need to be too concerned where thier next dollar is coming from 'cause the 'workers' out there have done the 'heeling' for them !
Interesting to read tho that VB are taking guy/s over 50, I guess his experience level is too hard to ignore, good luck to that individual. I know of a few work freinds that are close to 50 with oodles of experience & few ever get thru to the airlines, maybe there isn't a pilot shortage afterall, just a shortage of ones that can be 'moulded' !
Here's a good Eg. Aussie male, late 40's, 2 crew jet experience albiet at Citation level, over 10000 hrs, stable work record as in 8 yrs now with one employer. Twin training instructor. His only downside he las little hair!
......a recent interview yielded the result of, 'tnxs but not tnxs', there are more suitable candidates where seeking & processing at the moment!!!!!
Sorry for the thread drift but I get angry to hear there are planes parkes up against the fence with suitable pilots standing there looking at them ! And I know of others that are in much the same position, go figure !
...............ahhh that feels better, tnxs for listening:-)
capt wally :-)
Interesting to read tho that VB are taking guy/s over 50, I guess his experience level is too hard to ignore, good luck to that individual. I know of a few work freinds that are close to 50 with oodles of experience & few ever get thru to the airlines, maybe there isn't a pilot shortage afterall, just a shortage of ones that can be 'moulded' !
Here's a good Eg. Aussie male, late 40's, 2 crew jet experience albiet at Citation level, over 10000 hrs, stable work record as in 8 yrs now with one employer. Twin training instructor. His only downside he las little hair!
......a recent interview yielded the result of, 'tnxs but not tnxs', there are more suitable candidates where seeking & processing at the moment!!!!! Sorry for the thread drift but I get angry to hear there are planes parkes up against the fence with suitable pilots standing there looking at them ! And I know of others that are in much the same position, go figure !...............ahhh that feels better, tnxs for listening:-)
capt wally :-)
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Capt Wally...
This example sounds like someone I might know. Does he currently work in "the Perth area"?
Here's a good Eg. Aussie male, late 40's, 2 crew jet experience albiet at Citation level, over 10000 hrs, stable work record as in 8 yrs now with one employer. Twin training instructor. His only downside he las little hair!......
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Does he currently work in "the Perth area"?
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............HH I should have mentioned no it's not me, wish it was then I'd be less than 50 !
..............am sure there are numerous guys out there in the same boat !...............not a PH guy either.............must be lots of blading men out there by the sounds of things:-)
Capt Wally
p.s..........how's SYd HH ?
..............am sure there are numerous guys out there in the same boat !...............not a PH guy either.............must be lots of blading men out there by the sounds of things:-)Capt Wally
p.s..........how's SYd HH ?
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Ah yes! I suspect that the only thing we at the coal face are likely to hear reverberating through the Qantas corridors of power will be the sound of stable doors slamming shut.
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That's both of the CAR 217 managers!
Wouldn't want any problems with training in the next couple of months at either SSA or EAA (although a replacement is nominated for SSA).
I'm sure that won't be an issue at all, what with the numerous Q400 drivers EAA will be training over the next year (under SSA 217 and on their AOC!) Not like you really need anybody in the job either when they're introducing a new sim (the only one of its type in the country!)
Have to wonder who is about to step up to the plate.
The word I hear is that the fleet manager will remain at EAA, as a line capt?
Wouldn't want any problems with training in the next couple of months at either SSA or EAA (although a replacement is nominated for SSA).
I'm sure that won't be an issue at all, what with the numerous Q400 drivers EAA will be training over the next year (under SSA 217 and on their AOC!) Not like you really need anybody in the job either when they're introducing a new sim (the only one of its type in the country!)
Have to wonder who is about to step up to the plate.
The word I hear is that the fleet manager will remain at EAA, as a line capt?
Icarus, I heard that there are two sims coming for QLink. The first will be the Q400 sim followed 9-12 months later by a Q300 sim to replace the Dash8-100 sim. Both new sims will go into the old B747 RR Classic sim bays (3 & 4) which because of their smaller size means that shorter throw hydraulic actuators have been specified. The current Dash8-100 sim bay will become home for the second A330 sim.
It will be interesting to see if they can keep the crews & instructors required for two sims.
It will be interesting to see if they can keep the crews & instructors required for two sims.
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The 400 sim should be less of a problem to operate- no initial hires (only differences training and cyclics) and use by other operators is for the individual company to sort out. The instructors are already available to an extent (and being used for cyclic training overseas), and should expand with 400 crew bases opening in SYD and CNS. Certification may be more of an issue - first sim of its type in the country???
The 300 will be the other way around - just hope this one is a little more stable than TQR!!! Thanks for the notes on where they're going - had wondered about that! I also heard the 400 will have electric actuators???
The bottom line - not a good time to be down a couple of training managers! Wonder when the vacancy notices will go up.
The 300 will be the other way around - just hope this one is a little more stable than TQR!!! Thanks for the notes on where they're going - had wondered about that! I also heard the 400 will have electric actuators???
The bottom line - not a good time to be down a couple of training managers! Wonder when the vacancy notices will go up.