Rex and the VB A330
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If the history at QF is anything to go by, I think the statement is:
That there may be plans tomorrow, the next day, or next month is entirely irrelevant. 
There are no plans at the moment to send the A330 on international routes.
So let me get this right then.
No time on type or widebody command experience required to become a check captain, just relationships with management pilots..........yet non type qualified incumbent F/O's overlooked for CX guys, who presumably are being hired to babysit the new check captains.
A bit of a variation on V, where experienced widebody/international F/O's were hired to babysit the VB guys coming across, and have subsequently had their careers put on hold due to no promotion path. Actually, no it's not. It's exactly the same as V.
I am very interested to see what the CX guys have been told Re promotion prospects. I find it difficult to swallow that RQ CX F/O's would give up a job with CX to join at the bottom of the VB seniority list to await their turn at a ejet command. I'm thinking some promises have been made that can probably only be kept on common law contracts.
Probably along the lines of what was told to the V F/O's, which was; "no problem, you'll have a 777 command in 6 months to a year".
Seems Virgin are intent on pissing just about everyone off.
This could make for some interesting repartee in the crew room!
No time on type or widebody command experience required to become a check captain, just relationships with management pilots..........yet non type qualified incumbent F/O's overlooked for CX guys, who presumably are being hired to babysit the new check captains.
A bit of a variation on V, where experienced widebody/international F/O's were hired to babysit the VB guys coming across, and have subsequently had their careers put on hold due to no promotion path. Actually, no it's not. It's exactly the same as V.
I am very interested to see what the CX guys have been told Re promotion prospects. I find it difficult to swallow that RQ CX F/O's would give up a job with CX to join at the bottom of the VB seniority list to await their turn at a ejet command. I'm thinking some promises have been made that can probably only be kept on common law contracts.
Probably along the lines of what was told to the V F/O's, which was; "no problem, you'll have a 777 command in 6 months to a year".Seems Virgin are intent on pissing just about everyone off.
This could make for some interesting repartee in the crew room!
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Just talked to someone that actually knows about this. Rex guys were put on a waitlist for a position with VB not given a position on the A330. No external FOs to go onto the A330 apparently they will all be internal similar to the B777. There isn't even a set contract/EBA for the positions so a bit hard to offer to anyone right now.
Wasn't aware of the CX pilots and if they are on the way to VB it is for the B737 which has a course later this year.
Wasn't aware of the CX pilots and if they are on the way to VB it is for the B737 which has a course later this year.
