Probably because there are so many Austalians running things over here. Yea. :ugh:

Probably because there are so many Australians running things over here.
Not @ PB... all Kiwis there, who put it in it's current predicament.

PB is so desperate they have given one guy PB conditions and a brisbane base and another a wellington base. Hmmm when is aircraft number 6 going to be parked? But the office workers still have jobs, I wouldnt put any of PB management in charge of a pop corn machine, and these office workers run a airline?

Rishworth are advertising for F/Os, 1000 hours total time :eek:

Yep a mate of mine was going to join I told him go to Jet Connect untill pb is run as an airline

Five A/C parked up:
 

Are you sure, Faqnell, if so I would be a very worried share holder, and employee, won't last long in todays day and age if this is for real?

Sinking Sinking Sinking::ok:

Chr's
H/Snort

Here it is from the Rishworth website!


If PB had better T&Cs they wouldnt have to aim at such low time drivers.

Come on PB sort your sh*t out!!

that is scarey link operators require more than that

Experience isn't the issue here.....money is.

The rates they are offering are rubbish :ugh:

Ummm, have you seen what people have been getting into the Link operators with?!?!?!?!?! (EAG and Air NSN)

Watch for VB pilots flying PB ops, just as QF mainline 737 drivers are called on to fill JetConnect seats.

Quote:

"Watch for VB pilots flying PB ops, just as QF mainline 737 drivers are called on to fill JetConnect seats."

Wouldn't that be like robbing from Peter to Pay Paul?

Still, they'd have to be paid mainline T&Cs; so the pilot's objectives and aeronautical standards are both being met.

It wouldn't be the most economic way of running, but rather than park a plane, using VB pilots deferring their leave for A$1000 per day (minimum for 737 capts) would work. And since the surge in recruiting and upgrades VB doesn't seem too short of drivers these days. At least on the 737. At least until anyone leaves for the 777.

would vb pilots be scabs for flying for pb since pb piloys going for a new contract and better conditions?

Wouldnt be a smart idea to call Virgin Blue pilots flying Virgin aircraft in NZ on secondment the S word.

No, t4c, I don't believe it would. It may have the effect of showing that if you pay a decent wage and provide adequate conditions you don't have dramas just getting your planes into the air.

I would like to see the NZ based operations paid as well as the Aus based operations, such as Jetstar do. Even if they were same numbers in NZ dollars, it would be a vast improvement and still very cost effective.

Talking to a few of the VB pilots, you'd be hard pressed finding any that don't want to see the P.B guys & Gals absorbed into the VB fold and paid a decent wage with decent condtions. No need to stir the pot re: to scab or not to scab.

well they would be Virgin pilots Flying Pacific blue aircraft actually

I hear today the PB are setting up a Wellington base.
Any truth to it??