That makes sense...
Can you share exactly what is involved in the medical please?

Too slow!
 

Ex VAI crew here thinking about a return to flying. Seems I’ve just missed out on the QF international recruitment, but just dropping in to say hi!

Oh hey there travellerslife! :)

Not sure how far back you've read but it's been a series of highs and lows since they started advertising in Jan. So at least you've not put yourself through all that ;) But good luck with it all and I reckon the forum is the place to be for any updates haha. After the last few months it feels to me like anything may happen with the recruitment, there are a bunch of us on hold but some could drop off for other roles (eg: Emirates) Sydney looks to be making more (slow) progress than Melb, so that's good, progress is progress.

Just a general comment I was reading about the A380's and where they are all at, which I see as an indication of where the overall capacity is at compared to pre-covid. As of yesterday out of the 12, 2 are being scrapped or plan to be. 3 are currently in Dubai being refurbed. I'm not sure exactly how many are operating right now but apparently the plan was to have just 5 back in service by now. Anyway as always I'm sure there are those that know far more than me so feel free to comment.

Good luck everyone and hang in there, and take it easy :)

BNE base
 

Thanks!
it didn’t occur to me that QF might lose a lot of recruits to other airlines is they don’t hurry up. Though in my one and only previous experience it took something like 8 months from interview to ground school. I can’t remember how long before that I applied, but it took a minute!
I have several friends at QF and apparently there’s no BNE long haul base, right now. Kiwi crew are operating a lot of the BNE flights and staff getting paxed to operate from different bases. Crazy!

Urine (drug and alcohol) test. Hearing and sight test. Breath test (drugs and alcohol), blood pressure test. Step test x 3 minutes. Lifting 23kg from waist level to floor x 5 times and 32kg 3 times. Grip test. Pulling and pushing weights. Side plank - each side. 10 press ups, 10 sit ups and observing body movements to ensure flexibility of skeleton.

I think that was it.

Thanks JetsetCocker...Appreciate it.

Any updates on how things are progressing for everyone? Anyone been given a ground school yet? Or heard how recruitment is going to look for the rest of this year/2023.

No major update for me. However I do received a call from TA to let me update my certificate which is close to expiring date. And I asked do I get to GS soon? They said maybe a few month. SYD based here.

Hi Krisflyer5. What is that certificate if I may ask?

my first aid certificate. I did mine last August, usually it’s valid for 3 years, but qantas has 12 month policy, and they said my anticipated start date will not be in August so I need to renew it.

Ahhh right. Thanks.

That's right. The CPR component (HLTAID009) always needs to be renewed every 12 months. First Aid (HLTAID011) is 3 years.

Hey Krisflyer5, did you have to do the medical around the same time they originally requested the certificates or was that after?

32kg lift is quite heavy for someone who weighs in the 50’s kilos…(not me lol).

hi, I have already done my medical in early May, and then I received email to let me upload my certificates a week after. And then I haven’t been contacted again until last week to let me renew my certificate.

Hey guys, did anyone else receive an email today from Qantas?

yep! Just an update email.

Hey, just found this thread.
I applied for QantasLink after they cancelled Brisbane's intake of International Cabin Crew. I found out 2 weeks ago I'll be in the Ground School commencing on August 8th.

Congratulations Leonie - Well done!

Yes, I received the carrot on a stick too