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Hold on to your hats
Congrats little one's.Do hope good news is in the air for you Skywalker and Mickey.
My how this industry can change overnight, hmmm and how an overnight can change everything.
big kisses xxxx
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Yes guys, it looks like we will be putting through a couple of schools.
This is due to inefficient crew patterns, because we have pulled SIN-BKI-SIN crew aill now have 7 and 8 day trips to Sabah...which means less crew available to work...which is great news for everyone on the waitlist!
Fingers crossed for you all.
L1P.
This is due to inefficient crew patterns, because we have pulled SIN-BKI-SIN crew aill now have 7 and 8 day trips to Sabah...which means less crew available to work...which is great news for everyone on the waitlist!
Fingers crossed for you all.
L1P.
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L1P,
Do you know approx how many people are going through ? I heard through a friend that there was only 14 of us ( out of the 50 on active hold ) that received the email to say reference checks will now be going ahead.
Other people I know received an email telling them they would be still be on "active hold" until the next ground school after the next planned july/aug ground school.
Do you know approx how many people are going through ? I heard through a friend that there was only 14 of us ( out of the 50 on active hold ) that received the email to say reference checks will now be going ahead.
Other people I know received an email telling them they would be still be on "active hold" until the next ground school after the next planned july/aug ground school.
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Hello all,
I too got an email, however mine was not to proceed just yet.
My email stated that there will be a very limited number of people activated on the current wait list to proceed to the next stage and that I am not one of them, however my details are still on acitve hold.
I'm assuming I am holding for the next aircrraft delivery then.
Does anyone have anymore updates on the delivery date. Any rumors or assumptions out there from anyone?
I do know that an email was sent saying the next B763 would not be delivered until the A330's from QF domestic were configured to International cabins and put into Intl operation.
Hope to hear more soon.
Best of luck to all of you who were selected to proceed, I hope it takes off soon for you and that I eventually get to see you in the sky sometime
Have a great day.
Raver
I too got an email, however mine was not to proceed just yet.
My email stated that there will be a very limited number of people activated on the current wait list to proceed to the next stage and that I am not one of them, however my details are still on acitve hold.
I'm assuming I am holding for the next aircrraft delivery then.
Does anyone have anymore updates on the delivery date. Any rumors or assumptions out there from anyone?
I do know that an email was sent saying the next B763 would not be delivered until the A330's from QF domestic were configured to International cabins and put into Intl operation.
Hope to hear more soon.
Best of luck to all of you who were selected to proceed, I hope it takes off soon for you and that I eventually get to see you in the sky sometime
Have a great day.
Raver
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Raver,
Thanks for your well wishes - I will be celebrating once I get a start date, but until then I am still just waiting around !
Mid assist just posted this in dunnunda forum...good news !
Australian Airlines announces new destination
A media release will be issued today (may19th) that Australian Airlines will commence flying Cairns-Sapporo-Cairns service from November 3rd 2004. Two services a week, wednesday and Saturday, through until March 25 2005. This route will be seasonal only.
Thanks for your well wishes - I will be celebrating once I get a start date, but until then I am still just waiting around !
Mid assist just posted this in dunnunda forum...good news !
Australian Airlines announces new destination
A media release will be issued today (may19th) that Australian Airlines will commence flying Cairns-Sapporo-Cairns service from November 3rd 2004. Two services a week, wednesday and Saturday, through until March 25 2005. This route will be seasonal only.
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Sugoi!!!! (cool)
That's great news re the Sapporo sectors. So here's hoping we are starting a bit before those dates!!! Fingers crossed.
Hopefuly not too long for us to go through our final process and get flying guys!
Cya,
Raver
That's great news re the Sapporo sectors. So here's hoping we are starting a bit before those dates!!! Fingers crossed.
Hopefuly not too long for us to go through our final process and get flying guys!
Cya,
Raver
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Hi there everyone,
Does anyone know if AO has a postal adress in Cairns?
I know there is one located in Sydney but was wondering if they had one for their Cairns Base?
Thanks in advance,
Does anyone know if AO has a postal adress in Cairns?
I know there is one located in Sydney but was wondering if they had one for their Cairns Base?
Thanks in advance,
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some more info for those who want to know
Wed/Sat
AO7959 SYDCNS 0845 1045
AO7991 CNSCTS 1200 1920
Wed/Sat
AO7992 CTSCNS 2035 0555+1
AO7950 CNSSYD 0610 1000
AO crew will get 5 days slip in Saporro ( CTS ) - NICE YEN ALLOWANCES !!!
Time to hit the snow fields !
airport website for CTS - http://www.new-chitose-airport.co.jp/english/
Wed/Sat
AO7959 SYDCNS 0845 1045
AO7991 CNSCTS 1200 1920
Wed/Sat
AO7992 CTSCNS 2035 0555+1
AO7950 CNSSYD 0610 1000
AO crew will get 5 days slip in Saporro ( CTS ) - NICE YEN ALLOWANCES !!!
Time to hit the snow fields !
airport website for CTS - http://www.new-chitose-airport.co.jp/english/
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Heya all,
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Just wanted to check in and see if anyone has any more updates with AO.
I have heard there are 2 schools going through in July, (14(?) from the 50 of us recruited from Feb this year)
With the new services to Sapporo starting in November, I would assume the rest of us will be pushed through for our medicals and training maybe in October?
What do you think?
Can any AO crew update us on any movement or dates with the next 767 delivery?
Your help is much appreciated.
Good luck with all of you going through next month - I hope you enjoy training and I look forward to hearing from you.
Take care all,
Good night,
Raver
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Just wanted to check in and see if anyone has any more updates with AO.
I have heard there are 2 schools going through in July, (14(?) from the 50 of us recruited from Feb this year)
With the new services to Sapporo starting in November, I would assume the rest of us will be pushed through for our medicals and training maybe in October?
What do you think?
Can any AO crew update us on any movement or dates with the next 767 delivery?
Your help is much appreciated.
Good luck with all of you going through next month - I hope you enjoy training and I look forward to hearing from you.
Take care all,
Good night,
Raver
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Raver ! Howdy ! Hope you are well !
I have heard through many people that there are two ground schools.
4 July ( training group 22 )
18 July ( training group 23 )
The rest of the on hold applicants will be put through when the next a/c arrives apparently. Group 22 and 23 shortlisters are all going through medicals as we speak.
Sounds like that 767 cabin simulator will be busy in SYD - two AO ground schools and one QF short haul ground school going through ( career progression school from eastern / sunstate )
I have heard through many people that there are two ground schools.
4 July ( training group 22 )
18 July ( training group 23 )
The rest of the on hold applicants will be put through when the next a/c arrives apparently. Group 22 and 23 shortlisters are all going through medicals as we speak.
Sounds like that 767 cabin simulator will be busy in SYD - two AO ground schools and one QF short haul ground school going through ( career progression school from eastern / sunstate )
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Hey Guys,
Just heard a rumour from a friend who works for AO.
AO is adding Perth to its network flying from India direct to Perth on 767-300.
more recruiting later on this year that means.
Goodluck for those who are starting training next month, have fun..
Ranjha
Just heard a rumour from a friend who works for AO.
AO is adding Perth to its network flying from India direct to Perth on 767-300.
more recruiting later on this year that means. Goodluck for those who are starting training next month, have fun..
Ranjha
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I also heard the same news as Ranhja re: PER-BOM flights later in the year which is AGAIN great news for AO ! The AO desinations are just getting even better !
Another source told me that new uniform jackets are also on the way
Sorry Raver, no news re: next a/c arrival as yet.
Another source told me that new uniform jackets are also on the way
Sorry Raver, no news re: next a/c arrival as yet.
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Heya guys,
Cool re PER / BOM!!!
And good news re possible new jackets......I would hate to think what I would look like in the current jacket.....let's just say it's not my colour! Don't think orch is either, but I think I could pull it off!
Thanks for ur feedback QFskywalker re the next a/c delivery.....I'm eager to find out.....maybe I should ask current QF crew how the conversion on the A330 fleet from domestic to international is going?
Here is something I found on AO.....it's a good read. Enjoy.
Raver
Australian will grow, route and branch
By Steve Creedy
June 04, 2004
AUSTRALIAN Airlines expects to add at least an aircraft a year over the next three years as it expands its network and boosts frequencies on existing routes.
Largely forgotten in the fuss over Jetstar's launch, the Qantas all-economy international leisure airline is quietly bouncing back from last year's SARS epidemic, which at one stage forced it to ground the equivalent of 2.5 of its four aircraft.
The SARS crisis prompted Australian to bring forward flights aimed at outbound tourism - such as Melbourne-Bali, Sydney-Bali and Sydney-Sabah - and it has almost doubled its route network in the past year.
A fifth aircraft joined its fleet of distinctive ochre Boeing 767-300s last October and it plans to add a sixth aircraft next year, boosting capacity by 20 per cent.
Last month, it began flying between Darwin and Singapore, complementing Qantas flights and allowing it to connect with travellers from Asia and Europe.
It also announced it was adding a 13th port and its first seasonal destination, the Japanese city of Sapporo.
The addition means the airline flies 19 weekly services from four cities in Japan to Australian holiday destinations Cairns, Darwin, Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Australian began life 18 months ago as a means of allowing Qantas to service leisure routes that were proving marginal for the mainline international carrier.
It was part of Qantas's move to segment its flying, and this also led to last month's launch of low-cost domestic offshoot Jetstar.
Australian Airlines employs 425 people in Cairns and estimates that it directly and indirectly contributes $800 million to the Queensland economy.
It expects this to blow out to more than $1 billion as it expands next year.
Chief executive Andrea Staines expects that kind of growth to continue. She said the Cairns-based full-service carrier was well placed in a "sensible niche", with untapped leisure routes still awaiting discovery.
"Say, going out three years, which is about as far as we think on an annual basis ... at the moment we're looking at adding an aircraft at least each of those years," Ms Staines said.
"And when you add an aircraft, for us that's adding a new route or two and/or increasing frequencies.
"So it's what I'd call steady growth."
Ms Staines agreed that last year had been tough but said that being part of the Qantas group gave Australian a buffer against the downturn.
"On the other hand, we never had to go back to Qantas for more money," she said.
"So we didn't ever go through our initial loan on the balance sheet - we ran the business as absolutely tightly as we could.
"We were making money on budget through March of last year, and April, May, June we just bunkered down, basically."
Fares remained below pre-SARS levels, but Ms Staines said the airline was filling enough seats to remain profitable, with load factors "in the high 60s to low 70s".
In general, she said, loads had recovered to almost pre-SARS levels but yields remained a challenge, with fares up to 25 per cent below normal, depending on the route. "There's what I would call a SARS hangover worldwide on international leisure yields," she said.
"The industry needed to implement lower fares to get the world travelling again and we're still working our way through getting them back up to where we need them to be."
Although Ms Staines is watching closely the explosion of no-frills airlines in Southeast Asia, she does not see them as a direct threat.
She said the no-frills airlines were following the traditional low-cost carrier model focused on smaller aircraft operating short-haul, high-frequency, fast turnaround flights between major Asian cities.
"At the moment, none of them are looking to fly to Australia, because it's too small a market - the short-haul cities that are in range," she said.
"And so we really aren't overlapping. We continue to fly five to 8.5 hours, packaging holiday traffic where our market research tells us people are prepared to pay for the full-service provision."
Cool re PER / BOM!!!
And good news re possible new jackets......I would hate to think what I would look like in the current jacket.....let's just say it's not my colour! Don't think orch is either, but I think I could pull it off!
Thanks for ur feedback QFskywalker re the next a/c delivery.....I'm eager to find out.....maybe I should ask current QF crew how the conversion on the A330 fleet from domestic to international is going?
Here is something I found on AO.....it's a good read. Enjoy.
Raver
Australian will grow, route and branch
By Steve Creedy
June 04, 2004
AUSTRALIAN Airlines expects to add at least an aircraft a year over the next three years as it expands its network and boosts frequencies on existing routes.
Largely forgotten in the fuss over Jetstar's launch, the Qantas all-economy international leisure airline is quietly bouncing back from last year's SARS epidemic, which at one stage forced it to ground the equivalent of 2.5 of its four aircraft.
The SARS crisis prompted Australian to bring forward flights aimed at outbound tourism - such as Melbourne-Bali, Sydney-Bali and Sydney-Sabah - and it has almost doubled its route network in the past year.
A fifth aircraft joined its fleet of distinctive ochre Boeing 767-300s last October and it plans to add a sixth aircraft next year, boosting capacity by 20 per cent.
Last month, it began flying between Darwin and Singapore, complementing Qantas flights and allowing it to connect with travellers from Asia and Europe.
It also announced it was adding a 13th port and its first seasonal destination, the Japanese city of Sapporo.
The addition means the airline flies 19 weekly services from four cities in Japan to Australian holiday destinations Cairns, Darwin, Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Australian began life 18 months ago as a means of allowing Qantas to service leisure routes that were proving marginal for the mainline international carrier.
It was part of Qantas's move to segment its flying, and this also led to last month's launch of low-cost domestic offshoot Jetstar.
Australian Airlines employs 425 people in Cairns and estimates that it directly and indirectly contributes $800 million to the Queensland economy.
It expects this to blow out to more than $1 billion as it expands next year.
Chief executive Andrea Staines expects that kind of growth to continue. She said the Cairns-based full-service carrier was well placed in a "sensible niche", with untapped leisure routes still awaiting discovery.
"Say, going out three years, which is about as far as we think on an annual basis ... at the moment we're looking at adding an aircraft at least each of those years," Ms Staines said.
"And when you add an aircraft, for us that's adding a new route or two and/or increasing frequencies.
"So it's what I'd call steady growth."
Ms Staines agreed that last year had been tough but said that being part of the Qantas group gave Australian a buffer against the downturn.
"On the other hand, we never had to go back to Qantas for more money," she said.
"So we didn't ever go through our initial loan on the balance sheet - we ran the business as absolutely tightly as we could.
"We were making money on budget through March of last year, and April, May, June we just bunkered down, basically."
Fares remained below pre-SARS levels, but Ms Staines said the airline was filling enough seats to remain profitable, with load factors "in the high 60s to low 70s".
In general, she said, loads had recovered to almost pre-SARS levels but yields remained a challenge, with fares up to 25 per cent below normal, depending on the route. "There's what I would call a SARS hangover worldwide on international leisure yields," she said.
"The industry needed to implement lower fares to get the world travelling again and we're still working our way through getting them back up to where we need them to be."
Although Ms Staines is watching closely the explosion of no-frills airlines in Southeast Asia, she does not see them as a direct threat.
She said the no-frills airlines were following the traditional low-cost carrier model focused on smaller aircraft operating short-haul, high-frequency, fast turnaround flights between major Asian cities.
"At the moment, none of them are looking to fly to Australia, because it's too small a market - the short-haul cities that are in range," she said.
"And so we really aren't overlapping. We continue to fly five to 8.5 hours, packaging holiday traffic where our market research tells us people are prepared to pay for the full-service provision."
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Thats fantastic QFSkywalker!!! Brilliant!!
Glad to hear all the hard work has paid off....
Are you going to start a web diary of the training so we can all be there in spirit? Lol
Well done again hey.
JB
Glad to hear all the hard work has paid off....
Are you going to start a web diary of the training so we can all be there in spirit? Lol
Well done again hey.
JB
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Yay!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so happy for you!!!!! You must be ove the moon
It was great meeting you at our final, and I look forward to my call later in the year, and wokring those aisles with ya!
Enjoy!
Raver
I'm so happy for you!!!!! You must be ove the moon
It was great meeting you at our final, and I look forward to my call later in the year, and wokring those aisles with ya!
Enjoy!
Raver