QR facts for the upgrades
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..Better they hurry up with a dramatic increase of salary otherwise they will have to face a dramatic wave of resignation as our financial situation is getting worse and worse daily...Letīs be realistic....
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heard it's due to surplus of Cpt on 330 fleet. Practically if one can go straight to the left after 5500K e.g. Wizz or Ais Asia and there's only 320 upgrade going on in QR, the question of to go or not to go is the one. The difference could amass up to half a year. All a matter of trust, I suppose.
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How many A300's are still in the fleet? I read on one site that there are now only 4 aircraft remaining (3 Cargo and 1 mainline). If so, what is the remaining aircraft in mainline (ABO? ABN?) and does anyone know where the others have now gone to?
If this is correct, does it mean that all the former A300 flightdeck surplus have now transferred to the A330 fleet?
Cheers. Thanks a lot.
If this is correct, does it mean that all the former A300 flightdeck surplus have now transferred to the A330 fleet?
Cheers. Thanks a lot.
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Interviews scheduled for end of April beginning of May. Good news.
Let's see 2,5 months for selection+3,5 months for evaluation flights+1,5 month for the interview. If QR keeps the pace we even might break the record and get it done before 4 years. An edge cutting event. Breakthrough in ME aviation industry.
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Let's see 2,5 months for selection+3,5 months for evaluation flights+1,5 month for the interview. If QR keeps the pace we even might break the record and get it done before 4 years. An edge cutting event. Breakthrough in ME aviation industry.
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Second Officers direct entry on A330!???
Now here's another "well Thought out solution" from QA.
I undertand that the company is bleeding for F/O's and even see the possiblility of low time pilots doing well on big iron, it has been done before succesfully; What blows my mind is, I know they have been doing interviews for @ 150 S/O's int he last couple of days and even know of observation flights of brand new (250 hours small C-152's) S/O's on the A330, and it seems most of them are comming the same way, while there are really experienced guys on the A320 fleet hurting for the upgrade on A330?? under any point of view it doesn't make sense, since the S/O's need 120 sectors to become F/O's ... and they're going to do it on LONG HAUL FLIGHTS??????? how long will it take? 5 years?? they will go from 1 bar to 3 on their uniform?? They could have been a little smart and upgrade the F/O's on 320 ( and tie them up with a ccq course 2 years or 15,000 usd, HELLOOO! RETENTION ANYONE????) and make them happy, as the S/O's would come in the 320 but NOOOO!!! it had to be all backwards!! like everything else in the goat!! haha!! etihad is hiring!!
very well thought !! cograts to the management!!
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I undertand that the company is bleeding for F/O's and even see the possiblility of low time pilots doing well on big iron, it has been done before succesfully; What blows my mind is, I know they have been doing interviews for @ 150 S/O's int he last couple of days and even know of observation flights of brand new (250 hours small C-152's) S/O's on the A330, and it seems most of them are comming the same way, while there are really experienced guys on the A320 fleet hurting for the upgrade on A330?? under any point of view it doesn't make sense, since the S/O's need 120 sectors to become F/O's ... and they're going to do it on LONG HAUL FLIGHTS??????? how long will it take? 5 years?? they will go from 1 bar to 3 on their uniform?? They could have been a little smart and upgrade the F/O's on 320 ( and tie them up with a ccq course 2 years or 15,000 usd, HELLOOO! RETENTION ANYONE????) and make them happy, as the S/O's would come in the 320 but NOOOO!!! it had to be all backwards!! like everything else in the goat!! haha!! etihad is hiring!!
very well thought !! cograts to the management!!
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Why upgrades only on 320? Because some arrogant and short sighted (locals apparently) people complained because they don't have the hours to do get 330 command, but they couldn't see that if they had continued the 330 upgrade they will be captains faster....
Yes they will start conducting interviews on may(be), but a lot of people already selected has 30 + guys on top so that counts for an extra year on top of your 3 years, in less than 4 years? not a reality.
Yes they will start conducting interviews on may(be), but a lot of people already selected has 30 + guys on top so that counts for an extra year on top of your 3 years, in less than 4 years? not a reality.
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A 320 upgrades
Out of the dog's mouth, It's been decided to run upgrades only on A320 as a backbone of flight OPS. Don't think it's got to do with anything else. Simply new people new ideas about how to.... Supposedly 320-330 mixed fleet OPS should be introduced compensating 320 upgrades only, in case, it's been successfully implemented on training level. Sounds like a good idea to me. Time frame is 6-8 months for the scheduled once the rest's gotta figure it out themselves bearing in mind a boost of up to 8 per months has been set as a benchmark. 8 per month sums up to 96 a year that's an industry standard, I'd say, however it's gonna cost about a year to simply spool up the training capacity to reach that level.
All in all sound's theoretically not too bad at all. It remains to be seen, as usual, what the real picture will look like. The new guy faces a tough challenge to restore the credibility of flight OPS. Best of luck and hopefully the plan can be realized in full scope and won't be crisscrossed by politics and other none sense.
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All in all sound's theoretically not too bad at all. It remains to be seen, as usual, what the real picture will look like. The new guy faces a tough challenge to restore the credibility of flight OPS. Best of luck and hopefully the plan can be realized in full scope and won't be crisscrossed by politics and other none sense.
DOn't take it personally take it on the rocks!!!
