Pilot Shortage Fixed By October?!

[BigGeordie]

What happened to the veritable flood of (unmentionable airline) and SAA pilots who were ready to drop everything and rush to Dubai? It has all gone a bit quiet.

[Joker11]

Originally Posted by BigGeordie

What happened to the veritable flood of (unmentionable airline) and SAA pilots who were ready to drop everything and rush to Dubai? It has all gone a bit quiet.

I heard two things. The SAA guys went to QR due to better T and Cs and I also heard that they weren't interested in coming to EK.

[mach decimal 83]

Originally Posted by Joker11

I heard two things. The SAA guys went to QR due to better T and Cs and I also heard that they weren't interested in coming to EK.

Not entirely true Joker. About 40 SAA guys were interested, of which more than 20 have already started. Another 6 to start on 1 November.

[Joker11]

Originally Posted by mach decimal 83

Not entirely true Joker. About 40 SAA guys were interested, of which more than 20 have already started. Another 6 to start on 1 November.

My bad. Clearly I was not up to date.

[beechbum]

MD 83.......Not entirely true either! Only 20 have signed up. 3 have already started so not sure where your info comes from.

[allaru]

Originally Posted by mach decimal 83

Not entirely true Joker. About 40 SAA guys were interested, of which more than 20 have already started. Another 6 to start on 1 November.

thank F#@k for that then....we're finally saved with 26 guys our prayers are answered...70 hour Rosters on the way....

[Monarch Man]

Probably not a surprise to some on here, but I pulled the pin last month, the family leaves in 2 weeks, a newer less fatigued and enjoyable life awaits.

[Emma Royds]

Nicely timed MM! Home in time for Christmas?

Best wishes for the next chapter!

[kcar]

Originally Posted by Monarch Man

Probably not a surprise to some on here, but I pulled the pin last month, the family leaves in 2 weeks, a newer less fatigued and enjoyable life awaits.

Guess we resigned around the same time then.

[SOPS]

You have been there too long Emma, you are beating wishes into MM !!!!!!

[Joker11]

Originally Posted by Monarch Man

Probably not a surprise to some on here, but I pulled the pin last month, the family leaves in 2 weeks, a newer less fatigued and enjoyable life awaits.

Good on you! 2019 can't come fast enough.

[Bigpants]

Time for Emirates to buy Thomas Cook at 56p a share, collapse the company into administration a month later.....then split the pilots between China with Fosun or Dubai and Emirates?

[Emma Royds]

Originally Posted by SOPS

You have been there too long Emma, you are beating wishes into MM !!!!!!

Duly edited to removed the error!

[fatbus]

A majority of the SAA pilots were offered DEC at QR and took it .

[Joker11]

Originally Posted by fatbus

A majority of the SAA pilots were offered DEC at QR and took it .

Thats what I heard.

[puff m'call]

Now we're well into October I guess everything is sorted?

No problem.

[felixthecat]

Standard 9 days off for November, 90+hours, lots of night turns, nothing that I bid for. Seems like nothing has changed except the date.

[cerbus]

I got 10 days off this month! Emirates is the Airline for me.

[fatbus]

MRU 6 hr layover in November ? WTF

[Ilyushin76]

You all should thank your stars for being in an airline, good or bad. I know of hundreds of rated pilots sitting home doing nothing due to the shutdown of a regional airline.