Air Pacific - Bright & Rosy?
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Basment jax
Please press RECALL - note my 18 Jan 08 report.
Air Pac mgt will be hailing the 'GREAT CAPT' as a hero. Look at it from the Commercial point of view - He SAVED US MILLIONS $$$$$$. How much would it have cost to overnight a 747 in SYD with a full load? Not to mention the knock on to the LAX flight or the next day NAN-SYD-NAN. Have you no brains man? So a minor breach of safety regs is of minor concern.
Please press RECALL - note my 18 Jan 08 report.
Air Pac mgt will be hailing the 'GREAT CAPT' as a hero. Look at it from the Commercial point of view - He SAVED US MILLIONS $$$$$$. How much would it have cost to overnight a 747 in SYD with a full load? Not to mention the knock on to the LAX flight or the next day NAN-SYD-NAN. Have you no brains man? So a minor breach of safety regs is of minor concern.
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Gulf airline targets locals for cabin crew posts
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - fijitimes.com.fj
THE Transport Workers Union has called on Air Pacific Limited to reconsider their compulsory retirement age of 45 years or face losing staff to overseas airlines.
Union general secretary Kamlesh Kumar made the comment after United ArabEmirates' international carrier Emirates announced it would be conducting a recruitment drive for local cabin crew next week.
Emirates in an email and an advertisement said the airline's representatives would be at the Sheraton Fiji on Denarau on February 23 to recruit.
Mr Kumar said his understanding was that about 60 people would be recruited by the airline. "But I definitely see more Air Pacific staff applying for the posts of cabin crew with Emirates based on certain factors,' said Mr Kumar.
He claimed staff at Air Pacific were demoralised over the company's handling of recent problems.
Mr Kumar said another factor could be Air Pacific's compulsory retirement age of 45 years.
"While cabin crew at Air Pacific are required to retire from the service at the age of 45 years, Emirates does not have any compulsory retirement age," said Mr Kumar.
He said the open age criteria at the Emirates would be an attraction for interested locals. Mr Kumar urged Air Pacific to reconsider their retirement age policy because if they left at 45 they still could not get benefits from the Fiji National Provident Fund until 10 years later.
He said not reconsidering the retirement age would also lead to Air Pacific becoming a training ground for cabin crew who would then be recruited by overseas airline companies such as Emirates Airlines.
Attempts to get a comment from chief executive officer Air Pacific Limited, John Campbell yesterday were unsuccessful.
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When it rains.....
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THE Transport Workers Union has called on Air Pacific Limited to reconsider their compulsory retirement age of 45 years or face losing staff to overseas airlines.
Union general secretary Kamlesh Kumar made the comment after United ArabEmirates' international carrier Emirates announced it would be conducting a recruitment drive for local cabin crew next week.
Emirates in an email and an advertisement said the airline's representatives would be at the Sheraton Fiji on Denarau on February 23 to recruit.
Mr Kumar said his understanding was that about 60 people would be recruited by the airline. "But I definitely see more Air Pacific staff applying for the posts of cabin crew with Emirates based on certain factors,' said Mr Kumar.
He claimed staff at Air Pacific were demoralised over the company's handling of recent problems.
Mr Kumar said another factor could be Air Pacific's compulsory retirement age of 45 years.
"While cabin crew at Air Pacific are required to retire from the service at the age of 45 years, Emirates does not have any compulsory retirement age," said Mr Kumar.
He said the open age criteria at the Emirates would be an attraction for interested locals. Mr Kumar urged Air Pacific to reconsider their retirement age policy because if they left at 45 they still could not get benefits from the Fiji National Provident Fund until 10 years later.
He said not reconsidering the retirement age would also lead to Air Pacific becoming a training ground for cabin crew who would then be recruited by overseas airline companies such as Emirates Airlines.
Attempts to get a comment from chief executive officer Air Pacific Limited, John Campbell yesterday were unsuccessful.
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Maaaaate,Ducknocker you hit the nail on the head once more, and to go with that coin,you can have a few cold beers as well,which are as cheap as hell
.Boys STOP your moaning and get a moving.....Moce Manda
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ANZ and FJ
Understood there was talks about spare ANZ B767 crew flying for FJ over the winter months. Now that it has been announced that ANZ is to pull out of NAN-LAX I would assume FJ is looking for more crew and aircraft or do they have plenty?
Some other interesting info out of recent articles is:
Some other interesting info out of recent articles is:
- The Fiji Government owns 51 percent of the airline with Qantas holding a 46.32 percent share. Air New Zealand owns 1.9 percent
- Fiji's Air Pacific has announced that they will buy a further three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners for delivery in 2016 and 2017, in addition to the five on order for 2011-2012.
This brings the total fleet order of F$2.4-billion, the largest transaction ever undertaken by a Fiji company.
The airline's chairman, Nalin Patel, said "Purchase Rights" for a further three of the aircraft to be delivered after 2019 had been taken by Air Pacific, to be converted to firm orders at a later time to bring the B787-9 fleet to 11 aircraft.
"The first five of the new aircraft, to be delivered in 2011 and 2012, will replace Air Pacific's two Boeing 747-400 and one Boeing 767-300ER aircraft," Mr Patel said. - Fiji’s latest coup has cost its international carrier Air Pacific $44.9 million.
Airline CEO John Campbell said their revenue was affected by fuel costs, high airport fees and expensive bird strikes but the December 2006 coup was a heavy cost and continued military rule would remain a “significant current barrier to improved profitability.” - Adding to Air Pacific woes are bird strikes at the Nadi International Airport. Campbell said these have added $9.3 million expenses and disruptions to flights.
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All is not well at Air Pac
With the rising cost of fuel, coups, increased competition, pilot exedous, and management interested only in their bouns and not long term or even shot term survival, Air Pacifics days could be numbered.
Would be a good time to leave.
Would be a good time to leave.
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Days Numbered
Days numbered - never a trurer word said. Thats why WE ALL up and left.
FJ mgt dont give a dam about their most valuable resource - Personal ie. FLT & CABIN crew. They tried for years to shaft us by getting contract pilots. But now even the Contract pilots are wise to FJ mgt tricks ( & lies!). Its SHAFT SHAFT SHAFT - bend over to help the company one day and get a spear up your ar*e the next. Look at what they did to the farmer. Best Capt I ever flew with - Relaxed, high standards, followed SOPs, good SIMs, ( it was a pleasure to do a SIM with him - excellent prep with him and everything slotted into place), never took a sick day, always aval when mgt fu*ked up!!!!. Yet he was SHAFTED.
Its hard to say about your own country - but dont waste your time with Air Pacific. Great pilots and crew. Pity I cannot say that about the mgt!!!!!!!!!
FJ mgt dont give a dam about their most valuable resource - Personal ie. FLT & CABIN crew. They tried for years to shaft us by getting contract pilots. But now even the Contract pilots are wise to FJ mgt tricks ( & lies!). Its SHAFT SHAFT SHAFT - bend over to help the company one day and get a spear up your ar*e the next. Look at what they did to the farmer. Best Capt I ever flew with - Relaxed, high standards, followed SOPs, good SIMs, ( it was a pleasure to do a SIM with him - excellent prep with him and everything slotted into place), never took a sick day, always aval when mgt fu*ked up!!!!. Yet he was SHAFTED.
Its hard to say about your own country - but dont waste your time with Air Pacific. Great pilots and crew. Pity I cannot say that about the mgt!!!!!!!!!
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Days Numbered
Days numbered - never a more true word said. Thats why WE ALL up and left.
FJ mgt dont give a dam about their most valuable resource - Personal ie. FLT & CABIN crew. They tried for years to shaft us by getting contract pilots. But now even the Contract pilots are wise to FJ mgt tricks ( & lies!). Its SHAFT SHAFT SHAFT - bend over to help the company one day and get a spear up your ar*e the next. Look at what they did to the farmer. Best Capt I ever flew with - Relaxed, high standards, followed SOPs, good SIMs, ( it was a pleasure to do a SIM with him - excellent prep with him and everything slotted into place), never took a sick day, always aval when mgt fu*ked up!!!!. Yet he was SHAFTED.
Its hard to say about your own country - but dont waste your time with Air Pacific. Great pilots and crew. Pity I cannot say that about the mgt!!!!!!!!!
Is it true Aunty A from crewing has up and left also? First P, now A, who is next?
FJ mgt dont give a dam about their most valuable resource - Personal ie. FLT & CABIN crew. They tried for years to shaft us by getting contract pilots. But now even the Contract pilots are wise to FJ mgt tricks ( & lies!). Its SHAFT SHAFT SHAFT - bend over to help the company one day and get a spear up your ar*e the next. Look at what they did to the farmer. Best Capt I ever flew with - Relaxed, high standards, followed SOPs, good SIMs, ( it was a pleasure to do a SIM with him - excellent prep with him and everything slotted into place), never took a sick day, always aval when mgt fu*ked up!!!!. Yet he was SHAFTED.
Its hard to say about your own country - but dont waste your time with Air Pacific. Great pilots and crew. Pity I cannot say that about the mgt!!!!!!!!!
Is it true Aunty A from crewing has up and left also? First P, now A, who is next?
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EXCELLENT contract capt
I suprised 737 ops have not totally collapsed without capt loopeys leadership.Said gentleman guided us every day.Directed us how to behave accordingly on and off work.he knew these aeroplanes better then Boeing, constantly shepherding us how it should be done the secret unpublished way only known to the boeing elite I sure the civil avation auth. and othe capts are now confuse without his command of ETOPS.He must be snapped up now by one of the big boys for sure .How? How are thepoor F/Os passing their sims now. He could fly(sim) single engine fail on short finals upside down on rollercoaster rails leaving us mere mortals in awe . Please please Rehire me
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You are FIRED!!!! 
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ICAO Level 4 English
KISMET
Looks like your days are numbered as a pilot unless you can improve your english. Your post would not pass level 1 let alone level 4!
-'Please accept this as a reminder that as from the 1st March 2008 it is
an ICAO requirement that ALL Pilots world-wide have passed the ICAO
English Proficiency Test. The pass levels for this test are 4, 5 and 6.
Anything below is a failure and will be subject to retesting. Second failures
have a 3 month waiting time.
Therefore if any pilot has not completed this test (and it IS the Pilots
responsibility, not the Airline) then, unless a dispensation from the licence
issuing authority can be provided, the pilot does not have a current
Licence.
Looks like your days are numbered as a pilot unless you can improve your english. Your post would not pass level 1 let alone level 4!
-'Please accept this as a reminder that as from the 1st March 2008 it is
an ICAO requirement that ALL Pilots world-wide have passed the ICAO
English Proficiency Test. The pass levels for this test are 4, 5 and 6.
Anything below is a failure and will be subject to retesting. Second failures
have a 3 month waiting time.
Therefore if any pilot has not completed this test (and it IS the Pilots
responsibility, not the Airline) then, unless a dispensation from the licence
issuing authority can be provided, the pilot does not have a current
Licence.
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Homework
Kismet,
Your homework has been marked - see below;
Thank you. It is with great shame and lack of dignity that I am so happy to return.
Correct grammer is essential when communicating in multi crew environments, especially when that multi crew ALL have english as their second language.
Your homework has been marked - see below;
Thank you. It is with great shame and lack of dignity that I am so happy to return.
Correct grammer is essential when communicating in multi crew environments, especially when that multi crew ALL have english as their second language.