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Skytrans....
G'day boys and girls,
Does anyone know how many drivers Skytrans require, are they a good company to work for?
Is it true that some Qantas link trainees are getting placed there?
Any info would be great...
Cheers
Does anyone know how many drivers Skytrans require, are they a good company to work for?
Is it true that some Qantas link trainees are getting placed there?
Any info would be great...
Cheers
No, anything but a new start-up Aussie. At one stage a "top of the piston pile" GA company, now running a number of Dash 8 aircraft across Northern Qld and out of Darwin etc. I am not sure if they still have a Horn Is base anymore.
Others will know more than I.
Regards,
OpsN.
Others will know more than I.
Regards,
OpsN.
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Certainly been around for a while ..
Dashes based in CNS, BNE, DRW with I think 404's in TSV and there's a kingair lurking around somewhere as well .. also in CNS there is a citation used for VIP stuff and medivacs I believe ..
They're one of the companies charged with providing air transport after Macairs demise throughout regional QLD.
Anyone heard if the 5yr contracts have been announced yet .. was linked to APNG until a few months ago ...
Dashes based in CNS, BNE, DRW with I think 404's in TSV and there's a kingair lurking around somewhere as well .. also in CNS there is a citation used for VIP stuff and medivacs I believe ..
They're one of the companies charged with providing air transport after Macairs demise throughout regional QLD.
Anyone heard if the 5yr contracts have been announced yet .. was linked to APNG until a few months ago ...
They decided in their infinite wisdom to get rid of all the C404's and C310's and even the B200 to become an all Dash 8 fleet. Things came unstuck when they found they needed C404's and Kingair to operate the CNS-CKN and TL-Palm Island routes after MacAir went belly up and all Skytran's Dash's were used on the routes Macair were operating. Now it seems they still have 5 or 6 C404's, C550, and al lest 1 B200 ( although possibly 2 as the ex Troppo's Kingair has seen with Skytrans markings) as well as their Dash fleet.
Sorry no idea about the current recruitment bit I'm sure all will be revealed in due course.
It seems Hinterland have taken over the mantle of best company in Cairns now.
Mr Hat a number of their piston fleet were sold to Air South and Hinterland just to name 2.
Sorry no idea about the current recruitment bit I'm sure all will be revealed in due course.
It seems Hinterland have taken over the mantle of best company in Cairns now.
Mr Hat a number of their piston fleet were sold to Air South and Hinterland just to name 2.
And out of that 380 will be all the fresh CPL hopefuls and an assortment of guys still completing their training.
If you think about all the drivers out there particularly in the northern ports there would not even be that many guys!
If you think about all the drivers out there particularly in the northern ports there would not even be that many guys!
Ahhh, yes - the much maligned CPL hopefuls!
Well, they DID advertise for FOs, not Captains, so why not?
Maybe Skytrans will take some junior pilots in order to stabilise their FO group for a couple of years, rather than take the 2,000 hour pilots who think they know it all simply because they have done a handful of charters in a Baron or Partenavia, who will say everything the company wants to hear about loyalty, etc during interview to get the job yet at the same time be inwardly wishing that they were off to a major carrier next week and thinking about what excuse they'll put forward when (and if) the call-up comes.
Well, they DID advertise for FOs, not Captains, so why not?
Maybe Skytrans will take some junior pilots in order to stabilise their FO group for a couple of years, rather than take the 2,000 hour pilots who think they know it all simply because they have done a handful of charters in a Baron or Partenavia, who will say everything the company wants to hear about loyalty, etc during interview to get the job yet at the same time be inwardly wishing that they were off to a major carrier next week and thinking about what excuse they'll put forward when (and if) the call-up comes.
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I remember applying to Skytrans in 2003....I had around 500hrs on the 404 (current aircraft at the time) and couldn't get a look in.
Everyone I have met who worked for them have only ever had good things to say.
Everyone I have met who worked for them have only ever had good things to say.
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funny that....
I agree with the above they are after the qantas link trainees:
I applied for that position about 4 days before the advert came up on AFAP. I to have much more than the required minimums advertised. I knew a Qlink trainee who got the job only a month ago.
I think it isn't a bad idea - they are grabbing all the youngstars with a dash endo.. great way of saving money I say! I guess the savings will be negligible when one runs off the rwy with a driver who has a massive 200 hrs : /
I applied for that position about 4 days before the advert came up on AFAP. I to have much more than the required minimums advertised. I knew a Qlink trainee who got the job only a month ago.
I think it isn't a bad idea - they are grabbing all the youngstars with a dash endo.. great way of saving money I say! I guess the savings will be negligible when one runs off the rwy with a driver who has a massive 200 hrs : /
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FO on the Citation involves producing & submitting flt plans, radio work and lots of watching. At least 1 former FO (apparently) never got hands-on in 18 months of 'flying'. They used to own the Citation, then sold it....then leased it back.....
Skytrans was once the ducks guts of GA. Now? Hmmmmm
They DID wake up to themselves AFTER sacking their <5700 pilots and dumping the 404/310/B200 fleet - they stopped short of selling the last 3 (old, tired) 404s which are now TL based and doing the TL-PAM thing, and the B200 and have actually bought another B200 WZN.
If M**Air hadn't fallen over, Skytrans may have been in strife.
Skytrans was once the ducks guts of GA. Now? Hmmmmm
They DID wake up to themselves AFTER sacking their <5700 pilots and dumping the 404/310/B200 fleet - they stopped short of selling the last 3 (old, tired) 404s which are now TL based and doing the TL-PAM thing, and the B200 and have actually bought another B200 WZN.
If M**Air hadn't fallen over, Skytrans may have been in strife.
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I thought the Citation was a single pilot aircraft anyway ...
Anyone know if they are forecasting any Second or Third-officer recruitment over the coming months? Would love to get my foot in the door of a Dash.
You and the Colonel should hook up and share notes.
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Poor WannabeQF seems to have some identity issues. His recent experience includes:
And all at the tender age of 19??????
I myself have a valid GFPT - anyone know if i can tag along and pilot one of QF's A380's?
Anyone know if they are likely to accept me with 9000+ TT, 7200+ Jet and 1800+ Widebody command?
sorry, i only fly the heavy metal.
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