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Virgin Blue to train cadet pilots
AUSTRALIA'S second largest airline Virgin Blue will start training cadet pilots within the next year, a parliamentary inquiry into air safety has been told.
Previously, the airline had hired pilots from other carriers instead of training its own.
Virgin Blue's chief executive John Borghetti said the company would not rush into setting up the scheme, preferring to take "a good 12 months to get it right".
The airline's operations executive Sean Donohue said the proposed scheme was a long-term investment for the airline.
"With our pilot turnover of less than one per cent, it is not an urgency," he told a Senate hearing in Canberra today.
"Obviously it is to make sure we have a pipeline of skilled, trained pilots for the future."
Mr Borghetti said he placed a very high degree of importance on safety and being accessible to his company's pilots.
He told senators that he met with the chief pilots of Virgin Blue and V Australia on his first day as the airline's boss.
"The same day I sent an email to every captain in our group of airlines providing my work number, my email address and personal mobile number inviting their feedback and comments at any time," he said.
Virgin supported the immunity provisions for pilots reporting on safety matters in legislation before the Parliament.
"However, this would have to be subject to amendments that protect against the use of immunity for industrial purposes or protect against actions that are willfully reckless, negligent or non-compliant," Mr Borghetti said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...#ixzz1GvGBPvM4
AUSTRALIA'S second largest airline Virgin Blue will start training cadet pilots within the next year, a parliamentary inquiry into air safety has been told.
Previously, the airline had hired pilots from other carriers instead of training its own.
Virgin Blue's chief executive John Borghetti said the company would not rush into setting up the scheme, preferring to take "a good 12 months to get it right".
The airline's operations executive Sean Donohue said the proposed scheme was a long-term investment for the airline.
"With our pilot turnover of less than one per cent, it is not an urgency," he told a Senate hearing in Canberra today.
"Obviously it is to make sure we have a pipeline of skilled, trained pilots for the future."
Mr Borghetti said he placed a very high degree of importance on safety and being accessible to his company's pilots.
He told senators that he met with the chief pilots of Virgin Blue and V Australia on his first day as the airline's boss.
"The same day I sent an email to every captain in our group of airlines providing my work number, my email address and personal mobile number inviting their feedback and comments at any time," he said.
Virgin supported the immunity provisions for pilots reporting on safety matters in legislation before the Parliament.
"However, this would have to be subject to amendments that protect against the use of immunity for industrial purposes or protect against actions that are willfully reckless, negligent or non-compliant," Mr Borghetti said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...#ixzz1GvGBPvM4
One percent attrition (per year I assume), is it really that low? Being so low, you would assume they would have no trouble replacing pilots.
Does this mean also an end (or severe reduction) to direct entry recruitment?
Does this mean also an end (or severe reduction) to direct entry recruitment?
I drove past MFS at MB today and noticed on the sign underneath what they already had they had added;
Cadet pilot program
Accelerated pilot training program
These were in Orange (as opposed to blue for the rest of the sign) so I thought maybe Onestar but it seems this Virgin thing may be the go.
Cadet pilot program
Accelerated pilot training program
These were in Orange (as opposed to blue for the rest of the sign) so I thought maybe Onestar but it seems this Virgin thing may be the go.
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It seems the cadet 'theme' is here to stay - pending the senate outcome of course.
It is perhaps a little unnerving for those of us with a basic CPL and looking for a job toward the lower end of GA. It would appear that if the airlines are favouring selection of zero hour candidates, the direct entry method may diminish, bottlenecking the traditional GA -> Airline transition. If we look at the tail end of the falling domino's, therein lies the bare CPL, 'overqualified' for an airline, yet unable to slide into the GA game as the longer serving pilots remain fixed.
Im guessing the senate outcome(s) will play a major part in the careers of those new to the industry like myself.
It is perhaps a little unnerving for those of us with a basic CPL and looking for a job toward the lower end of GA. It would appear that if the airlines are favouring selection of zero hour candidates, the direct entry method may diminish, bottlenecking the traditional GA -> Airline transition. If we look at the tail end of the falling domino's, therein lies the bare CPL, 'overqualified' for an airline, yet unable to slide into the GA game as the longer serving pilots remain fixed.
Im guessing the senate outcome(s) will play a major part in the careers of those new to the industry like myself.
Don't stress to much Roxy
Enjoy the journey you are on and take it for all its worth.
One day in your shiny big jet you might be looking back on how you got there and remembering a lot of good times.
One thing I have noticed with fellow pilots is it doesn't matter how you got there, it was one hell of an adventure!
Enjoy the journey you are on and take it for all its worth.
One day in your shiny big jet you might be looking back on how you got there and remembering a lot of good times.
One thing I have noticed with fellow pilots is it doesn't matter how you got there, it was one hell of an adventure!
One day in your shiny big jet you might be looking back on how you got there and remembering a lot of good times. One thing I have noticed with fellow pilots is it doesn't matter how you got there, it was one hell of an adventure!
This is probably good news for the RFDS and mining companies, but I think you will find alot of small operators and flying schools just closing their doors, which could be argued what should have happened all along.
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Tiger
alliance
network
airnorth
skytrans
rfds
corporate
overseas
and the fact that they can't possibly be all cadets
there are still plenty of roads leading to the same destination...
alliance
network
airnorth
skytrans
rfds
corporate
overseas
and the fact that they can't possibly be all cadets
there are still plenty of roads leading to the same destination...
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Don't worry Roxy, companies and their spin departments are already making sure they can take your experience and not pay you for it.
The term you are looking for is Prequalified Cadet.
Look up "oxymoron" in the dictionary and it will explain the term for you.
Shysters the lot of them.
The term you are looking for is Prequalified Cadet.
Look up "oxymoron" in the dictionary and it will explain the term for you.
Shysters the lot of them.
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Roxy Chick I still believe that despite Cathay, then Jet* and now Virgin + all the other respective airline cadetships, there will still be airlines with direct entry as their main intake over the span of our career (or atleast until we are able to enter the airline world) and there will still be reputable companies such as Qantaslink etc who will take on people with a CPL and extra hours and qualifications (MECIR + FZN ATPL). Furthermore companies such as cathay offer advanced cadetships so if you do choose that path your cpl will come in handy anyway. There will always be something, even if moving overseas until you retire is the answer (eg a regional chinese airline etc)
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One thing I have noticed with fellow pilots is it doesn't matter how you got there, it was one hell of an adventure
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or are put in the back as an SO
