Airline (preferably Airbus) jobs in Oz
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Airline (preferably Airbus) jobs in Oz
Hello,
My last post here was around 2 years ago, and after a bit of job (and soul) searching, I'm not much closer to an answer about my future in Australia.
Sorry if I ramble on for a bit, but this is where I stand personally.
I currently live and work outside Australia, but my wife and I both, have Australian permanent resident status. For personal reasons we both decided that moving to Australia would be the best thing to do for ourselves, parents and children.
However, there's no point moving to a place where jobs are, at the very best, scarce!
Getting to the point:
I am A320 qualified (RHS) with around 3000hrs on the A320, and an ATPL. I'm looking at a job which would allow me to continue on my career path. i.e. narrow or wide body, Boeing or Airbus, RHS (for now, with the potential for upgrade); Not looking at GA, instructing, or turboprops.
I've already checked the 4 main operators (Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin, Tiger), and I haven't seen any openings for the last two years now.
So, before I uproot my entire family, I'm looking for a little help within the recruitment departments within any of these major airlines. I'm NOT looking for a shortcut or a backdoor to a job! I'm not hinting at an under-the-table deal. I just need contacts (HR, Chief Pilots, etc.) who I can sit down with and have a frank discussion about my prospects within their respective operations.
Any help will be appreciated!
My last post here was around 2 years ago, and after a bit of job (and soul) searching, I'm not much closer to an answer about my future in Australia.
Sorry if I ramble on for a bit, but this is where I stand personally.
I currently live and work outside Australia, but my wife and I both, have Australian permanent resident status. For personal reasons we both decided that moving to Australia would be the best thing to do for ourselves, parents and children.
However, there's no point moving to a place where jobs are, at the very best, scarce!
Getting to the point:
I am A320 qualified (RHS) with around 3000hrs on the A320, and an ATPL. I'm looking at a job which would allow me to continue on my career path. i.e. narrow or wide body, Boeing or Airbus, RHS (for now, with the potential for upgrade); Not looking at GA, instructing, or turboprops.
I've already checked the 4 main operators (Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin, Tiger), and I haven't seen any openings for the last two years now.
So, before I uproot my entire family, I'm looking for a little help within the recruitment departments within any of these major airlines. I'm NOT looking for a shortcut or a backdoor to a job! I'm not hinting at an under-the-table deal. I just need contacts (HR, Chief Pilots, etc.) who I can sit down with and have a frank discussion about my prospects within their respective operations.
Any help will be appreciated!
Last edited by J.L.Seagull; 28th Jun 2015 at 12:41.
Good luck with that old boy.
Many Australian ATPL holders with your hours are looking overseas for their first jet job. We'd all love to live in Aus and raise our kids here too.
Many Australian ATPL holders with your hours are looking overseas for their first jet job. We'd all love to live in Aus and raise our kids here too.
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Tigerair have recruited people just like you (i.e. permanent residency status pilots) over the past year or so. And yes, for the RHS.
Keep looking at their website (and all the other companies for that matter) regularly to see when they start to recruit again.
This link takes you straight to the TGW page; Tigerair
As for being able to speak to HR/chief pilots of companies of the kind you are wanting to work for - nowadays in this country it's pretty hard to get that 'personal' touch.
Good luck though.
Keep looking at their website (and all the other companies for that matter) regularly to see when they start to recruit again.
This link takes you straight to the TGW page; Tigerair
As for being able to speak to HR/chief pilots of companies of the kind you are wanting to work for - nowadays in this country it's pretty hard to get that 'personal' touch.
Good luck though.
If I remember correctly, you last posted here about having done an MPL and then achieved an ATPL out of it, and you wanted to convert that to a CASA ATPL. Well, how did that go? Were you able to get the CASA ATPL?
If you trained through the MPL system, you would probably be lacking in the minimum command hours that some of the airlines here require. Virgin who just recently advertised in May, required candidates to have 500 hours of PIC time in multi-engine aircraft. When Jetstar advertised a few years ago, they also required 250 hours PIC time if I recall correctly. This is just to be able to put an application in to the system with no guarantee of an interview.
As I understand, an MPL only requires you to have about 20 hours PIC time. So even with your 3000 hours on the A320 in the RHS, the lack of PIC time may not even allow you to apply as you don't meet the minimum requirements. And they do state that P1/US (or ICUS as well call it here) does not count towards the PIC time. Welcome to Australia!
If you trained through the MPL system, you would probably be lacking in the minimum command hours that some of the airlines here require. Virgin who just recently advertised in May, required candidates to have 500 hours of PIC time in multi-engine aircraft. When Jetstar advertised a few years ago, they also required 250 hours PIC time if I recall correctly. This is just to be able to put an application in to the system with no guarantee of an interview.
As I understand, an MPL only requires you to have about 20 hours PIC time. So even with your 3000 hours on the A320 in the RHS, the lack of PIC time may not even allow you to apply as you don't meet the minimum requirements. And they do state that P1/US (or ICUS as well call it here) does not count towards the PIC time. Welcome to Australia!
