Yeh true Centaurus, but what I'm getting at is if the pilots downunder hold out you might find you'll get a better deal. Look rumour over here is a certain low cost airline is so desparate for pilots that they're going to the USA and getting pilots to come and fly over the Summer period what's to say they won't come downunder?? But that a different thread completely.....

would that be Ryan Air???

I'm not one for naming names but it's not the orange one....although they're getting short as well

Ryanair have been offering contracts to FAA pilots for the last year (the Irish CAA offer a dispensation..I cant imagine the FAA reciprocating)
Big Orange on the other hand are around 100 flight-deck short..if you believe the union Reps, the problem is that there are more 737 experienced guys on the market than there are 319/320 people. Having said that I'd only go to Ryanair..if there was nooooooooooooooooo other option:yuk: , and even then I'd be reticent.
Centarus..there are loads of people with " right of abode", the JAA conversion is possible (I did it) so its more a question of motivation/inclination.
From the comments on here Jet Connect seems like its ok at the moment..and now they are getting 400's.

Hey Kiwi Red who pays your salary?:ok:

H1....flew with a joker 2 weeks ago who did the Ryan thing.....seemed to like it,not a lot of bad to say....socially,he reckons it was ticketyboo.... for the singles ,like himself,the pommy girls were very accomodating...a lot of fun....he was only in it for the short haul,.....they callled him several times to "re-enlist"...PB

From what Im told, it depends very much on the contract..where your based...and half a hundred other variables. I do think though that Ryanair offer the FAA guys a pretty good deal..because otherwise they wont attract any.
P Boy there are also well documented horror stories out there as well :ok:

H1....mate,...it wouldnt be an airline without horror stories......got the impression this fella didnt do a lot of complaining...PB

Mate those fellas at Ryanair are sitting on a gold mine. I will have to wait 15 yrs to even begin to come close to their salaries. If you do not mind working hard you get payed in hard cash the 5 days and 4 off cycle sounds ok and hardly any overnights is even better. But my lazy cynical arse is better suited doing what I do. Full respect to those soliders in the front line doing the 4 to 6 sector days and Ryanair does cross your palms with silver and gold bars. New aircraft new routes and good time to command

Yeah well the thing about Ryanair is that the salary sounds good, but once you take out uniform, car parking, food, medicals, and all the other stuff most airlines dish out for free, it isn't quite so attractive. They'll work you to the limit, as well.

I had them phone me and offer a free type rating, but the reality is that it is not free - you still have to live in Sweden for a few months, then around the UK whilst you complete your line training, before you see a bean. A lot of guys are waiting months for line training because they don't have enough trainers.

Not a bad operation (as some would have you believe), but not my cup of tea. The Orange crowd are similar, but they seem to suffer a lot more roster disruption.

Entry requirements seem to change on a daily basis.

Whatever floats your waka... :}

GE90 or Trent 895 are about the best paddles around bro