Anyone mind telling me where these jet jobs are that they're leaving? :)

Can some please answer Station 8 question cause I also would like to know. How long are the "tours" how long is the "off" time etc?:confused:

I believe the FIFO tours are 15 nights away (inc travel to base) & 13 nights home, 28 days cycle, that's all I am aware of.


F

Cost of FIFO
 

Flyitboy is right... the cost of the FIFO tho is the entire retention bonus.. according to the roadshow... I dont work for SA. oh well.. but you still get the "performance" bonus which is $10K for captains or $6K fpr FO's.
cheers
C

That's $10K per year for the first 2 years, then $20K for year 3! Add to that allowances that are competative with most of the airlines, ($10-$15K P/A) and the 9% super is paid on the total gross income.

All up the FIFO package for Captains is about $30K P/A gross better than the income for the most senior line captain at REX! Add to that you will be literally working only 6 months per year! Not bad.

Now if you choose to live in Cairns, Darwin or Broome, then add $40K + $40K + $80K! for years 1,2 and 3 respectively. And also, you can salary sacrifice up to $50K P/A into super Tax free!

I think S/A have set the benchmark. If the regional airlines do not step up to the plate, they will lose the very people that S/A are looking for in their operation. S/A used to pay similar to the regionals and their attrition rate went from 20% to 60%! If this wasn't bad enough, they have rightfully identified that even if they could physically train people fast enough, the level of candidate experience required for such an operation simply does not now exist. Except of course in ever decreasing numbers in the regionals!

2dots
 

I reckon that'd be great if a heap of REX and QL guys left for Darwin. I'm hangin out for a DEC job here (in MEL).....Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh, living at home, and home nearly every night....Fantastic, on ya bikes fellas, I'll have your job here anytime, THANKS...
2dots

Ohh 2 dots,

you're not gonna' get us to bite that easily.

Anyway, if you have the min quals for a command on the SAAB, I suggest you apply now, you'll have your command in 6 months!

See, cake and eat it! :ok:

As a matter of interest. Whats it like to live and work in Darwin anyway ?

I hear its terrible.... suggest everyone withdraw applications so I look better and can find a place to rent !!!:hmm:

All the hype and now for almost a month NOTHING:{

This was mentioned before but never really answered...

After 3 years as a Capt or Fo your expected to take a substantial pay cut as the bonus system no longer exists? What happened to really rewarding the people who stay for a bit longer say 5 or 10 years?

El:ugh:

Bonuses
 

Management probably want to keep the bonus system going because then the sallary and bonus combined are an awesome package, but it is not cast in stone, as it would be were they to just raise the sallary to the combined figures. After 3 years they will probably review the crewing situation which is highly unlikely to be any better (for employers) than it is now and they will have to come up with another insentive or sallary increase to keep people interested. I therefore think it is a fairly safe bet unless we have another SEP 11th or something.

Went to the information night a little while ago. They will review the location bonus system in the middle of each year for the 3 years ahead. The bonus is paid 31 Dec each year in full, or pro-rata for part year service.

Also FIFO is a 28 day cycle. And with FIFO no location bonus is paid.

They are looking for 60 pilots a year.

Highly unlikely. I suspect they only have around 60 Pilots. I guess they could all leave or 50% could leave twice!

I think you may have missunderstood.

Correct, they said there were only 130 employees total on the Surveillance Australia. About half were employed as pilots.

This seems to have gone all quite, am wondering whether many have had further direct contact with SA?
They did say 60 pilots per year, then again they did say they where looking for pilots too, anybody got a gig as yet?



CW

My husband I heard all Captain and FO spots are filled to the end of 2008?

Any confirmation?

'gypsy' I think you maybe right there to some degree. I know of serveral pilots who applied after the fancy Oz wide road show with qualifications that would be suitable & none heard anything at all.


CW

I believe all the jobs were filled prior to the road show. They had organised them and invited people so they held them as planned.

Heard about a week ago they were still looking (via a very dodge grape vine):ugh: