34R sorry bit of a dud comment on my part. Just pointing out that not everyone is rushing for the first airline job available. I'm fortunate that I feel no need to rush. I'll shut up now and await comments in the future from people who know something useful.:}

Not at all mate, not having to rush into a decision is a pretty good position to be in, as far as waiting is concerned.

I sincerely hope your wait wont be too long, whichever path unfolds for you.

Qantas Has Started Recruiting!!!!
 

About Qantas - Qantas Careers - Pilots

GOGOGO APPLYYY!!!!!!!

Says QantasLINK bro:rolleyes:

this is the website you need to monitor - not pprune
Qantas careers - Update from Qantas Pilot Recruitment

When you click Qantas Pilots link it takes you straight to back to the Qantas Careers homepage. Hmmmm......

The future is, sadly, ORANGE!!:eek:

Direct from the QF website

...and who would want to work for an airline that sprays apostrophes about willy-nilly like that?

Disgraceful. :=

Qantas are always the first to stop recruiting and the last to start, don't worry they will be recruiting again!:ok:

Yeah some ground crew needed:ugh:

Why would you want to join Qantas as a pilot? Would the long term risks of being employed by a legacy carrier, in a volatile industry with diverse factors such as energy costs, technology and low cost carriers, not be a big picture career deterrent?

Is a command at all possible within a professional lifetime?

Just wondering....

High end GA is getting progressively more attractive every year.

With 20+ years to command you must be mad...!! Count me out:ok:

20 years to command is not that bad if you start at age 23-28 , you spend the majority of that time as an f/o earning more than a jetstar captain , then you get a huge payrise to earn more than almost any other pilot on the planet.
Financially the QF Pilot will always be the richest guy in the cemetary, and he will not reach the cemetary till after his equivalent aged overworked Jetstar buddy.

"Why would you want to join Qantas as a pilot? Would the long term risks of being employed by a legacy carrier, in a volatile industry with diverse factors such as energy costs, technology and low cost carriers, not be a big picture career deterrent?"

Let's join Jet* and work for sweet F#$% all. Now there's a good idea.

Gee thanks Gnadenburg, I have now seen the light, I would much rather sell my soul than work for a legacy:ugh::ugh:

Nunc,

You must be Nuts...

I don't know what rank you hold in QF, but chances are that if you've joined within the last 4-8 years then your JQ counterpart is earning a lot more than you are. Yes, he or she has more responsibility, career growth and job satisfaction - there's a good idea...

Wanna bet? You must be reading a different award kellykelpie:confused:

Same responsibilty old boy kelly but from what my mates in JQ are saying stuff all job satisfaction flying same hours as was for far less dough and using the opportunity until something better comes along. Missed out on QF kelp, I wonder why.

Probably in the short term you'll make more at Jestar, because by the time you go from S/O to F/O at QF you'd have gone from F/O to CAPT at J*. Longterm however, always be better off at Qantas. It's a matter of what suits you or whom you can get into, not all pick and choose for some.

Not all want to be old and wrinkled by the time we earn 250+