Airbus Vacancies - Strategic Airlines
I understand that Strategic will be advertising this weekend for more 330 and 320 pilots. I guess this comes on the back of their expanded 330 and 320 operations. ;):D
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What do they pay? I'm guessing they go for already trained and experienced Airbus crew.
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I have about half a dozen acquaintances there. Seem to be a happy bunch. I understand FOs are on approx K110 to K130, and Capts K170 to K182 +++. Airbus preferred, but I know of one or two who have been type rated to come on board. They have a pretty good website, and are obviously expanding. Copped some bad press recently over the ADF contract but are clearly not sitting on their hands. A mate on the 330 has just had a month or so off on full pay whilst the 330 gets reconfigured for the new asian services. Have seen some previous threads about it being a repository for ex ansett guys, but my man tells me the majority of drivers are not ex AN - mixed bag of origins from what he says. Ex Mil, Tiger, Dragon, RFDS, Emirates, OzJet etc etc. I know they've just recruited four or five, and my man says they're about to do the same again. ;):D
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Hello Olive61,
Are Strategic expanding their fleet, or just the number of RPT routes? |
Don't have any expert knowledge here, but I understand they are expanding their routes with the existing oz based four machines.
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Alot of Tiger guys there, most are 330 rated after coming from KA, who previously worked for AN.
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Do they ever even interview let alone hire anyone who has no multi crew above 5700kg time???
I just found the form, HR sent me a brief app form months ago and it only has spaces for time on types over 40 tonnes.:{ The email said must have Airbus experience & ATPL. So I guess anyone without time on a jet over 40T and preferrably a Bus at that has no chance whatsoever?? |
So I guess anyone without time on a jet over 40T |
Why not? Its just another bloody aeroplane. :confused:
Pilots fly jets all the time straight from GA with minimal experience. It is all about the check and training regime in the company. |
Why not? Its just another bloody aeroplane. |
Pilots fly jets all the time straight from GA with minimal experience. It's simply a question of supply and demand. If they have difficulty finding applicants with the specified experience they will need to relax the requirements and increase the training capacity/budget. QANTAS may not care so much about what's in the log book because they are geared up for training and want to employ "their type" of pilot. |
Ratpoison,
Absolute crap. It aint that hard mate. Don't kid yourself. |
Thanks Ratpoison for jumping to the wrong conclusion.
I am decidedly NOT Gen Y mate!:mad: It seems to be just a question of companies not wanting to spend a single training dollar. They don't seem to realise the pool of very capable and eminently suitable applicants that they are excluding with this kind of recruiting policy. Their loss.:yuk: |
Zanthrus, they do “[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']realise the pool of very capable and eminently suitable applicants that they are excluding[/FONT][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']” but for small operators It’s simply a matter of economics. They just can’t afford the training costs, and It’s not just with big jets. Try getting a turbine job with no turbine time, or getting a twin job with just Cessna-210 in your licence. I’m not saying It’s right. I’m just saying that’s they way it is.[/FONT]
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Normas,
Knuckle down buddy, that next transition is going to test your abilities! Maybe the -400 would have been a better step, as it will be downhill from there. Just ask the clowns in the Far East!!!!! |
They don't seem to realise the pool of very capable and eminently suitable applicants that they are excluding with this kind of recruiting policy. A lot of us went from Chieftains to jets, thats not my point tho, why hire a chieftain guy when there is a 320 guy applying also ( especially if the 320 guy is ex AN ;) |
I love the blaming of Gen Y. :ugh:
I don't think it is Gen Y who has set up all of the current cadet ship programs. These programs seem to think people can jump from a 152 straight to RPT on some serious machines. E.g. Jetstar, Qlink, Rex etc |
Ah yes the ol' catch 22
You need heavy jet time to fly a heavy jet, but you can't get heavy jet time unless you have heavy jet time. :confused: It's interesting and sad to note that there are that many unemployed or unhappily employed people with heavy time floating around. |
Olive 61,
Are Strategic pilots paid in Kina ?? |
but I understand they are expanding their routes Methinks it's the tip of the iceberg ............................. |
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