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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

4th Apr 2024, 12:32

Replies: 1,540

Network EBA

Views: 528,174

Posted By DropYourSocks

The only tool pilots have to prevent all of the...

The only tool pilots have to prevent all of the above is negotiating scope. Scope is the reason US regionals have started to die, US mainline flying increased, and led to stronger bargaining...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th Dec 2023, 03:59

Replies: 3,096

Australian pilots can work for US regionals.

Views: 1,278,554

Posted By DropYourSocks

Couldn't agree more. The only thing I'd add, is...

Couldn't agree more. The only thing I'd add, is that Spirit+JB and Frontier are likely to get close to legacy rates for their types as their contracts come up in the near future. It wouldn't be...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

29th Aug 2023, 14:31

Replies: 4,428

Qantas Recruitment

Views: 3,699,268

Posted By DropYourSocks

You make a lot of assumptions while attacking...

You make a lot of assumptions while attacking anybody with a dissenting opinion of the Qantas group. The Townsville cool aid tastes good, but it might not necessarily be accurate. But that is by...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

23rd Aug 2023, 16:48

Replies: 4,428

Qantas Recruitment

Views: 3,699,268

Posted By DropYourSocks

You sir, are either a fool, or served by keeping...

You sir, are either a fool, or served by keeping local Aussie pilot conditions in the dirt. Commuteair are literally sponsoring captain qualified Aussies on EB3s. The first recipient of this green...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Aug 2023, 05:04

Replies: 295

Australian Airline Pilot: Respected Profession or 'Noose around your Neck'

Views: 98,754

Posted By DropYourSocks

No way around the 1000 part 121 time...

No way around the 1000 part 121 time unfortunately. That's just a fact of life we've all had to deal with. I posted more so to show that a lowly US regional can pay a 50 seat RJ captain $300k* for...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Aug 2023, 03:21

Replies: 52

Australian Based Pilots working at Atlas

Views: 35,618

Posted By DropYourSocks

This is one of the big advantages to the likes of...

This is one of the big advantages to the likes of Atlas. You have an adventure, do some cool flying in cool machines and make some decent money. Who knows what other opportunities will come up? Maybe...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th Jun 2023, 04:46

Replies: 3,096

Australian pilots can work for US regionals.

Views: 1,278,554

Posted By DropYourSocks

That's important to keep in focus. The animal,...

That's important to keep in focus. The animal, yellow and globe carrying tails are career destination airlines. Sure they aren't necessarily the best, and being on an E3 is not without its risks, but...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th May 2023, 00:24

Replies: 1,195

Virgin Australia recruitment

Views: 1,334,622

Posted By DropYourSocks

Obviously not, but the point is who defended the...

Obviously not, but the point is who defended the sacking of the widebody crews out of seniority order? It shouldn't have happened that way, regardless of how much it would have cost virgin management...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th Mar 2023, 23:02

Replies: 3,096

Australian pilots can work for US regionals.

Views: 1,278,554

Posted By DropYourSocks

Welcome! More the merrier.

Welcome! More the merrier.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th Feb 2023, 21:53

Replies: 3,096

Australian pilots can work for US regionals.

Views: 1,278,554

Posted By DropYourSocks

Take the risk and train in the US. That year of...

Take the risk and train in the US. That year of working on an F1 will get you started on your hours, and will be invaluable to building your network. The fact that you'll have a bachelor makes you...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Feb 2023, 15:52

Replies: 27

Normalisation of deviance in QF IR.

Views: 8,188

Posted By DropYourSocks

JamieMaree, you have ~114 posts of largely...

JamieMaree, you have ~114 posts of largely attacking or talking down to pilots over several years. Rather a lot of angst for someone who claims to have been middle management for 25 years.

But...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

23rd Jan 2023, 03:17

Replies: 3,096

Australian pilots can work for US regionals.

Views: 1,278,554

Posted By DropYourSocks

It's not about being clever, or being better than...

It's not about being clever, or being better than anybody. This thread for the most part generally has accurate, up-to-date info on what's going on in the US. While the kingair post above was poking...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st Jan 2023, 21:19

Replies: 3,096

Australian pilots can work for US regionals.

Views: 1,278,554

Posted By DropYourSocks

Consider that the kingair job advertised, and the...

Consider that the kingair job advertised, and the upgrade minimums for an RJ command in the US are more or less the same. 2500 total, and 1000 hours of xxx time.

Sure flying the kingair single...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th Jan 2023, 06:24

Replies: 3,096

Australian pilots can work for US regionals.

Views: 1,278,554

Posted By DropYourSocks

Frontier Pay

Frontier is raising their 1st year pay to $100/hr, and their signing bonus/loan to $50k. Spirit also just voted up new pay rates. I expect Frontier will have to raise their entire pay scale at some...

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