East Asia Airlines - Sky Shuttle Macau
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May I inquire if anyone has the appropriate contact information for DO or CP?
Hello!
I've always been interested in applying to this operation and would be very pleased to be given the opportunity to work overseas again.
If someone would be so generous to pass on the contact information I would greatly appreciate it as well as any input and suggestions you may have !
I have taken stock of what has been posted and would prefer to send my CV and qualifications to the right person.
Kind Regards,
A109Flyer
I've always been interested in applying to this operation and would be very pleased to be given the opportunity to work overseas again.
If someone would be so generous to pass on the contact information I would greatly appreciate it as well as any input and suggestions you may have !
I have taken stock of what has been posted and would prefer to send my CV and qualifications to the right person.
Kind Regards,
A109Flyer
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Mmmm .....
Mate .... they have been the subject of previous thread .... try ......
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/254...es-maccau.html
Take care ...
Mate .... they have been the subject of previous thread .... try ......
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/254...es-maccau.html
Take care ...
Sky Shuttle Macau
Hi,
Did a search here to get info on Sky Shuttle in Macau and was surprised that I could not find any threads.
Seeking info on Captain, Co-Pilot salaries, living expenses, the ex-pat experience of living in Macau etc.
Cheers
Tibbsy
Did a search here to get info on Sky Shuttle in Macau and was surprised that I could not find any threads.
Seeking info on Captain, Co-Pilot salaries, living expenses, the ex-pat experience of living in Macau etc.
Cheers
Tibbsy
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Filed May 2013
Chinese helicopter operator Sky Shuttle Helicopters announced its first all-female crew.
Capt. Meg Lam and First Officer Kirsty Holtkamp will begin operating on Sky Shuttle flights between Hong Kong and Macau.
Lam, a Hong Kong native, first started with Sky Shuttle as a ground safety controller (GSC), prior to completing the company's cadet pilot program in 2002. She now has more than 11 years of experience, and will fly the AugustaWestland AW139. Holtkamp was born in the Netherlands and became a helicopter pilot after training in United States.
Captain Meg Lam (near) and First Officer Kirsty Holtkamp
Sky Shuttle Helicopters Daily Flights between HK - Macau & Macau - Shenzhen / News
Chinese helicopter operator Sky Shuttle Helicopters announced its first all-female crew.
Capt. Meg Lam and First Officer Kirsty Holtkamp will begin operating on Sky Shuttle flights between Hong Kong and Macau.
Lam, a Hong Kong native, first started with Sky Shuttle as a ground safety controller (GSC), prior to completing the company's cadet pilot program in 2002. She now has more than 11 years of experience, and will fly the AugustaWestland AW139. Holtkamp was born in the Netherlands and became a helicopter pilot after training in United States.
Captain Meg Lam (near) and First Officer Kirsty Holtkamp
Sky Shuttle Helicopters Daily Flights between HK - Macau & Macau - Shenzhen / News
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Hence the first line of the post!
But, the story was not in the PPRuNe thread on that company and I think it will only be once they announce an all-female crew therefore worth putting it in for the record.
But I will try and keep up as you say.
But, the story was not in the PPRuNe thread on that company and I think it will only be once they announce an all-female crew therefore worth putting it in for the record.
But I will try and keep up as you say.
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Yep these guys are still recruiting,
From my friend who just recently left, he says and I quote.
"It is a Aw139 training school with a revolving door, they are constantly recruiting every year, high turnover every year, but the the Chinese just keep paying"
Sounds good, who wants Aw139 rating ! !
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From my friend who just recently left, he says and I quote.
"It is a Aw139 training school with a revolving door, they are constantly recruiting every year, high turnover every year, but the the Chinese just keep paying"
Sounds good, who wants Aw139 rating ! !
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For those unfamiliar with the way things work there, this is not a stand-alone commercial operation in the traditional sense where revenue from operations maintains the business as a going concern. We used to fly around in the S76 with very low occupancy rate, probably 35% or less on average, and many times we'd fly a sector without any passenger revenue at all. And the other aircraft on the reverse route would be the same. It didn't really matter to the Company: all that was important was an on-time departure, and to be seen flying the route.
So the fact that it obviously costs a lot of money to recruit an expatriate pilot, and then put them through an initial type rating, and the relocation expenses, and everything else, doesn't really matter. And it doesn't matter that they come out the end of the training pipeline with only 10-20 hours on type, or maybe even only a couple of hundred hours total helicopter time. What matters is they have 2 qualified pilots up the front, a serviceable aircraft, and an on-time departure. The fact that it costs a lot of money to get to that point, even to the extent that it costs more to provide the service than the revenue earned, ultimately doesn't matter that much.
In the grand scheme of things it is nothing to them to write a cheque for 6 new aircraft, be it S76 or AW139. They have the money from the wider Group operations (remember the Shun Tak Group core-business is Casino, and they plough $HK18million/month or whatever into Skyshuttle to keep the helicopters flying). So they have the money, they just need the people.
I enjoyed my time in Macau, I wouldn't hesitate to go back and work for them again.
...I've seen the punters lose $HK250k in a single hand, which is why it 'aint worth squat in the grand scheme of things for SkyShuttle to give a guy an AW139 type rating, or even to pay for all of their training from ab-initio to CPL with IR.
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It would appear that nothing much has changed with this company - except the name and the helicopters - since the days of Parashar and Wakeford, surely it must have settled into a routine by now.
The way to get noticed is to go and knock on their door in Macau, introduce yourself and make a good impression. I know guys who have done that with ZERO twin-time or IR and been hired, given their initial twin type-rating, done their time as co-pilot and ultimately been promoted to Captain.