Safety fears as staff shortage hits aviation
(Sigh) These "shortage' stories pop up in all countries, in all sorts of industries, for all sorts of trades and professions.
As a general rule, the whingers are wrong. There is no shortage, but there is a shortage of people willing to work at the low rates that the oxygen thieves want to pay them.
As a general rule, the whingers are wrong. There is no shortage, but there is a shortage of people willing to work at the low rates that the oxygen thieves want to pay them.
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411A, I would love to sneak up behind you at a bar and listen in while you tell your tales of superhuman feats as an airline captain.Also I have never seen a dinosaur for real and would love that too.You are a truly amazing pilot.No need for CRM, GPS or even other crew members.Oh and you find it impossible to crash as well.................truly amazing.
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411A, I would love to sneak up behind you at a bar and listen in while you tell your tales....
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As a US Domestic airline pilot, I do find it fustrating that in a time when the airline safety record has never been better, working conditions and pay have never been worse.
Except for the senior VP level and up.
Suffice it to say that the era of mass transit in the air has certianly come, and hopefully will soon leave, as fuel prices will no longer allow this sort of foolishness.
There's no shortage of experienced, available pilots over here in the States, as so many have quit out of disgust and gone on to other fields,
or (for those who prepared), retired early.
Soon we will have massive reductions in capacity and associated furloughs, further adding to the supply.
One sure sign of the silliness were the banks who were willing to loan the aspiring twenty-something pilots loans around $100,000 USD to train for jobs that started at $20,000/anum flying regional jets. Now many of the twenty-somethings have decided that paying back their loan is too much of a chore, so they are defaulting.
Serves both sides right!
Except for the senior VP level and up.
Suffice it to say that the era of mass transit in the air has certianly come, and hopefully will soon leave, as fuel prices will no longer allow this sort of foolishness.
There's no shortage of experienced, available pilots over here in the States, as so many have quit out of disgust and gone on to other fields,
or (for those who prepared), retired early. Soon we will have massive reductions in capacity and associated furloughs, further adding to the supply.
One sure sign of the silliness were the banks who were willing to loan the aspiring twenty-something pilots loans around $100,000 USD to train for jobs that started at $20,000/anum flying regional jets.
Now many of the twenty-somethings have decided that paying back their loan is too much of a chore, so they are defaulting.Serves both sides right!
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Air India's Problem Is Myopia
Air India has the dubious distinction of being the only Indian carrier with almost 73 experienced senior First Officers with ATPLs,many thousands of hours of total time and almost ten years of service ,who are not even being considered for Command training due to vested personal interests in the airline.
It appears that the airline prefers expats ( many of whom work as a cartel hired by various recruitment agencies) to upgrading its own Indian co pilots - despite the fact that many of the expats are allowed upto 108 days off every year apart from the mandatory Time Off , a luxury denied to the Indians.
This automatically raises the question: What goes on between these recruitment agencies and those who ink such deals?
Another issue that defies logic is that the Indian DGCA only holds ATPL written exams 4 times a year
Clearly, there are people in India- both in the Government and airline management , who see a lot more to the pilot shortage than meets the eye !
It appears that the airline prefers expats ( many of whom work as a cartel hired by various recruitment agencies) to upgrading its own Indian co pilots - despite the fact that many of the expats are allowed upto 108 days off every year apart from the mandatory Time Off , a luxury denied to the Indians.
This automatically raises the question: What goes on between these recruitment agencies and those who ink such deals?
Another issue that defies logic is that the Indian DGCA only holds ATPL written exams 4 times a year
Clearly, there are people in India- both in the Government and airline management , who see a lot more to the pilot shortage than meets the eye !
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Or here's a crazy idea. Maybe, just maybe Air India think these guys aren't good enough to hold a command? Just because they hold an ATPL does not mean they are capable. If you want an insight into the standard of some newly qualified Indian pilots look here, post #147 http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...=307599&page=8
Pilot factory products who pay their way through to a licence are a menace in ANY part of the world and from first hand knowledge I can tell you there are heaps of them in India.
Pilot factory products who pay their way through to a licence are a menace in ANY part of the world and from first hand knowledge I can tell you there are heaps of them in India.
