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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Aug 2011, 08:28
Replies: 26
Views: 8,319
Posted By Ochre Insider

If you go to JQ for a command spot under the MOU,...

If you go to JQ for a command spot under the MOU, you have three years grace. At the end of that period you either resign from Qantas and remain with Jetstar permanently, or you return to Qantas in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Aug 2008, 04:07
Replies: 26
Views: 5,376
Posted By Ochre Insider

Capt Fathom It is not a checklist item, but...

Capt Fathom

It is not a checklist item, but rather a procedural item on lineup. It is a statement by the PNF that is confirmed by the PF.

OI
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Aug 2008, 01:00
Replies: 26
Views: 5,376
Posted By Ochre Insider

Yes blueloo and Bug Smasher Smasher, you seem to...

Yes blueloo and Bug Smasher Smasher, you seem to be the only people on this forum who know the truth.

The last thing I would ever do in this business is criticise anyone for making an error,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jul 2008, 07:08
Replies: 27
Views: 2,916
Posted By Ochre Insider

From memory, the last hijack of an airliner in...

From memory, the last hijack of an airliner in Australian skies was not perpetrated by a man of middle eastern appearance.

Perhaps you should change your name from Sunfish to Redneck?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jun 2008, 08:41
Replies: 99
Views: 12,154
Posted By Ochre Insider

Hmmm Many arguments for and against. ...

Hmmm

Many arguments for and against. Meanwhile the price of oil continues its inexorable push towards $200 bbl. That is a raw fact, regardless of the rose coloured prism through which some...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th May 2008, 10:52
Replies: 99
Views: 12,154
Posted By Ochre Insider

Yes in the longer term I agree. There will be...

Yes in the longer term I agree. There will be solutions. Of that there is no doubt.

But what about here and now? When oil hit $100 people talked of the "natural, underlying" price of being...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st May 2008, 13:43
Replies: 99
Views: 12,154
Posted By Ochre Insider

Record Oil Prices and Jobs

Recently I posted on another thread querying the wisdom of the many Wannabees looking to become pilots in times of rising oil prices. My opinions were met with howls of derision by some who couldn't...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Apr 2008, 21:31
Replies: 83
Views: 18,688
Posted By Ochre Insider

Word is the 6 extra A330's will be on wetlease. ...

Word is the 6 extra A330's will be on wetlease.

The crew will have very strange accents...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Apr 2008, 00:59
Replies: 18
Views: 3,465
Posted By Ochre Insider

Cathay/FTA cadet scheme puts Rex/QF to shame...

As I understand it, the deal is available "ab initio" as follows:

- CPL training
- ME-CIR training
- Grade 3 Instructor Rating, followed by a period of employment in this role
- Grade 2...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jan 2008, 00:15
Replies: 64
Views: 11,251
Posted By Ochre Insider

As has been stated elsewhere on this thread, the...

As has been stated elsewhere on this thread, the pilot shortage is the only point in our favour in any pay negotiations.

IMHO, any pilot who assists the company train more pilots is effectively...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2007, 14:04
Replies: 64
Views: 11,251
Posted By Ochre Insider

QF SO's/ex instructors to be sent back to GA

This month's Flight Ops Newsletter refers to the problem of a scarcity of flight instructors. Apparently Qantas' grand plan to address the pilot shortage is in danger of being derailed before it...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Nov 2007, 12:52
Replies: 27
Views: 4,110
Posted By Ochre Insider

Corowa As a professional pilot you will one...

Corowa

As a professional pilot you will one day be required to Gather information, Review it meticulously, Analyse it thoroughly, Decide upon a course of action, and then Evaluate the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2007, 17:26
Replies: 27
Views: 4,110
Posted By Ochre Insider

COROWACOMET "why is it that you believe that...

COROWACOMET

"why is it that you believe that the engineers at GE, Williams, Rolls Royce etc will sit on their hands and watch the rest of the technological world pass them by?"

Why is it that...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2007, 05:06
Replies: 27
Views: 4,110
Posted By Ochre Insider

COROWACOMET It seems I have offended you by...

COROWACOMET

It seems I have offended you by providing a subjective opinion as to why your dream, and mine, are on distinctly shaky ground. For that I'm sorry but it is the truth as many people...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Nov 2007, 19:30
Replies: 27
Views: 4,110
Posted By Ochre Insider

COROWACOMET Very nice of you to quote me out...

COROWACOMET

Very nice of you to quote me out of context. If you seriously think I am saying new technologies will not emerge, then perhaps you have an issue of comprehension.

If you read my...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Nov 2007, 09:40
Replies: 27
Views: 4,110
Posted By Ochre Insider

I can see that suggesting one review their career...

I can see that suggesting one review their career choices on the basis of increasing oil prices is indeed a sensitive issue. How do you tell a person their dream is likely to turn into a nightmare?...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Nov 2007, 03:04
Replies: 27
Views: 4,110
Posted By Ochre Insider

WWA You make some very interesting points...

WWA

You make some very interesting points and I agree with most of what you say.

However, in terms of a pilot shortage, I will only acknowledge its existence in Australia when terms and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Nov 2007, 23:34
Replies: 528
Views: 111,222
Posted By Ochre Insider

Sent an email last week outlining my experience...

Sent an email last week outlining my experience (3000 jet FO, 2500 of which B767), and politely requesting details of their T&C's. I figure no point in lodging an official application unless I know...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Aug 2007, 03:55
Replies: 7
Views: 2,281
Posted By Ochre Insider

Industrial Action? The Case For....

Recently I had the pleasure of a long lunch with an old friend from University. Interestingly, this individual now occupies a position as a senior IR adviser with what could only be regarded as an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jul 2007, 03:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,855
Posted By Ochre Insider

53 Percenters...Did you jump too soon?

Lots of chatter on the grapevine...

1) New QF Shorthaul offer apparenly "much" better than that previously rejected, to the point where it can almost be regarded as "a decent package given the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Jul 2007, 09:34
Replies: 40
Views: 8,637
Posted By Ochre Insider

Dixon Hits Panic Button on Pilots...

Forgive me if this issue has been raised or commented upon elsewhere.

On Friday Mr Dixon released a letter which, in the context of recent history, is quite remarkable. After years of taking an...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
14th Jan 2007, 04:04
Replies: 191
Views: 148,835
Posted By Ochre Insider

Greetings All I too was quoted an FO salary...

Greetings All

I too was quoted an FO salary of 4200 Euro per month plus 50 per diem. That is signfiicantly below my current gross earnings, but if I could sort out my tax affairs to make it tax...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jun 2006, 06:35
Replies: 18
Views: 3,214
Posted By Ochre Insider

Returning to Australia? Read this...

Cut and paste from the Qantas Pilot Union (AIPA) website:

“Under the new workplace laws, the next round of EBAs can be unilaterally terminated by Qantas management with effect from 90 days after...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Feb 2006, 13:55
Replies: 30
Views: 4,546
Posted By Ochre Insider

SKYCAMEL You are indeed correct in your...

SKYCAMEL

You are indeed correct in your assertion that Virgin Blue have pilots with experience sufficient to launch international operations. However, the history of the Virgin Group is such that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Feb 2006, 07:55
Replies: 30
Views: 4,546
Posted By Ochre Insider

Virgin on the Pacific...with what pilots?

It has been mentioned that if only an overseas carrier opened up a sizeable Australian base with a decent deal, the effect of pilots moving in that direction would finally force the airlines to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2005, 07:25
Replies: 20
Views: 5,698
Posted By Ochre Insider

Demographics, Pilot Shortages, Jetstar and Qantas, etc

Recently, for a variety of reasons (one of which is undoubtedly that I have no life), I have been paying attention to various media pronouncements and other anecdotal evidence in relation to the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Dec 2005, 23:25
Replies: 6
Views: 1,631
Posted By Ochre Insider

Jetstar International - 40% Cheaper?

Great news that Jetstar pilots have walked away from management's offer to crew Jetstar International. Word in our part of the world was that the offer was current Jetstar salary plus 12% ONLY ON...
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