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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Feb 2008, 11:32

Replies: 192

RAAF A330 MRTT progress

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Posted By BigKitten

ahhhhh....the source is EADS........what did you...

ahhhhh....the source is EADS........what did you expect them to say...........would be good to hear from the RAAF guys involved there, but I don't think that's going to happen.

I seriously doubt...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

6th Sep 2007, 06:58

Replies: 111

Qantas Direct Entry Courses

Views: 30,052

Posted By BigKitten

Sorry, I don't agree that it can be easy. You can...

Sorry, I don't agree that it can be easy. You can always play it safe, give yourself plenty of extra flights, go down the night before, get into a commuter pad. This all costs time and money - and...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

6th Sep 2007, 03:20

Replies: 111

Qantas Direct Entry Courses

Views: 30,052

Posted By BigKitten

Commuting is not a "no-brainer". As a junior SO...

Commuting is not a "no-brainer". As a junior SO it can very expensive and very difficult. Rumored figures for new hires to the A330 are around 40. They have already started 15 or so. Assuming no...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

26th Aug 2007, 06:38

Replies: 111

Qantas Direct Entry Courses

Views: 30,052

Posted By BigKitten

The six that started last Friday 1 RAAF 1...

The six that started last Friday
1 RAAF
1 Pelair (ex RNZAF)
1 Virgin FO
3 from various regionals

The 8 that start Monday are mix of DE and Cadets (I think)

The A330 guys were told that they...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Aug 2007, 11:38

Replies: 111

Qantas Direct Entry Courses

Views: 30,052

Posted By BigKitten

Penny, My mate (who starts Friday) made...

Penny,

My mate (who starts Friday) made quite a few phone calls after his Medical to push his case. He got through to a human at recruiting 70-80% of the time, The answers weren't very direct, but...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

22nd Aug 2007, 22:48

Replies: 111

Qantas Direct Entry Courses

Views: 30,052

Posted By BigKitten

I have a mate starting this Friday, I'll post...

I have a mate starting this Friday, I'll post back with details.

For those interested he went through the testing process about 2 years ago. Q asked him to come back for another Medical and then...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jul 2007, 11:03

Replies: 188

Qantas Start Dates

Views: 38,339

Posted By BigKitten

Would require more seniority. I'm guessing,...

Would require more seniority.

I'm guessing, but you would probably need to be in the top 20% to start getting that sort of choice.

This is my opinion only, but unless you start with Q by the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jul 2007, 09:43

Replies: 188

Qantas Start Dates

Views: 38,339

Posted By BigKitten

Generically, a Junior (time in company approx 2...

Generically, a Junior (time in company approx 2 years) A330 SO roster is like this......

56 day roster (known as a bid period)
25-28 days at work
Average trip length 4 days therefore about 6...

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