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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Apr 2020, 05:23
Replies: 1,266
Views: 560,897
Posted By Open Descent

I get the impression from that article that...

I get the impression from that article that Scurrah is trying to extend the olive branch. Would have been nice to see Joyce do something similar.

Very early on, VA went on the attack against QF by...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jun 2018, 00:16
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,468
Posted By Open Descent

startno1 & davidclarke When my online...

startno1 & davidclarke

When my online testing concluded, in golfing parlance I didn't even think I'd hit it past the ladies tee!
When I got the call up for the assessment centre I was as...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Nov 2017, 07:50
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,468
Posted By Open Descent

Spot on..... and to that end very little has...

Spot on..... and to that end very little has changed
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Aug 2017, 02:02
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,468
Posted By Open Descent

Happy Days!! Good luck mate

Happy Days!!

Good luck mate
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Aug 2017, 02:54
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,468
Posted By Open Descent

If courses are full until the end of the year,...

If courses are full until the end of the year, how long before each course commences are fleet types and bases made known?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Aug 2017, 01:40
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

One was held this week, there are nine more...

One was held this week, there are nine more scheduled in between now and the end of the year.

I remember Qantas ringing people back in 07-08 who had previously been told no or who had dropped off...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jul 2017, 23:23
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

That's gold! You have illustrated perfectly why...

That's gold! You have illustrated perfectly why airlines have assessment criteria.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jul 2017, 01:13
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

Applicants considered for Perth 737 are already...

Applicants considered for Perth 737 are already underway.
SO, NZ737 and PER737 are all areas that require crew currently.

It will be a very long time, if ever that 737 east coast will be offered...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jul 2017, 01:54
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,468
Posted By Open Descent

I asked one of the pilot interviewers that...

I asked one of the pilot interviewers that question during my assessment centre and without it being an official statement, he mentioned if you were deemed suitable to be placed on the hold file,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jul 2017, 11:06
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By Open Descent

I hope you applied then....

I hope you applied then....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jun 2017, 09:30
Replies: 168
Views: 102,430
Posted By Open Descent

Flying skills are but a small part of the skill...

Flying skills are but a small part of the skill set that airlines are looking for these days.

At the end of the day you may be able to flying anything like it's on rails, but if you're the sort of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th May 2017, 09:47
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

The company are attempting to interview around...

The company are attempting to interview around 180 by the end of the year. Working on average success rates in the interview process, they are hoping that will yield around 100 odd new pilots.

It...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th May 2017, 02:14
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

This is the problem QF are currently facing as...

This is the problem QF are currently facing as well. Internal candidates wanting to go to mainline are being held up because of the company not wanting to completely drain any one particular resource...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th May 2017, 07:02
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

No significant hiring from about 2012-1015 didn't...

No significant hiring from about 2012-1015 didn't help.
Suggested numbers are only to cover current shortfalls in resource planning, and given that we have had a net loss of airframes with the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th May 2017, 01:20
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

Internal email stating heavy recruitment for the...

Internal email stating heavy recruitment for the next 9-12 months.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Mar 2017, 06:11
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,468
Posted By Open Descent

Sorry to hear that mate.

Sorry to hear that mate.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Mar 2017, 08:26
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

F100 FO isn't working for VA. Interviews for...

F100 FO isn't working for VA. Interviews for those positions will be conducted by the skywest side of the operation I would suspect.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Mar 2017, 03:22
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

Avenues of entry into the company are S/O, 737...

Avenues of entry into the company are S/O, 737 F/O NZ and ATR F/O.

External candidates are considered for the above positions after those that are eligible to do so under the GDOJ have indicated a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Mar 2017, 06:58
Replies: 112
Views: 90,405
Posted By Open Descent

What absolute rubbish. Yet again an...

What absolute rubbish.

Yet again an alternate point of view potentially at odds with your own and the author is accused of being some form of management...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Mar 2017, 21:56
Replies: 112
Views: 90,405
Posted By Open Descent

Not jealous Basil and certainly not management,...

Not jealous Basil and certainly not management, just concerned that the company is going to hell in a hand basket and the current DPS arrangement, in my opinion, is helping it along the way.

I had...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Mar 2017, 22:37
Replies: 112
Views: 90,405
Posted By Open Descent

You are quite right in the services you...

You are quite right in the services you mentioned, but it is still being flown by VAI pilots only.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed operating in and out of the place, but it doesn't change my opinion...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Mar 2017, 12:08
Replies: 112
Views: 90,405
Posted By Open Descent

I'm not sure what you are all on about. VA...

I'm not sure what you are all on about.

VA effectively pulling out of DPS is the best news I've heard for a while. We may well have had plenty of bums on seats, but the cost of having split the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jan 2017, 01:27
Replies: 192
Views: 121,016
Posted By Open Descent

Rubbish. If you think all SO's at QF are on 200K,...

Rubbish. If you think all SO's at QF are on 200K, you're misinformed.

There may be some on the 380 that can achieve that, but not on the 400 and absolutely not on the 330.

No new hires will be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jan 2017, 08:50
Replies: 192
Views: 121,016
Posted By Open Descent

What....ATR captains?

What....ATR captains?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jan 2017, 02:39
Replies: 153
Views: 75,717
Posted By Open Descent

The whole Bali thing has been a fiasco since the...

The whole Bali thing has been a fiasco since the decision to operate it under a separate AOC, a decision that has never been explained well enough to make me understand the reasons behind it in the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2016, 22:53
Replies: 527
Views: 244,372
Posted By Open Descent

Framer, the logic as you present it, is perfectly...

Framer, the logic as you present it, is perfectly reasonable and I don't think too many would argue with it.

I think the case of always refusing to land on the shorter of 2 parallel runways...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Dec 2016, 22:29
Replies: 527
Views: 244,372
Posted By Open Descent

mrdeux's aversion to using 16L would have had...

mrdeux's aversion to using 16L would have had more to do with being outraged at the extra 10 minutes of taxi time than it would the safety margins of the 767 ;)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Dec 2016, 10:24
Replies: 1,212
Views: 817,427
Posted By Open Descent

You really have been away for a while!! :}

You really have been away for a while!! :}
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Dec 2016, 22:15
Replies: 72
Views: 55,205
Posted By Open Descent

Curious. If this is for whom the bell tolls...

Curious.

If this is for whom the bell tolls stuff for VA, why haven't we heard them complaining about it? Same can be said about QF, who it must be said regularly take umbrage at the mere...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2016, 10:43
Replies: 192
Views: 121,016
Posted By Open Descent

Im sure comparable rates to QF would be highly...

Im sure comparable rates to QF would be highly desired, but I imagine that would be highly unlikely as VA Captain and FO rates don't compare to QF either.

Littlebird your point about huge interest...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2016, 06:36
Replies: 192
Views: 121,016
Posted By Open Descent

Just curious as to what would have been...

Just curious as to what would have been considered as an acceptable ball park figure for SO pay rate?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Nov 2016, 08:40
Replies: 21
Views: 7,917
Posted By Open Descent

Well every flight I have done in there from MEL...

Well every flight I have done in there from MEL has been chock-o-block.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Nov 2016, 05:06
Replies: 21
Views: 7,917
Posted By Open Descent

It is surprising that given the growth of the...

It is surprising that given the growth of the area there are no overnights in MCY.

Having said that, accommodation for crews has proven troublesome for VA, even in more populated places....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Nov 2016, 05:02
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,693,468
Posted By Open Descent

Just out of curiosity, are they still an idiot if...

Just out of curiosity, are they still an idiot if they offer you a job?

I feel for the internals being held back, however I think you will find it would have been a condition of internals getting...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Nov 2016, 09:57
Replies: 1,194
Views: 1,332,493
Posted By Open Descent

No technical questions in the interview. ...

No technical questions in the interview.

Just some tell us about yourself type questions and some behavioural type questions.
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