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That was talking about SQ "renting out" its flight school. More signs that the crunch is not over. Can't wait for SQ forever. You are only young once and if you want to chase your dreams do it when you are young.
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British Airways' cadet pilot program accepts applicants up to the age of 55. I don't see why age is always discriminated against in this part of the world. And BA pilots are some of the best!
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"SIA will decide whether to switch to the new programme after its current review"
odds on,to the bean counters MPL is hard to resist.
As some from the 4th floor told me:[verbatim]" if you gonna hire a DRIVER would you pay for his licence? or expect him t already have one"
odds on,to the bean counters MPL is hard to resist.
As some from the 4th floor told me:[verbatim]" if you gonna hire a DRIVER would you pay for his licence? or expect him t already have one"
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There are a lot of issues to consider for an airline to swich from the traditional ATPL syllabus to the MPL syllabus, and it is not easy coming to a decision. If pilots are self-sponsored, then it is unlikely that they would be bonded by an airline for a long time, and this would increase the turnover rate after some time. The MPL syllabus may not necessarily be totally better than the ATPL syllabus too - a pilot may be trained to be too dependent on the opinions of others before executing an action. In the event that he has to make a split second decision in the cockpit, there will be a psychological barrier that prevents him from carrying it out immediately because of the way he has been trained. There is also less solo flying too with the MPL syllabus. But consider the recent event where a captain had a cardiac arrest and the FO had to decide on his own, divert and land the aircraft himself. Just my two cents worth...
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About SIA reviewing the MPL for training.
SIA may open flight school to other airlines | AsiaOne
The MPL course is more like training pilots to prepare for airline ops which should be better for the pilots receiving training and the airline who will get pilots trained in a multi crew airline environment (on the simulators) as per the airline SOP's. At present the estimate for training a pilot at SIA is SGD 250,000 and it is almost the same on the MPL courses offered by the likes of Tiger and Qatar. So SIA alradey holds its training to MPL standards. BA also has MPL course but they still sponsor their cadets and knowing the high standards SIA holds itself to I'm hoping they still sponsor their cadets.
SIA may open flight school to other airlines | AsiaOne
The MPL course is more like training pilots to prepare for airline ops which should be better for the pilots receiving training and the airline who will get pilots trained in a multi crew airline environment (on the simulators) as per the airline SOP's. At present the estimate for training a pilot at SIA is SGD 250,000 and it is almost the same on the MPL courses offered by the likes of Tiger and Qatar. So SIA alradey holds its training to MPL standards. BA also has MPL course but they still sponsor their cadets and knowing the high standards SIA holds itself to I'm hoping they still sponsor their cadets.
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Apparently the MPL is not recognized everywhere. More often than not it is just the airline, whose course specific outline one was trained under, that would show interest in hiring you. So if for some reason they say no then it is money down the drain. On the other hand the conventional CPL/ATPL is recognized everywhere and airlines nowadays ask you to get your own type rating after that.
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Hopefully this means there should be some good news towards the end of the year. They are still not accepting fresh applicants and apparently the hiring freeze has still not been lifted yet.
SIA resumes flight training for grounded cadet pilots | AsiaOne Business
SIA resumes flight training for grounded cadet pilots | AsiaOne Business
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What are SQ's plans on acquiring the 787, 777X or even the 748 in the future? I understand that the first 787s it ordered would be going to Scoot, but any plans to acquire the 787 for itself later?
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The 20 B787 that are supposed to come in from 2014 would go to Scoot. SQ is primarily looking at the A350 (2016/17 onwards) to make up a majority of its fleet. They do have orders for 30 B787-10X supposedly coming in after 2018 which SQ should be looking to replace its A330 fleet with, as their leases should be ending by the end of the decade. The B77X is just to compete with the A350 so don't think SQ would go that route if they have orders placed for A350. Don't think the B748 is as fuel efficient as these other A/C and SQ has no orders for those.
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Oh ok. Heard that SQ was considering getting the 777X too. So if what you say is true, SQ will basically be operating the A350 and 787 only in the future? Unless of course more efficient fleets are introduced...
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The designs on the GE9X which will be used to power the B77X are yet to be finalized, they say by 2015. These engines will have 10% lower fuel consumption than the GE90-115B-powered 777-300ER and a 5% lead in specific fuel consumption over the RR Trent XWB engine on the A350. So I'm sure SQ will keep an eye out on those developments too. 10% lower fuel consumption and they might re-look their current B777 fleet too.
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Wow, you've done your number crunching there fromdgrndup. Although fuel consumption is a large chunk of how an airline chooses what engines they use, there are other factors as well, such as maintenance cost and time between such maintenance. Remember an airplane in a hangar is not making money. And an airlines number one goal is to make money, but if you go for a job interview, please say "safety" instead. 
For e.g. when entering data into the FMS, we always use a slightly higher cost index as although we could always just enter zero and get there using the least fuel, BUT, although it burns more fuel, we could squeeze a couple more revenue flights in before the scheduled maintenance or down time.
Say that in your airline interview, I promise you the interviewers will be all hot and heavy for you...
For e.g. when entering data into the FMS, we always use a slightly higher cost index as although we could always just enter zero and get there using the least fuel, BUT, although it burns more fuel, we could squeeze a couple more revenue flights in before the scheduled maintenance or down time.
Say that in your airline interview, I promise you the interviewers will be all hot and heavy for you...
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