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Operational Procedures Exam
Hi everyone,
Sorry to interfere, but I guess this will be the best place for my question:
For the conversion of my EASA ATPL into a Singaporean CPL I have to do a CAAS Operational Pprocedures exam.
Does anybody have a questionbank or a sheet with questions for that exam.
It would be of much help!
Thanks beforehand!
Sorry to interfere, but I guess this will be the best place for my question:
For the conversion of my EASA ATPL into a Singaporean CPL I have to do a CAAS Operational Pprocedures exam.
Does anybody have a questionbank or a sheet with questions for that exam.
It would be of much help!
Thanks beforehand!
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The only way to find out is by going to the CAAS website and looking up the list of Designated Medical Examiners and have an audiometry test done. I hope its not negative, but if it is, get a second opinion.
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I read that Tigerair has deferred their airplane orders to 2018. So has Tigerair postponed its cadet pilot intakes?
I heard that they have postponed but SFC is still advertising for instructors for JDK (latest I saw was on 12th April) and recently they had ads for Flight Instructor and Ground Instructor for Singapore too with application deadlines of 31/05/2014 but it is no longer there so I'm assuming they are filled.
Are they looking to hire expecting to start full scale training again or is it just that they are having a higher than normal attrition rate?
I heard that they have postponed but SFC is still advertising for instructors for JDK (latest I saw was on 12th April) and recently they had ads for Flight Instructor and Ground Instructor for Singapore too with application deadlines of 31/05/2014 but it is no longer there so I'm assuming they are filled.
Are they looking to hire expecting to start full scale training again or is it just that they are having a higher than normal attrition rate?
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If it is just SilkAir that is recruiting then I'd say it would be a while before recruitment opens up because the group still has a surplus and a few guys who are still waiting for a call up after clearing everything just before they froze recruitment. Even though MI has 8 a/c coming in per year they have 4 being decommissioned, giving them an effective increase of just 4 a/c per year, which they should be able to absorb with the current pilot pool they have. Their annual reports say that the A350 is EIS in 2016. Mind you, if the economy is bad they will use those a/c to just replace their aging fleet.
Another thing I feel will play a role is the new retirement structure, if it is accepted by the MOM and the pilots then there will be a need for pilots sooner than previously expected.
Seeing as to it will take around 2.5 years to train a cadet to FO I'd say we should start seeing recruitment beginning towards the end of Q3/ beginning of Q4 of FY2014-15 if the economy holds up.
This is just my two cents...
Their annual report coming up next Thursday might help paint a clearer picture.
Another thing I feel will play a role is the new retirement structure, if it is accepted by the MOM and the pilots then there will be a need for pilots sooner than previously expected.
Seeing as to it will take around 2.5 years to train a cadet to FO I'd say we should start seeing recruitment beginning towards the end of Q3/ beginning of Q4 of FY2014-15 if the economy holds up.
This is just my two cents...
Their annual report coming up next Thursday might help paint a clearer picture.
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RETIREMENT not recruitment... Starting 2012 MOM suggested that retirement age be raised to 65 if the pilots were medically fit. Reports stated that beginning this fiscal Captains would retire at 64 and FO's at 62
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For captains, beyond 62, it is considered REEMPLOYMENT. And you will be on a yearly contract. It will be entirely up to the company to offer these yearly contracts beyond 62. Up until recently, pilots beyond 62 years old were offered yearly contracts till 65. However, because of the huge surplus in SIA, they have stopped offering beyond 64.
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Overcapacity
Loss-making Tigerair seeks turnaround by clipping own wings
Is this the first sign of the overcapacity that is going to plague the South East Asian region? Situations like this are where going in for a self sponsored MPL is very risky coz the MPL is generally tailored for a particular airline and if that airline is not hiring then one is pretty much redundant as far as other airlines go.
One man's loss is another man's gain. Hope this translates into better load factors for SQ/MI and they go ahead with their capacity increase.
Is this the first sign of the overcapacity that is going to plague the South East Asian region? Situations like this are where going in for a self sponsored MPL is very risky coz the MPL is generally tailored for a particular airline and if that airline is not hiring then one is pretty much redundant as far as other airlines go.
One man's loss is another man's gain. Hope this translates into better load factors for SQ/MI and they go ahead with their capacity increase.
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Tiger got greedy, they hired too many pilots, bought too many new toys, it's pretty much similar to a bachelor in his 20's going out to buy himself a nice car, a nice condo, only to lose his job 6 mths later.
With fuel cost, the LCC's, etc, SQ will never go back to the good old days.
With fuel cost, the LCC's, etc, SQ will never go back to the good old days.
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So much for SIA pilot surplus ending anytime soon. This fiscal they have 17 new a/c coming in (10 SQ and 7 MI) but an effective increase of just 5 a/c (2 SQ and 3 MI) plus Scoot gets 2 new A/c but they have nothing to do with cadet pilot recruitment. No wonder they froze recruitment. SIA is hurting on load factors with increasing competition and the outlook doesn't look too promising either. Looks like its still going to be a long long wait for us hopefuls.
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why is this situation happened in SIA to stop hiring cadets while another legacy airline Cathay keep hiring cadet every single year. this year 130 places left to be filled.Why is such interesting scenario happened in Asia while the shortages of pilots in Asia Pacific doesn't apply to SIA?
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SIA basically has shot itself in the foot. It was poor foresight on their part and good foresight on Cathay's part. Check this article out from 2011. John Slosar predicted then that having too many brands would be an issue for SIA. He also empahsized that the focus should be on whats happening in the market and not on establishing a bunch of companies...
Cathay explains why it will not follow other Asian carriers in launching an LCC subsidiary or brand | CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Now SIA is introducing premium economy to boost yields but with Scoot serving almost the same destinations as SQ I'd say Scoot is eating into SQ profits and at the same time Air Asia and gulf carriers are also giving it competition.
Cathay explains why it will not follow other Asian carriers in launching an LCC subsidiary or brand | CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Now SIA is introducing premium economy to boost yields but with Scoot serving almost the same destinations as SQ I'd say Scoot is eating into SQ profits and at the same time Air Asia and gulf carriers are also giving it competition.
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I agree with CodyBlade.
MI is not only increasing capacity but also absorbing it well. So far there was no LCC with their model but just last year with SIA buying stakes in Tigerair makes me wonder about their strategy. They're going into India and tying up with TATA to start a FSC airline there. All SIA entities are managed independently so there is no co ordination or route sharing/allocation among them
If and when they start flying international, they will surely operate to singapore and major destinations in south east asia and further add to SQ/MI competition.
MI is not only increasing capacity but also absorbing it well. So far there was no LCC with their model but just last year with SIA buying stakes in Tigerair makes me wonder about their strategy. They're going into India and tying up with TATA to start a FSC airline there. All SIA entities are managed independently so there is no co ordination or route sharing/allocation among them
If and when they start flying international, they will surely operate to singapore and major destinations in south east asia and further add to SQ/MI competition.