Who will hire low time FO's?
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This is a good topic that can be discussed.
Some guys in this thread really want to take the short cut and make it to the big jets very soon. I'm one of those guys that would love to fly an airbus 320 tomorrow insted of Instructing in a cessna 150, 172. But I have been told by several airline pilots in this forum that I should be patient. I think to be succesful in this market one should be patient, and don't get into a rush.
The market in India is booming, and it will continue for several years. The middle class in India has reached 300 million people and these people want to travel by air and not by train. The total fleet of airplanes by the operatores together in India is less then the total fleet of Southwest Airlines here in US. I belive Southwest Airlines got about 480 to 500 Airplanes. This is a simple Math. They need pilots. DGCA is trying very hard to keep up with the demand by introducing new flight schools, and add new airplanes to various flight schools. Another problem they will be facing in the futrue I belive is how to provide instructors for various flight schools. I bet there will be a lot of instructor jobs in the future for foreigners in India. Another issue is that everything in India takes time, and while it takes time to do things in India airplanes that have been orded by various operators keep raining down in India. Just look at Airliners.net and look at the photos that have been taken of various indian operatores and you will see that most of this airplanes are delivery flights from Toluse (France) and other places to India.
Good Luck guys,
Some guys in this thread really want to take the short cut and make it to the big jets very soon. I'm one of those guys that would love to fly an airbus 320 tomorrow insted of Instructing in a cessna 150, 172. But I have been told by several airline pilots in this forum that I should be patient. I think to be succesful in this market one should be patient, and don't get into a rush.
The market in India is booming, and it will continue for several years. The middle class in India has reached 300 million people and these people want to travel by air and not by train. The total fleet of airplanes by the operatores together in India is less then the total fleet of Southwest Airlines here in US. I belive Southwest Airlines got about 480 to 500 Airplanes. This is a simple Math. They need pilots. DGCA is trying very hard to keep up with the demand by introducing new flight schools, and add new airplanes to various flight schools. Another problem they will be facing in the futrue I belive is how to provide instructors for various flight schools. I bet there will be a lot of instructor jobs in the future for foreigners in India. Another issue is that everything in India takes time, and while it takes time to do things in India airplanes that have been orded by various operators keep raining down in India. Just look at Airliners.net and look at the photos that have been taken of various indian operatores and you will see that most of this airplanes are delivery flights from Toluse (France) and other places to India.
Good Luck guys,
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Posclimb, the last thing this industry needs is someone else like you. No offence, but being a PROFESSIONAL airline pilot as "a hobby" is not something that you should be bragging about. Stay home, rake in the $$, fly GA for fun, and stay out of professional aviation. Don't be one of those "I'd do that job for free" idiots that continue to drag the aviation industry into the rubbish. Although, hey, you could go whore yourself at Mesa in the states. They love guys that don't want to be paid.
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I have to agree with El Lobo Solo. As it is the industry is going down the tube, last thing we need is remark like that....
"PROFESSIONAL airline pilot as a hobby and work for free" .....
"PROFESSIONAL airline pilot as a hobby and work for free" .....
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Thanks for the correction Left Wing. Would anyone have an email address for pilot recruiting at Jet airways? I tried calling today but was transfered all over the place and did not get anywhere. Thanks.
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Capt_72,
Try:
Shreekant Bhagwat
HR Manager-Flight Operations
[email protected]
I won't respond to other anti-PFT/fly for free stuff because that argument has been done over and over again ad nauseum.
Good luck!
Try:
Shreekant Bhagwat
HR Manager-Flight Operations
[email protected]
I won't respond to other anti-PFT/fly for free stuff because that argument has been done over and over again ad nauseum.
Good luck!
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Make a decision and don't look back. Just remember that the guy sitting next to you may think you're a scab or a piece of crap because of your choice to fly for free or PFT. How do you think those four day trips would be?
posclimb, if you don't want to reply to the "pft/fly for free" responses, don't post your idiocy. Why don't you wannabe PFT/fly for free guys just PM each other instead?
posclimb, if you don't want to reply to the "pft/fly for free" responses, don't post your idiocy. Why don't you wannabe PFT/fly for free guys just PM each other instead?
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You realize that back in the 90s a very, very significant percentage of all US pilots PFT'd to get jobs at the regionals?
So you'd better be careful who you call a 'scab' because, if you're in the US, the guy sitting to your left could very well have PFT'd.
Besides, look at the salaries for pilots these days. I really don't see any difference between someone who works for $2,000/month versus someone who works for free. You're in poverty either way if that's you're only income.
Don't blame pilots as individuals for this. Blame the industry and the people who control and regulate aviation. Pilots are just worker bees in the greater scheme of things. You can't blame pilots just as you can't blame US soldiers for the Iraq War.
Hate the war, but don't hate the warrior.
So you'd better be careful who you call a 'scab' because, if you're in the US, the guy sitting to your left could very well have PFT'd.
Besides, look at the salaries for pilots these days. I really don't see any difference between someone who works for $2,000/month versus someone who works for free. You're in poverty either way if that's you're only income.
Don't blame pilots as individuals for this. Blame the industry and the people who control and regulate aviation. Pilots are just worker bees in the greater scheme of things. You can't blame pilots just as you can't blame US soldiers for the Iraq War.
Hate the war, but don't hate the warrior.
