Yes indeed, Great thread guys, thank you. These are truely the opinions (both good and bad) that help to make an informed decision!

Readufive, :confused: Delayed? did they say why?

RDG

Very informative indeed.:ok: Few more questions:
Does SIAcargo provides: - Insurance (LOL, Health, Accident)?
- Provident Fund (EPF/CPF) ?

Yup
 

Yes to one and kinda to the other. Group Life, with all the usual additions via QBE (free to employee and you have to pay for family...it's cheap) Works though, I have had to use it for the missus and a hospital stay for her. The contract pilots do not get any provident fund, but do get 10K$S for every year for the 5 years...LOL is provided after you become finalised in your position. I.E. confirmed as Captain or FO...That's all I know. anyone add to it?
THX LC
Oh yeah The dentist we found gives a good SIA discount, but look around for a good one. Cheers...

Left Coaster....good info there:D . Feel free to post more.......:ok:

Round D Globe......SIAcargo just sent me an email....so..delayed from late april to mid may. Lucky I had some vacation left-over:ooh:

More jitters....I guess:8 :8

aceairman
 

Hi all! I've just got an invite for the SIAC (744 F/O) interviews-10th May! Would very much like to know about the interview process, i.e., tech paper questions (if any), sim assessment detail, medical, etc. Highly grateful to anyone who dare tell all....!! Many thanks, fellow ace aviators!!:ok:

aceairman....good to hear! Just read this whole thread....there is a lot of information here...:ok:

Phil squares has indicated , that the process is straight forward.:eek:

I had my interview delayed a bit...will be there on the 16/05.:ok:

INTERVIEW....
 

Hi everybody,
i went through the selection process mid of february and should start the course next june.
Here are my impressions and remarks.
First,make sure that you have ALL documents requested in the post you received.Paper looks like a checklist,where they tell you how many copies and which documents to bring with you.They are very keen on having all documents in english,so either you make them translated and signed by an official translator or you do it byyourself,like i did with one of them.
You will be welcome by the Flight OPS secretary,she is very kind.
Then you will have a discussion with the deputy chief pilot and flightops manager(kind not sure anymora of their position).IT IS A DISCUSSION AND NO TECH TEST(like others airlines do).CONSIDER IT AS IF YOU WOULD MEET TWO PILOTS AND START TO DISCUSS ABOUT YOUR JOB,WHICH AIRCRAFT,HOW MANY HOURS,WHICH COMPANY.They will mostly speak about what the company will looks like.There are very pleasant and making you feeling comfortable persons.No stress.
Then later on you will be assess on a simu by an instructor from the pax fleet.At least in my case.You will be assist it by a regular FO and a simulator instructo.So three guys with you.As well there the people i met were very kind,nice,pleasant and one more time making you feeling comfortable.And then,for me , the must was the assessement on 777 sim.It is just great.You will enjoy it.Program was taxiing excercices,watch out your u turns,ask for switching on the camera display.Then normal TO.STEEP TURNS.ONE ILS APPROACH,SINGLE ENGINE.FULL STOP.ONE MORE TO,WITH A VISUAL CIRCUIT AND A LDG GEAR COLAPSE...THAT IS ALL FOLKS....THE END...
Next day,you are invited to the medical center on the airforce base.You will go through the same normal medical check that we usually go trough.Last but not the least after the medical check which takes at least three hours,you will have to go again,and do not ask me why,down town to the main hospital for again two others checks.Never had so quick tests when you will be go down.
And then i suggest you to walk through the town a little and have some rest and drinks.
Go luck to all of you.

William73

Thank you for the post. Very informative. Can you please expand on the medical portion of the interview? Seems like it was very thorough.
What all was involved?

RDG

Medical...
 

Meeting at 0900am.You should stop eating at midnight.But if you have some fruit no one will notice.Tested.Then blood test,urine test,x-ray for lungs,ears,eyes.For the earing ,it is quite tough,but as long as you are not deaf,it works.Then what seems to be strange,you will have to go downtown to make again an ear test and eyes test,the same that you did in the medical center.You have to pay only for the examination in the medical center.The two done in town are included in the total cost.That is all...
Good luck..

I just had a chance to talk to few long serving local SQ B744 captain at slip station. They acknowledged that there is something wrong with the B744 rostering system for quite sometime.. One local captain clock 30 hrs last month while another 88 hrs. (one extreme to another). SQ has yet to fix this despite many complaints. I guess not only DEC suffer 'unfair' treatment on rostering, but local captains as well.

I've been invited to attend the interview on the 30th of May. Anyone here going on that date?

Apps sent in on 20th of March and received an invitation 10th of Apr.

aceairman
 

Hey Readufive:
Thanks! Looks like we might just miss each other as mine's on the 10th/11th., and I plan on leaving SIN by 12th/13th May latest. Unless of course mine's also been delayed to 16th., and I haven't been informed as yet??! Good luck anyways, mate! We could xchange some info via e mail? Try [email protected] as a start. Cheers! ;)

William73:
Very useful, comprehensive info, many thanks indeed! Do they expect you to fly that 777 sim like your current a/c? Also, what's the sit. re command upgrade, i.e. min duration on RH seat, terms and conditions, merit(?!), seniority, command assessment, etc., any ideas?? I believe if you accept local terms (eventually) this can come quicker? Cheers mate! :ok:

Rosters
 

SQ 228 et al... I'm guessing there will be changes in the rostering as a number of issues are still to be decided...namely who goes onto the 380, 777-300 and whatever else is being looked at (sectors etc) so yes, there are people looking into all of the rostering and crewing levels for the future. No decent airline wouldn't. At least IMHO...Cheers

Hot damn! I want this job!

live in singapore
 

Hi every body i`m new in this forum, if some body help me to find some information about where to live in singapore, rent an apartment ,best places, best prices etc...:ok: i suppose to be there on the nexts months.
thanks again.;)

William73 - "You will be welcome by the Flight OPS secretary,she is very kind." Haha that got me chortling - she is the infamous JA and she is NOT very kind. She is your first hurdle and she has scuppered many a candidate so be ware of her. She used to be the mainline interviews but has been transferred to SIAC. But you are spot on when you say get your paper work in order - that is a big help to have it exactly they way she asks!!

David16 - apartments a plenty!!! Need a bit more info but a colleague is moving out of his "company rented apartment" - he is mainline and is taking up the cash in lieu of housing offer- and he found a two bedroomed, 9th floor apartment on the east coast with all the usual facilities - pool, BBQ, mini mart, - for 2k. So more info on what you want - i.e family numbers, schools?, etc.

Good luck

Question: Why would anyone apply for cargo and not mainline if the terms are better? I see on the pax website they are looking for expat skippers.

The hours requirement is a thousand less, but that seems to be it.

Hi David16 :)

Im the happy wife of readufive :D ( and yes - I like all the nice faces too.... lol - just like him...:) :) ). Well -read u5 is at work, but there´s
a web-site called " www.singaporeexpats.com" - there you can find all kind of usefull information :ok:
Good luck to you all

-readu5´s better half :8

Gammon. I also have no idea why . A guess would be to fly a jumbo?? But as one FO on the cargo fleet puts it "Cargo are bottom feeders". But the Tand C for cargo certainly have improved from the absolute rubbish that they where offering when it all started, and that first offer they made in terms of T&C, should be an indication of just what sort of people you are dealing with.

Thanks CDRW and readufive wife`s , I`m gonna take a look to the website.
For the other hand CDRW in this moment i`m moving just me to singapore may be in a 6 months my wife. How long is the ground and line training?:ok: