Thanks for the heads up!

I was just wondering if say Tiger or silkair didn't have vacancies while undergoing the STAA route, then if i want to apply for the SIA interview after i have attained my CAAS CPL, where does that put me? Since it's CAAS approved, do you have to re do the course ab initio? Any Clues?

I'm actually quite tempted to go down the STAA route without getting a degree as i've read of many stories whereby one completes their degree and applies to SIA and fails the interview. Then from there they go on to pursue their own CPL or ATPL. Seems like it puts you in the industry really late on though.

Hi FlyingMonkey,

Just to clarify, would acquiring a CASA or NZ Licence provide a Singaporean with the right to work in say Oz or Nz? I'm not too sure of that, it depends on supply and demand and from the way I see it, there are many Australians pilots who are in search for jobs in their homeland and a Singaporean acquiring any other licence then a CAAS licence would not be constructive or handy in their flight career.

If you do have friends whom have succeeded via this route and have a career with a foreign carrier other than Singapore or Indonesia, do enlighten me.

Many thanks.

I do have a friend who had a CASA CPL and went on to be a flight instructor with STAA. He's now flying with SilkAir. STAA is OK with Singaporean instructing in Australia. Afterall, it's a Singaporean company.

I've also heard of others who had CASA / NZ CPLs ending up with some flying jobs in Africa, clocking up hours and now flying with airlines in Indonesia.

If he is a Singaporean, holding CASA CPL and went on to be a flight instructor with STAA. - That's amazing! Then, Capt Singh must be squeezing his balls.

If he is a Singaporean with Australian PR, holding CASA CPL and went on to be a flight instructor with STAA. - Nothing amazing.

If he is an Australian with Singapore PR, holding CASA CPL and went on to be a flight instructor with STAA. - Nothing amazing.

No Such thing.

The India Indians will definitely be there first fighting this rice bowl.

Yes he's a Singaporean.

Recently during a talk by STAA they were looking for interested applicant for flight instructors. Everyone knows their flight instructing is to be done in Australia. I'm sure they had some arrangements with Australian Immigration for Singaporeans to instruct in Ballarat.

yep, STAA do employ singaporean instructors to teach in ballarat

Wow... that's amazing! Unbelieveable employing foreigners (Singaporeans) to teach in Australia.

Even Singapore Flying College can't do it.

If that's case, likely to be reserved for STAA graduates.

Yes, I believe.

Probably, it is some sort of agreement newly implemented.

Singapore Flying College has arrangements to have their trainee Flight Instructors from Singapore instruct in Jandakot for a short while before returning to Singapore.

I knew who are they.

In fact, I have their individual facebook and pictures of all.

Hi guys,

I would like to know if there is any posibility for a guy with A320 type, jet experience in other airplanes plus 1.500, and 2.500 TT?, Should I send them my aplication?

Thank you and Happy Cristmas:ok:

Samca... Ermm...
Why dont u send in and see if u get a response?
The soothsayers and clairvoyants of these threads possibly cant forsee the future.. :cool:

rotatejunkie, Thank you but I do not pretend nobody tells me about the future. Just I would like to know if there is any friend who has been called with a similar experience. Anyway of course I´m going to send my aplication.

Let see what happen...

cheers

samca, you stand a better chance than most people applying to tiger with said experience..having said that, HR has about 200 applicants on their list so it'll prob take you awhile to get a response, so the sooner you apply the better...I understand the current state of affairs in europe and wish you all the best in your application..

ST Aerospace’s Pilot trng..
 

And in Singapore, ST Aerospace’s commercial pilot training business, ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) was recently boosted with a US$1.44 million capital injection from its parent in order to fund its expansion. The funding has been used for a new recently commissioned flight operations centre (FOC) at STAA’s Australian training school in Ballarat, Victoria, featuring a state-of-the-art centralised flight operations and dispatch centre. The new FOC has an aircraft apron that can accommodate up to 40 training aircraft, compared with 20 previously. The funding has also been used for a new Piper PA44 Seminole full flight simulator. The academy’s Ballarat facility had already added a new administrative facility and new classrooms. Meanwhile, at the academy’s Singapore base at Seletar Aerospace Park in the first quarter of 2013 a new six-bay simulator building will be ready for use, with two new Airbus A320 training devices including a flight simulator. The facility includes classrooms, briefing rooms, instructor rooms and offices.
STAA’s training fleet is also increasing, says president Peh Teng Keng. It currently operates single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawks for basic training, Piper Arrow 28Rs for advanced training, Beech King Air C90s for high-performance multi-engine training and Piper Seminole PA44s for multi-engine and instrument rating training. In 2013, it will take delivery of a further six Cessna 172s plus two more PA44s.
The expansion of facilities and equipment is all designed to allow STAA to grow by 50 graduates each year. The school had 150 students in 2012, will have 200 in 2013 and plans to grow to 500 pilots by 2015, says Peh.
This growth will come from expanding its multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) operations. STAA pioneered MPL in Singapore in late 2009 when it launched its MPL programme. In September 2011, the first six cadet pilots for Tiger Airways graduated from STAA’s MPL course following six months of ground school and 13 months of flying training in Singapore and Ballarat. Following the MPL course, the cadets went straight into jobs as first officers for Tiger on the airline’s A320s.
Peh says STAA’s current split in business is 80 per cent CPL to 30 per cent MPL, but the target for 2014 is to have a 50:50 split.
Tiger followed up its initial MPL training programme with STAA with a five-year training contract which started in the second quarter of 2012, which involves more than 100 pilots. STAA is conducting ab initio and advanced pilot training programmes for Tiger, using both MPL and CPL syllabi followed by specific training on the A320 and subsequent employment as A320 first officers.
STAA, and Tiger, are very happy with the MPL programme, says Peh, adding: “It is producing the first officers they [Tiger] are looking for.” Peh concedes the growth of MPL has been slower than STAA originally envisaged with airlines being cautious – “we can understand why, it’s quite a drastic change,” he says. But MPL is now past the developmental stage, with 600 MPL pilots produced globally and a further 2,000 undergoing training.
Peh says STAA is confident that it can start commercialising MPL in a big way now and is looking at new opportunities in China and the Middle East, for example. STAA’s current student capacity is 250 so it will look at a new base in 2014, depending on a future MPL partner. (Asian aviation)

Any updates on the next Interview? Seems like they advertise the cadet scheme online but didn't write a date when it is commencing or are they still interviewing cadets who went through the CPL/IR route?

Tiger
 

Anyone done the CAAS 010 airlaw exam at SAA, any advise on what the topics are? LO says its more JAA/EASA, but I've got a feeling it's more locally orientated.

Easy. You don't really have to study. Common questions.

It is not like Malaysia Air Law papers, which you will be tested the height of Mt KK and etc.

I happened to met STAA top guy and I have clarified with STAA months ago.

Only Singaporeans with Aussie PR are allowed to work for STAA. Those graduated with STAA (even with CASA Grade 3) but with no Aussie PR, they must leave Australia immediately.

I have clarified with them. No such thing.

Droste - Any news about the Tiger Scheme reopening?

Tiger Airways
 

Droste
Care to back up your claims? Or just hearsay?
2 mates of mine are instructing there as we speak, Sporeans with CASA fATPLs and nil PR status.