Anyone heard of hiring pilots for BAe146/RJ?
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The 146 is rapidly becoming the preferred choice for the third world with the RJ not being too far behind.
It is time to get off the old girl but not all of us want to move to the sandpit though - even if it is just three years! I just did less than a year working with Arabs and I am not in a rush to repeat the experience!
Also for some of us it is not as easy to simply pack and leave! 
It is time to get off the old girl but not all of us want to move to the sandpit though - even if it is just three years! I just did less than a year working with Arabs and I am not in a rush to repeat the experience!
Also for some of us it is not as easy to simply pack and leave!
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At the end of the day you do what you have to remain current and hopefully remain sane and (more importantly) alive. Pleased to hear you've managed to move on Mr Geezer. I know there are several 146 boys still in some less desireable parts of the world doing as best they can to keep currrent. You're right the majority of western hemisphere companies are getting rid of the 146/RJ, with increasing numbers turning up in Africa, South America and the Far East with even more in storage. A good time to change type..... if you can.
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It's actually a good time to keep your 146 rating current. A couple of years ago there were some really good contracts around on the 146, in Europe, and I'm sure that once we manage to convince ourselves that the big bad recession is over, there will be a few eager start-ups hoping to take advantage of some extraordinarily low lease rates on 146's and RJs. However there will be very, very few pilots still around to fly them... so the 146 rating will be gold. It certainly was in 2007.
A320 and 737 pilots are very common now, and large amounts of them are out of work...
A320 and 737 pilots are very common now, and large amounts of them are out of work...
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Remoak,
I am not that sure about those good contracts to come for jumbolino drivers, but I wish it would be like you say.
The problem for some of us is that is not so easy to get another TR unless paying for it, us we have just a few hundreds of hours on type and no more than 550 total.
Let´s wait for some contracts to come
I am not that sure about those good contracts to come for jumbolino drivers, but I wish it would be like you say.
The problem for some of us is that is not so easy to get another TR unless paying for it, us we have just a few hundreds of hours on type and no more than 550 total.
Let´s wait for some contracts to come
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It's not air carrier work but it is in the US. Minden Air Corp. (Minden NV 775-782-4462) will be taking on a few air crews and a 146 type rating is desired. It's interesting, but way different from what most of you folk are used to.
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I'm sure this is old news, but there are a number of 146/RJ operators a bit closer to home. Ones that have taken on crews are: Aegean and Astra in Greece and Albanian, although they may only be after skippers for now - it may be worth a try.
I had heard that the Minden water bomber conversion had been shelved, but if it is going ahead that is another option.
I had heard that the Minden water bomber conversion had been shelved, but if it is going ahead that is another option.
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Any more news out there? Just missed out on an Avro Business Jet position at Brum and a rumble of a European contract has just been quashed! Been out of work now for over a year and desparate to get back in the air!