I do not know if their 76s are GPS equipped (most likely yes). There is a RNAV to 9/27...no need for circling. If they are just shooting NDB as an only option, than yeah i can see why you boys are all up tight about it.

Pilots to be let go
 

looks like mega are about to let a load of pilots go!! despite the continued denial by management, especially gardener. 5 x aircraft 3 of them sitting on the ground with NO work…. history repeating itself..:ugh: lets hope the pilots can find work elsewhere

its a damn shame that pilots are furlough with little money and time to find another job. bills still have to be paid!!!

mega tried to do katmandu flights in april after the earthquake but lucky the authorities step in last minute and stopped the flight. because non of the pilots had any training. katmandu is a cat c airport and god damn dangerous to attempt without the min requirements sim and line training!!!!!

looks like the authorities are finally waking up. theres an poor excuse written by mega's cep on the flymega Facebook page.

best of luck to the pilots in getting work

How many crew are probably going ? Just FO or captains also ? Am surprised with the number of aircraft they now got they furloughing crew. Would think they would need more.

But with no routes for planes to do, no requirement for the pilots ? They still not flying to KL or Jeddah. Maybe the extra aircraft will fly there when they start ?

Mega is doing very well thank you ! 5 a/c now so becoming a "real" airline ! :ok:
But Don't mention the fact that 1. Is parked for spares 2. Is in a heap at mfm because as mentioned in previous post a wheel fell off after a Palau flight.
So still flying the same routes with the same people.
They have to do mfm Palau now as hkg won't allow after 5 misses from ndb at night. But AA from Thailand do the same, the only gps is on their iPhones
They still recruiting pilots ? As the management pilots apply for positions in Thailand with jaa, aaa and even aa!!:ugh:

NO GPS
 

What do you base this assumption of no GPS on? I think you will find that AA for example 767 is indeed fitted with GPS and has never ever had to divert from Palau.However holding or go-arounds, a very safe option in poor weather, is a very safe thing to do isnt it? What do you suggest? Try to land in any weather conditions and risk an accident? FFS.Are you even a pilot?

I don't think any pilot in the right mind would do GPS approach using an iPhone in a 767.

Heard people in Palau like the way AA operate their flight in. No diversions, and safe policy of holding in common bad weather.

Why management pilots want to move to the Thai 767 operators ? Have they got enough money in their bank to afford missed/no salary ? It's got to be a lifestyle thing. Maldives doesn't have Soi Cowboy after all .

Hehehe, that's a good one :E

an american capt phil done 5 attempts trying to get into palau!!!!!!!! apparently the FO was screaming at him to stop.. they burned the hong kong diversion fuel!!!!and ended up diverting to the philippines!!!! maldivian caa didn't bother to do any investigation.
mega are doing aa's palau flights as their 3 767s are aog and pilots being asked to go on leave without pay… GODDAMN MESS and bkk 767 charters are still grounded…...:ugh:

Just out of curiosity, why are they only banging on 767 operators?? I see 734 charter ops flying without problems. :confused:

5 approaches ? Was that necessary ? Holding is normally good for Palau. Weather doesn't last that long over the field that you can't hold. But I'm not the PIC and wasn't there, but as FO I probably been screaming just as loud and maybe saying 'my airplane'.

AA ? Asian Air ? They have 3 planes now ? Last I heard they had 1 ? But know they also aren't paying their crew, as seems with most other 767 operators in thailand.

Are the other thai 767 charters all grounded to? Sure I saw a Asia atlantic flight on flight radar the other day.

If true, why is it just the 767 guys bring picked on by DCA ? aren't the 737 guys are just as bad?

Threads removed
 

Seems the moderators have removed certain truth threads…mega can furlough guys n girls at no notice, cut pay.. take short cuts etc..etc.. so why can't we write the truth on here??????:ugh:

3 pages and every one of your posts remains USA2DAY

Only post gone from this one is some guy shouting about types of approach in block capital letters.

Rob

PALAU NOT FOR WIMPS
 

Its completely irrelevant who you actually work for.If you happen to operate a 767 of some kind, AA, AAA , MEGA, et al, then you have to confront the reality, at some stage, of flying into PALAU either in daylight (preferred) or at night.There are NO APPROACH LIGHTS, NO ATC, NO ILS, its a black hole thingy.The breeding ground for all those TRSs in the news is PALAU.The weather can and will become horrific for hours and hours and hours I CAN ASSURE YOU Sir!! (30 years experience).You better have fantastic flying skills to get in with massive winds, low visibility, heavy rain etc etc, without undershooting or worse running off the end.Its not important what type of approach you use because the weather is the same for all.Good luck.

How is everything at mega ? I heard about some lease agreement in Bangladesh ? Is that a sign of improving times.

i think you mis reading the bangladesh contract... they are desparate to keep the aircraft flying. they done some work for aaa recently out of bangkok and they are not impressed with mega. some infighting still goining on with x usa airforce capt and dfo and canadian.. not a happy camp. most pilots there now are porto on low pay and pilots trying to get hours to move on.. chinese caa about to do audit.. evrybody in a panic

What a bunch of idiots
 

I can simply say that what I have read about Mega is a lot of tripe. I would say 99% of all comments here are from people who have never worked for the airline, left for some reason or another or did not get accepted.

The simple truth is; this is a company that is working its way towards improvement. Yes, it. Has had its problems, there is no denying that, but in the last 12 months there have been drastic changes in management, training and structure. The airline is busier than ever, expansion is happening and standards have been raised by a collaborated team of experts in their respective fields.

This is an airline that I am happy and proud to say I work for.

With all due respect...
 

One bucket of Sri Lankan beer too many at the HIH this afternoon eh Bugsplat?!

Hahahaha bugsplat ya give me a damn good old laugh.

they did have some good guys long long ago when they first started. ALL gone now only the guys who can't get jobs elsewhere remain. the god damn training department is STILL god damn being run by an inexperienced FO with a total of 1600 hours!!!

AND wes the wonder boy inexperience (loathed by all the line pilots) is STILL employing only south american, spanish and portugese that will work for half the pay.

geee bugsplat you need to go back down the the HIH and have a few more beers.. as JB007 suggested. i'm sure you feel really grateful they gave you a job with your very low hour count..and paying for your rating now seems to be paying off hey..

STANDARDS:ugh:

MMFT….. gee man you say the training department wasn't fit for purpose before? What about now? The head of training is still a Junior FO with a sim qual:mad: (oh and i guess MMFT is him) !! Replacing relief pilots with junior FOs!! i.e. now you have local pilots (float plane guys) flying your jets!! So they are now actually landing and taking off and on a wide body jets with NO experience at all!!!! turbo prop instructors now in right seat!! seems that the HOT has firmly got his ATO business plan in action and no doubt making good money for his uk bank!!

gee all worrying stuff:mad: lefts hope there is no incident or worst :mad:

OMG!!!! For the head of training (MMFT)to write what he has wrote (on here) must surely be worrying for the remaining pilots of mega. to openly admit and criticize the management on a public forum can only reflect his un - professionalism, stupidity and inexperience:= also, company confidentiality and disclosure agreements must have been breached to say the least:D

It sounds to me like there is a lot of 'management' going on and very little 'leadership' .
It's quite easy to be a manager, but leading asks questions of your character, integrity, and experience. Not everyone can answer those questions.

Looks like someone deleted the post,

Briefing ...threats…. HoT
 

Yes, the post that the FO mega maldives head of training wrote on this site recently has been deleted..:eek: what he wrote only highlighted the incompetence of himself and the mega management. obviously they saw this and had him removed it asap. god damn shame it's not still on here because it would have served to demonstrate to pilots thinking to join mega..of what a circus this company really is.

State of emergency in Maldives
 

Maldives president declares 30 - day state of emergency.

mega pilots told to expect un paid leave if trouble last… not good

would not be surprised if he deleted it himself PJ,

Correct squarecrow

Rob

Sounds like it's all coming to an end. Millions owed to suppliers, Maldivian government tax and to lessors, most of the fleet AOG. One of the B763's about to be repossessed and senior management not been paid this month!

Mis-management to an extreme - best of luck to those out there!

It was always ONLY a matter of time: Incompetent inexperienced management (wes etc) - Junior FO running the training sep etc etc… how could it last:mad:

lets hope the guys find work… but I'm not so sure about the management pilots will so easy - reputation and bad deeds done bites back

after jukes was pushed out I hear he's now in jet2 bragging how the training department is inefficient and he will fix it… so obnoxious coming from an inexperience fo

i think the brits are smart enough to see what he's all about

Mega In Disarray (October 2016)
 

Anyone have an update on the Mega disarray taking place following it's second mass layoff of staff, pilots and management?

what goes around, comes around. wes and hoho will get theirs one day. But, hey they both don't mind letting everyone know how much they earn and how big their places in thailand are.

i heard they kept the new upgrade captains on because these guy are on far less $ and will do anything to keep their job

god damn shame about all the crew let go :mad:

Where is the JFO training manager ?

Mega Maldives On way out?
 

Im hearing some news of Mega about to shut down, any other news on this situation?

Haven't people been saying this for years? There is a whole thread on this somewhere in this section.

Wheels up for Mega
 

Well that's it folks; mega officially finished. The owner sent an email out today and that's it. The lessor wants the aircraft back, end of contract and bad payments. The bull***t doesn't stop though. They would still have everyone believe they going to re-launch

No worries guys,there are plenty of jobs in japan or even Jet2 if you feel that way inclined. Watch out for the fat guys there , though ;)

Ive never seen Mega at any airport ive fliwn to , so ultimately an fairly inconsequential loss to the flying community.

The inevitable end finally came
 

The total mis management of Gardener and the idiot inexperied management has finally run its inevitable course. Mega Maldives finally collapsed ceasing operations today.

No ones getting paid and all asked to leave the island!

Despite what went on at the top managerial level, there was some good people there that tried very hard to make it work in a difficult environment.
Pilots, cabin crew, engineers and ground staff are sadly losing their jobs but hopefully new opportunities will emerge.
Good luck to all.

Good luck to all, not surprised by this news...hope everyone finds something soon.

The ex JFO Head of Training is back as an SFI...certainly NOT a member of JetMasterClass!