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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 02:02
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Posted By dr dre

I think the first A321 commands are slated to be...

I think the first A321 commands are slated to be type transfers not promotions as the fleet is introduced, and I don't think there'll be too many in total to start with (I believe only 3 A321s...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 01:45
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Currently it's 16 years as last command awarded...

Currently it's 16 years as last command awarded was an 08 start.

Couple of things to note. Recruiting in that era stopped in early 2009, and didn't restart until mid 2016. As the indications for...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2024, 23:42
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

This is all a moot discussion. You can go on all...

This is all a moot discussion. You can go on all day long about what should have happened in the past, but the thread is about Qantas (mainline) recruiting in the present. Where they are actively...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Mar 2024, 03:41
Replies: 4,428
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Posted By dr dre

Why then is QF (the topic of this thread btw)...

Why then is QF (the topic of this thread btw) always massively oversubscribed for recruitment? By a ratio of 4-5x as many positions as required? And it is uncommon to hear of mainline pilots...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Mar 2024, 02:28
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Well having flown long haul and seeing their...

Well having flown long haul and seeing their patterns they are more fatiguing than a lot of other jobs on offer. I guess the flow of pilots one way or the other is the true barometer of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Mar 2024, 01:57
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Not surprised. FedEx asking their pilots to go...

Not surprised. FedEx asking their pilots to go fly CRJs for regional airlines, UPS offering VR, the Covid freight boom ended once all the spare freight capacity in passenger aircraft that hadn't been...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Mar 2024, 00:50
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Most trips are 1, 2 and 3 days, some of the...

Most trips are 1, 2 and 3 days, some of the internationals are up to 5 days, this will probably increase as SH transitions to the 321.

At the bottom of the squirrel cage expect 9/10 nights away...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Feb 2024, 08:21
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Was - years ago. Now it’s pretty much day one if...

Was - years ago. Now it’s pretty much day one if you SYD or MEL and maybe a year or so for BNE/PER, they aren’t putting any F/Os into ADL at the moment is the base is still too big.



Both EAs...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Feb 2024, 06:32
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

As the last two posts demonstrate there’s a wide...

As the last two posts demonstrate there’s a wide variety of opinions. There’s both SH and LH lifers, and those who’ve spent time both hauls. It all depends on your circumstances at the time to what...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Feb 2024, 04:45
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

It depends on what you see as benefits (I assume...

It depends on what you see as benefits (I assume from S/O to F/O)

SH will be higher paid, less jet lag, less BoC, more time at home, more flexibility in the award, and you’ll probably find your...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jan 2024, 02:27
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

QF is currently hiring 1500 pilots over 10 years....

QF is currently hiring 1500 pilots over 10 years. Take out the amount of projected retirements and expansion of LH flying with the Sunrise aircraft and that stills leaves several hundred excess...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jan 2024, 08:20
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

No I believe that’s total applicants. Not all...

No I believe that’s total applicants. Not all applicants would get the go ahead to start the assessment process, and not all of those who are assessed will make it to the hold file. But I’m not sure...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2024, 08:50
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

As long as they keep getting application numbers...

As long as they keep getting application numbers well in excess of positions available then there’s no incentive to increase pay. I’ve heard about 1000 applicants for 200 positions to be interviewed...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Nov 2023, 07:58
Replies: 4,428
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Posted By dr dre

It could be a myriad of reasons. For the...

It could be a myriad of reasons. For the recruitment period just closed I believe they had thousands of applicants for a few hundred positions. I guess a lot of suitable people weren’t lucky enough...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Nov 2023, 09:37
Replies: 4,428
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Posted By dr dre

QF is a career airline and in the long run...

QF is a career airline and in the long run there’s probably only a few years difference between bases in terms of which one gets promotions quicker and in a 20-30 year career it probably won’t seem...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Nov 2023, 05:32
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Every few months there’s base transfers for SOs....

Every few months there’s base transfers for SOs. So if you want to end up in BNE or PER as an SO is to try to get allocated initially to the 330/350 for the former or 787 for the latter, commute for...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Oct 2023, 11:37
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Well that’s 100% happening - it was in the...

Well that’s 100% happening - it was in the variation to the EA adopted last year. Current 737 pilots get first pick, then if not enough put their hands up it goes to general bidding, but I think...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Oct 2023, 23:14
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Nothing formal has been announced for the A321...

Nothing formal has been announced for the A321 apart from training and technical positions. The first 3 won’t even be here til mid 2025 so far off announcing solid plans yet.

Eventually however...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Oct 2023, 04:41
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

I think it’ll be quite popular so there’ll be no...

I think it’ll be quite popular so there’ll be no need to assign anyone.



Nah they’ll have to share basings around otherwise it’ll become too top heavy in location. A quarter of SH pilots are...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Oct 2023, 10:08
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Exactly. Roughly 1-3 women on each course of...

Exactly. Roughly 1-3 women on each course of about 12-20.

I think a lot of the fear spread about supposed ‘quotas’ is from some pilots who weren’t successful with their application but can’t...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Oct 2023, 23:03
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

No - to make it clear what I mean is women are...

No - to make it clear what I mean is women are being hired at roughly the same rate as they apply.

So if 1000 people apply and 100 of them are hired, if 10% are female (100 female applicants)...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Oct 2023, 04:30
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

There aren’t quotas. Over the last several years,...

There aren’t quotas. Over the last several years, both pre and post Covid, the % of female recruits roughly matches the % of female applicants.

For all those who talk about “quotas” I ask if they...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Oct 2023, 13:08
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Do you understand what empathy is? It's really...

Do you understand what empathy is? It's really something specific to an individual, and doesn't have much to do with experience. Some of the least empathetic people I've ever met are older and have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Oct 2023, 06:49
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Last time they ran recruitment they got 4-5x as...

Last time they ran recruitment they got 4-5x as many applicants as positions available. Most people can fly well, and most are decent enough to be friendly and sit next to for 12 hours. So then...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Oct 2023, 00:22
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Yes, but if you resign of your own free will and...

Yes, but if you resign of your own free will and then rejoin you start again from the bottom of the seniority list. The only exception is if you lose your job due to losing your medical but you then...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Oct 2023, 00:09
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

You can apply as a group candidate but it’s now...

You can apply as a group candidate but it’s now only an 18 month freeze between start dates.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Oct 2023, 23:27
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Bare minimum 1500 over 10 years. At the moment...

Bare minimum 1500 over 10 years. At the moment each monthly course is between 15-20.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Oct 2023, 03:41
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Everyone who is successful in the recruitment...

Everyone who is successful in the recruitment process goes into the hold pool. It’s a matter of chance on how long you sit in the pool before you get given a formal start date. Could be weeks, months...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Oct 2023, 01:22
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Minimum guaranteed hours x hourly rate = base...

Minimum guaranteed hours x hourly rate = base salary.

The SH contract is a separate document - be aware that SH has a much lower minimum guaranteed vs hours actually rostered so can sometimes...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Oct 2023, 12:21
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Enjoy!: Qantas Airways Limited Pilots (Long...

Enjoy!:

Qantas Airways Limited Pilots (Long Haul) Enterprise Agreement 2020...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Sep 2023, 08:15
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

Internal applications opened this week. ...

Internal applications opened this week.

External applications open up in a few weeks.

Interesting as well the previous requirement for an internal candidate to have been in a subsidiary for at...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Sep 2023, 07:08
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

For those who are asking about when applications...

For those who are asking about when applications for mainline will reopen - there’s just been an EOI for pilot assessors (current pilots to sit on interview panels) throughout 2024 so one would think...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Sep 2023, 10:47
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

No concrete dates. They’re still allocating start...

No concrete dates. They’re still allocating start dates to the current hold file. Some internals have start dates all throughout next year. My guess would be they have enough now on hold to not have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Sep 2023, 00:01
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

I believe pre-Bain VA had a higher min guarantee...

I believe pre-Bain VA had a higher min guarantee but with QF you could earn more if you worked up to max hours.

Now QF comes out ahead on both fronts.



If you traced the ethical decisions of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Sep 2023, 01:54
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,688,827
Posted By dr dre

It still is the highest paid narrowbody FO job in...

It still is the highest paid narrowbody FO job in the country, and one of the highest in the world outside the US majors and contract jobs.
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