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It was reported on BT last month (‘Alleged discrimination at Boeing campus draws MOM probe’, 20 Jul) that Singaporean flight instructors have allegedly been discriminated by Boeing in Singapore.
One Singaporean instructor was undergoing a conversion course to teach pilots to fly Boeing 787 aircraft. He used to be an instructor pilot for the Boeing 747 aircraft and has 46 years of flying experience.
In March, he was told to discontinue the conversion programme due to a “lack of performance”. He claimed that the training was conducted with “unnecessary harshness” with “little or no instructional guidance”, in a deliberate attempt to undermine his confidence and ability.
“(The) staff is deliberately making it extremely difficult for Singapore nationals to be employed and qualified on the B787 fleet,” he said. “They are systematically not training, and disqualifying Singaporean pilot instructors.”
When contacted, a spokesman for Boeing strongly denied this, “While this is a rigorous training programme designed to ensure the safety of the global air transport network, more than 90 per cent of the candidates pass these courses. Pilots who are diligent in the training have a high success rate regardless of national origin or past experience.”
But Boeing declined to share a breakdown of the number of local and foreign pilot instructors it employs, when asked by BT.
Another veteran ex-SIA pilot, who spoke to BT on condition of anonymity, said that he did not make it past the interview round with Boeing Singapore Flight Services. “What I gathered is, they’re trying to protect their turf,” he said.
BT revealed that, apparently, non-Singapore-based instructor pilots are typically flown in on Business Class tickets and put up at hotels such as the Pan Pacific to work in Singapore for 1 to 2 months.
MOM is said to be investigating Boeing currently with regard to the discrimination complaint against Singaporeans. According to the complainant, there is a concerted effort to “protect and promote foreign pilot instructors who are based outside Singapore”.
It’s already bad to have FTs residing in Singapore competing for jobs with Singaporeans but flying in FTs from outside Singapore to work here tops it all.
Boeing: We’re cooperating with MOM fully with regard to immigration matters
Earlier, TRE wrote to Boeing asking about the matter which was reported by BT.
TRE asked Boeing:
Since then, Jay Krishnan from Boeing has replied:
Do you think Boeing has adequately answered the question posed by TRE?
Do you think it is right for companies to fly in foreign contractors to work in Singapore on short term basis?
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/08/10/sg-flight-instructors-allegedly-discriminated-by-boeing/
One Singaporean instructor was undergoing a conversion course to teach pilots to fly Boeing 787 aircraft. He used to be an instructor pilot for the Boeing 747 aircraft and has 46 years of flying experience.
In March, he was told to discontinue the conversion programme due to a “lack of performance”. He claimed that the training was conducted with “unnecessary harshness” with “little or no instructional guidance”, in a deliberate attempt to undermine his confidence and ability.
“(The) staff is deliberately making it extremely difficult for Singapore nationals to be employed and qualified on the B787 fleet,” he said. “They are systematically not training, and disqualifying Singaporean pilot instructors.”
When contacted, a spokesman for Boeing strongly denied this, “While this is a rigorous training programme designed to ensure the safety of the global air transport network, more than 90 per cent of the candidates pass these courses. Pilots who are diligent in the training have a high success rate regardless of national origin or past experience.”
But Boeing declined to share a breakdown of the number of local and foreign pilot instructors it employs, when asked by BT.
Another veteran ex-SIA pilot, who spoke to BT on condition of anonymity, said that he did not make it past the interview round with Boeing Singapore Flight Services. “What I gathered is, they’re trying to protect their turf,” he said.
BT revealed that, apparently, non-Singapore-based instructor pilots are typically flown in on Business Class tickets and put up at hotels such as the Pan Pacific to work in Singapore for 1 to 2 months.
MOM is said to be investigating Boeing currently with regard to the discrimination complaint against Singaporeans. According to the complainant, there is a concerted effort to “protect and promote foreign pilot instructors who are based outside Singapore”.
It’s already bad to have FTs residing in Singapore competing for jobs with Singaporeans but flying in FTs from outside Singapore to work here tops it all.
Boeing: We’re cooperating with MOM fully with regard to immigration matters
Earlier, TRE wrote to Boeing asking about the matter which was reported by BT.
TRE asked Boeing:
Since then, Jay Krishnan from Boeing has replied:
Do you think Boeing has adequately answered the question posed by TRE?
Do you think it is right for companies to fly in foreign contractors to work in Singapore on short term basis?
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/08/10/sg-flight-instructors-allegedly-discriminated-by-boeing/
