Tiger Air Hire European Pilots On Short-term Contracts To Ease Flight Cancellations

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http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=532981

October 06, 2010 15:05 PM

Singapore Budget Carrier Tiger Hires Pilots On Short-term Contracts

SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Singapore's budget carrier Tiger Airways has turned to recruitment agencies in Europe to help ease a spate of recent pilot resignations, China's Xinhua news agency quoted local media as reporting Wednesday.

It is therefore targeting qualified A320 captains, on short- term contracts of about six months, to ensure that flight schedules are not disrupted, local daily The Straits Times reported.

Although the airline has hired enough cockpit crew to replace those who left, Tiger Airways said it could take a few months for them to undergo the necessary training and certification required to fly the airline's fleet of Airbus 320s.

Tiger Airways, however, did not reveal how many contract pilots it would bring in and is expected to face a potential pricky issue of pay.

An average Tiger Airways pilot receives 17,000 Singapore dollars (US$12,985) per month, and the contract pilots are expected to get 20,000 Singapore dollars (US$15,277).

Local media reported that more than 30 pilots had resigned since June to join other airlines such as the fast-expanding Middle Eastern airlines.

 

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Re: Tiger Air Hire European Pilots On Short-term Contracts To Ease Flight Cancellatio

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=532981

October 06, 2010 15:05 PM

Singapore Budget Carrier Tiger Hires Pilots On Short-term Contracts

SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Singapore's budget carrier Tiger Airways has turned to recruitment agencies in Europe to help ease a spate of recent pilot resignations, China's Xinhua news agency quoted local media as reporting Wednesday.

It is therefore targeting qualified A320 captains, on short- term contracts of about six months, to ensure that flight schedules are not disrupted, local daily The Straits Times reported.

Although the airline has hired enough cockpit crew to replace those who left, Tiger Airways said it could take a few months for them to undergo the necessary training and certification required to fly the airline's fleet of Airbus 320s.

Tiger Airways, however, did not reveal how many contract pilots it would bring in and is expected to face a potential pricky issue of pay.

An average Tiger Airways pilot receives 17,000 Singapore dollars (US$12,985) per month, and the contract pilots are expected to get 20,000 Singapore dollars (US$15,277).

Local media reported that more than 30 pilots had resigned since June to join other airlines such as the fast-expanding Middle Eastern airlines.

Should be no problems for them. Airbuses are designed so that a pilot can transition from one model to another quite easily. They use a mostly common cockpit among their models.

 

[nato33]

Re: Tiger Air Hire European Pilots On Short-term Contracts To Ease Flight Cancellatio

In its short time, Tiger Air has achieved notoriety in terms of their service, multiple delays and now the need to hire temporary Pilots.

And each time problem happens, service recovery is poor and almost non existent.

I, for one, will stay away from this airline no matter how attractive the fares may be. Who knows what they will come up with next???

 

[johnny333]

Re: Tiger Air Hire European Pilots On Short-term Contracts To Ease Flight Cancellatio

Curious to know why airlines like Airasia aren't facing the same kind of problems of pilots leaving

 

[Cestbon]

Re: Tiger Air Hire European Pilots On Short-term Contracts To Ease Flight Cancellatio

AA have many experienced pilot. Once take the AA the pilot after landing control/drive the plane on land like F1 car on taxi way. Really experienced never have 2nd chance. It tale only 3 min park at the gate.