Originally Posted by
KoruPilot
Wow, why I don't look at pprune.
Why on earth would either Air NZ, the RNZAF or for that matter NZALPA think that was a good idea. Anyway, no, nothing like that is happening, nor will it happen.
At the moment Air NZ is shedding pilots through LWOP. They do not currently require more of them.
Two of our guys went to Air Nelson after getting winged and doing a short amount of time on the Airtrainer to build captaincy. So yes the RNZAF has sent folks to an airline. Just not ANZ.
After getting winged, the young bograts build experience on the King Air prior to hitting Herc or Orion conversion training. 42 Squadron is hurting on aircraft and instructors, so the young punters are flying with Air Nelson to build experience.
They're still RNZAF pilots, but wear the Air Nelson uniform (but earn RNZAF pay). Lucky dogs.