Airnorth stated (15-Jan-2018) it is, like other regional airlines in Australia, experiencing the impact of a pilot shortage that is “preventing us from operating all our scheduled flights”. He added: “The situation is not isolated to Airnorth or Australia, and is part of a global pilot shortage that is affecting the entire aviation industry and its customers”. The carrier said it continues to recruit pilots and currently has 11 positions vacant. The carrier noted the recruitment and training process “takes time”, and the carrier is “spending in excess of half a million dollars on recruitment and training”. In Dec-2017, 87.2% of Airnorth’s flights departed on time (within 15 minutes of schedule). The most recent Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (Sep-2017 to Nov-2017) show a national average of 80.5% on time against Airnorth’s performance in the same period of 82.7%. Similarly, Airnorth has cancelled 1.3% of scheduled flights against a national average of 2.3% in the same period. [more – original PR]
More Like this
Virgin Australia targets equal intake of males and females for 2018 pilot cadetship programmeMay 7, 2018
AOPA warns of pilot/training crisis as the ‘general aviation industry is completely on its knees’July 26, 2018
Waking up to the pilot shortage issue… the problem is nowAugust 28, 2017
Jetstar handles nearly one million travellers between Australia and Bali in 2018March 19, 2019
New Zealand pilot training approach needs a ‘shake up’ to meet increased demand: NZALPAJanuary 9, 2019
Australian transport minister: Flight training and retention key issues impacting aviation industryJuly 9, 2018
On time performance: Australia vs. the USADecember 15, 2017
Fiji Airways and the Fiji National University establish the Fiji Aviation AcademyMay 31, 2017
Virgin Australia reports 56% of 2018 pilot cadet intake is female, exceeding targetNovember 19, 2018
Virgin Australia approved for pilot training lease at Tamworth AirportOctober 21, 2019
Virgin Australia Group CEO & MD John Borghetti set to depart in 2020June 12, 2018
Ryanair changes long standing policy of not recognising unions to avoid Christmas disruptionsDecember 18, 2017