Australia dispatching?

JayD

JayD

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What does it take to work in the airline biz in Australia?
Anyone work in Australia and know the moving process to work in Australia?
 
JayD said:
What does it take to work in the airline biz in Australia?
Anyone work in Australia and know the moving process to work in Australia?
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You must find a company that is willing to sponsor you. Considering there are plenty of Aussies willing to work in aviation, sponsorship is about impossible. Immigration requirements are strict. So you might what to look for an Aussie spouse!
 
Spouse? I plan on staying in the states for awhile to attain experience in dispatching.

Sponsor? How would one receive a sponsorship? What is the process?
 
You will need an Aussie birth certificate or an Aussie wife (male or female). Or start your own airline. Seriously.
That is it. The other issue is age. if you are over 30...then you can really just forget it! Im not suggesting any kind of discrimination here at all. Those are the flat out rules. Age is king.
They got lots of smaaht people down there and they aint about to give a good job to no yank.
they're takin err jirbbs....... What they need are bush pilots. Do you know your way around the bush?
 
Besides you would have to learn to drive on the left, and for some people that is not possible.:biggrin:
 
F9DXER said:
Besides you would have to learn to drive on the left, and for some people that is not possible.:biggrin:
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I was just there earlier this year...in spite of having driven that way when I was stationed in Okinawa many years ago, it was not a fun adjustment back, especially on the first day. Fortunately, I managed not to kill myself or damage the car.
 
It is difficult to break into the airline industry in Australia - simply due to the size of it over here. Compared to the US it is tiny. We only have 2 major airline groups, Qantas which has a 'mainline' operation, Qantaslink(regional) flying turboprops, and their low lost carrier which is Jetstar. The other is Virgin Australia which has a mainline operation, Virgin Australia Regional which is their turboprop and charter operator, and their low cost carrier Tiger Australia. Qantas has it's HQ in Sydney, Virgin is in Brisbane. Jetstar has it's own OCC which is located in Melbourne as does Tiger Australia. All up there would probably less than 300-400 people in Australia that work in an airline OCC, so the jobs are always highly in demand. Both carriers do take external applicants, but it sounds very similar to the US that they do promote mostly from within. From a Dispatch point of view, the position in Australia is not like the USA/Canada. There is no 'license', we do similar duties but there is no 50/50 like over there, dispatchers here prepare the flight plan, flight follow (some flights), but the Captain has overall responsibility to the aircraft. Qantas and Virgin Australia are the only companies with 'Dispatch' departments, Jetstar only provides a flight following service to it's EDTO flights, as it's plans are done overseas. All up there would probably be no more than 100 'dispatchers' in Australia.

As the others have said, working over here is difficult unless you have a partner, much the same as it is for Australians to work in the USA sadly. If you have any further questions feel free to ask and I'll help where i can.
 
puff said:
It is difficult to break into the airline industry in Australia - simply due to the size of it over here. Compared to the US it is tiny. We only have 2 major airline groups, Qantas which has a 'mainline' operation, Qantaslink(regional) flying turboprops, and their low lost carrier which is Jetstar. The other is Virgin Australia which has a mainline operation, Virgin Australia Regional which is their turboprop and charter operator, and their low cost carrier Tiger Australia. Qantas has it's HQ in Sydney, Virgin is in Brisbane. Jetstar has it's own OCC which is located in Melbourne as does Tiger Australia. All up there would probably less than 300-400 people in Australia that work in an airline OCC, so the jobs are always highly in demand. Both carriers do take external applicants, but it sounds very similar to the US that they do promote mostly from within. From a Dispatch point of view, the position in Australia is not like the USA/Canada. There is no 'license', we do similar duties but there is no 50/50 like over there, dispatchers here prepare the flight plan, flight follow (some flights), but the Captain has overall responsibility to the aircraft. Qantas and Virgin Australia are the only companies with 'Dispatch' departments, Jetstar only provides a flight following service to it's EDTO flights, as it's plans are done overseas. All up there would probably be no more than 100 'dispatchers' in Australia.

As the others have said, working over here is difficult unless you have a partner, much the same as it is for Australians to work in the USA sadly. If you have any further questions feel free to ask and I'll help where i can.
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Thank you for your elaborate input. When you say "partner", do you mean like a spouse, girlfriend, or partner with an airline?
Thanks!
 
I think he means spouse. However may I ask what is more important, working in aviation or working in Australia? If your goal is to get to Australia, I would suggest changing your career to something such as healthcare. There are staffing agencies in Australia that recruit nurses from the US and other countries for example.
 
jrdownunder said:
I think he means spouse. However may I ask what is more important, working in aviation or working in Australia? If your goal is to get to Australia, I would suggest changing your career to something such as healthcare. There are staffing agencies in Australia that recruit nurses from the US and other countries for example.
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Everyone has different tastes, and I just visited Australia for the first time this year, but while I had fun, I don't know if I'd want to live there permanently. Friendly people, cool scenery, etc. but bloody expensive also. And you are a long way from most other countries (very long way from the US and Europe.) I would definitely visit a few times before deciding to try and move there permanently.
 
Biggest reason not to move to Australia:
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McCrosky said:
Nah, just make sure you have plenty of toothpaste.

But the Koala's will gnaw your arm off if you're not careful.
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Toothpaste? I thought it was Vegemite behind the ears, and English with an Australian accent is what keeps the drop bear away?
 
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