Pacific Blue

No longer operating — ceased in 2015. Reviews below are kept as a record.

DJ· PBN· BLUEBIRD· Christchurch· Flying since 2003· Asia-Pacific

Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Limited, formerly Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Limited, was an airline based in New Zealand. It was established as the New Zealand subsidiary of Australian airline Virgin Blue. It was a fully owned subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings. It was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Ltd in December 2011 when its parent company decided to bring all its airlines under the one banner.

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Part of Virgin Australia Holdings

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Industry data on Pacific Blue

Industry operator dataset

Published by an industry dataset, not reported by verified crew. Each figure is shown with the date its source was last revised — some are years old.

Figures dated Feb 25, 2007 – Apr 11, 2011

Recruitment

The new New Zealand start-up "pacific blue" requires FO's and Direct entry captains. as of Apr 11, 2011 · 15 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
NZ$141,000NZ$155,000
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated, before tax
as of Oct 30, 2010 · 15 yrs old
First Officer
$83,500
Bottom of scale · period not stated
“$83,500 First year $96,500 Second year +”
as of Apr 11, 2011 · 15 yrs old

Duty pay and per diems

Captain$5each hour away from baseas of Apr 11, 2011 · 15 yrs old
“$4.50 NZD each hour away from base”
First Officer$5each hour away from baseas of Apr 11, 2011 · 15 yrs old
“$4.50 NZD each hour away from base”

Conditions

Roster and how it is published: Monthly Roster as of Oct 30, 2010 · 15 yrs old
Staff travel: Yes as of Aug 30, 2009 · 17 yrs old

Entry requirements

First Officer: Through recruitment agent: Type rating not required for applying, but must be acquired prior to start at own cost. NZ or Aus citizen. Valid NZ/Aus CPL/ATPL. 1000 hours total, 500 hours multi enging, 100 hours instrument, 100 hours night. as of Aug 21, 2008 · 18 yrs old

Selection process

Called for interview, given a Sim Briefing. Interview consists of Interview with 2 Management Pilots and Recruitment Consultant, usual personal and tech questions followed by the Sim session at Air NZ B737 Sim. as of Feb 25, 2007 · 19 yrs old