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Captain
Joined Peach in 2014
- First Officer
- Captain
Why did you choose this job?
Studying abroad in Japan made my dreams come true
Becoming a pilot has been a dream of mine since I was a child, I came from Malaysia to study at a Japanese university, and after graduation, I enrolled in the Civil Aviation College in Japan to fulfill my dream. That’s when I first learned about Peach. I became interested in the company when I heard that LCCs were coming to Japan, and I was particularly impressed by how diverse the company was, as there were people of many different nationalities working there. I also learned that they had merit-based promotion programs, and I took a job with the company because I was ready to take on the challenge.
During the initial training period when I first started working, I was involved in various tasks such as guiding passengers and helping with boarding procedures at the airport terminal, and managing flight operations in the office. I realized that these flights can only happen with the support of many different people. Even now as a pilot, I don’t think of it like, “I’m the one that flies the planes.” The gratitude I felt during my training is deeply rooted in my fundamental feelings toward my flights.
Please describe your work and tell us about its appeals and challenges.
Always be prepared for the unexpected and keep an open mind
Pilots are taking care of the lives of hundreds of passengers, which is a very heavy responsibility. The captain, in particular, is the one ultimately responsible for the operation of the aircraft. There are a lot of important decisions to make, such as selecting the fuel amount and the altitude, and how to avoid thunderclouds if they appear in my flight path, so I’m constantly asking myself, “Is this the best choice?” I also realize the impact that I can have on the crew as a whole. Schedule delays can be caused by weather and other factors, but if I get impatient, this can make the entire crew anxious, so it’s important to keep my cool at all times to ensure that everything goes safely. To this end, I keep myself ready by preparing early and keeping an open mind on a daily basis, so that I can give 100% when unexpected situations arise.
When I see passengers getting off the plane after a safe flight, or when I see them look toward the cockpit and smile and wave at me, I feel happy that my daily efforts have paid off.
Diversity creates possibilities for the future
A wide range of staff are involved with making flights happen. There are flight attendants, mechanics, and flight operation managers, all of whom have their own experiences, knowledge, and values. And these differences give each person’s abilities and ideas their own unique value. My role is to listen to and respect what they have to say all the way from the initial flight planning stage and to bring out their best ideas so that all of the staff can reach their full potential. This is something that I learned from watching the captains I flew with when I was a co-pilot.
This kind of positive communication is one of the most appealing aspects of Peach’s diverse workforce. Peach is full of people of different nationalities, people with diverse experiences from previous jobs, and people with a wealth of knowledge, and as many different possibilities for the future as there are people working here. Talking frankly with the other employees has exposed me to diverse values and ways of thinking, and I feel that it has broadened my own horizons as well.
What are the things that are necessary for a Peach person?
The ability to adapt to change
Unexpected situations can occur during a flight. Also, the weather, the crews we fly with, and the characteristics of the routes we fly are different every time, so each flight has its own new set of challenges. At Peach, there are many challenges not only for crew members but also for people in other positions, so the ability to respond flexibly to circumstances that are always changing is a must.
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