Titan Airways, what’s it like?

[cloudrunner]

Can anybody out there tell me what titan Airways is like to work for?

[THAI TUN]

Hi cloudrunner,
If you like a bit of variety and don't feel the need to know in advance what you will be doing from day to day Titan are very pleasant to work for. A professional and freindly outfit.

See previous thread:
http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/Forum2/HTML/009618.html

Feel free to email me if you like.

THAI TUN

[cloudrunner]

Hi Thai Tun

Thank you for your reply and link to the previous thread.

Perhaps you would be kind enough to answer a few more questions (well six actually!):

I see form you’re June 10th posting and the IPA fact sheet that there is no flight pay and therefore the basic pay is higher. Do you get additional allowances on long duty days for meals, refreshments, etc and a beer or two on night stops?

Do you do a lot of night freight / night flights?

You mention rosters are normally issued two weeks in advance, is this just a roster of your rest days / days off or is this a full roster showing what periods / time you are on standby from – to?
What is a typical roster?

Is the 30min report time rigid?

Will your B200 be operated two crew, and in what roll?
Does the company encourage movement within your fleet to other types?

Could you expand on the limited staff travel and pension the company offer?


In anticipation thanks for your kind help!

[THAI TUN]

Hi cloudrunner,

"I see form you’re June 10th posting and the IPA fact sheet that there is no flight pay and therefore the basic pay is higher. Do you get additional allowances on long duty days for meals, refreshments, etc and a beer or two on night stops?"

Crew meals are normally provided and if you night/day stop the company will pay all expenses including meals and one beer. They are generous and take the attitude that it is OK to spoil the crew when they have worked hard, but don't take the p*ss. :-)

"Do you do a lot of night freight / night flights?"

The ATR and 146 have night freight contracts and are available for charters, so quite a bit. Perhaps about a third of the flying, maybe a half in winter. Probably less on the 737 which is PAX only.

"You mention rosters are normally issued two weeks in advance, is this just a roster of your rest days / days off or is this a full roster showing what periods / time you are on standby from – to?
What is a typical roster?"

For the present fleets it is a full roster showing times on standby but as you often don't fly for days on end it goes down well if you are flexible. Typically two days in seven off, but if you live within 30mins you get to spend most of the week at home on standby. I'm thinking of building a homebuilt :-)

"Is the 30min report time rigid?"

Titan specialise in short notice charters so it is important, people who live further do their standbys in or closer to the office.

"Will your B200 be operated two crew, and in what roll?"

Two crew and I believe PAX and freight, it has a freight door.

"Does the company encourage movement within your fleet to other types?"

Absolutely, promotion from within whenever possible.

"Could you expand on the limited staff travel and pension the company offer?"

I think staff travel is just the usual inter-line standby agreements. The pension is new and I don't know much about it, but I think if you put a little bit of money in the company will put some in too.

If it is the BE200 you are interested in, be quick!

THAI TUN

[Rigsby]

Excelent Company, spent 2 years there midnineties ..best experience and training you will receive at this level- very well run and highly regarded...keep trying, you won't regret it.

ps,Unless things have changed-At Your interview dont ask any of those questions on your post!! GW wants a no fuss, well presented operator that gets the job done...not someone that worries about whether your chicken Dinner has been loaded on...

[cloudrunner]

THAI TUN

Thanks for all your time and info, company sounds great!


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Rigsby

Thanks also.

It’s nice to have questions answered at this stage because of course as you imply it would be easy to give the wrong impression in the interview!

[Sap]

Be careful of the "above average" Titan salary... The Gross salary does look relatively good, but as there is no flight/duty pay with a correspondingly attractive tax deal as many airlines receive, ALL of your salary is taxed at the full rate. The NET pay for the jet fleets is definately below the UK average.

This also makes the annual 10% bonus a NET 6% bonus.

The pension is a joke.... the company puts in 3% of the Zero-Years-Seniority salary, if you put 3% in yourself.

If you upset the management or are 'not being as flexible' as required (not working Days Off, not being contactable outside your Standby hours etc) you won't be told that you should make an effort.... you simply won't be offered the next promotion/ aircraft upgrade when it's your turn. This will go on until you leave.

Lot's of duty time... about 1200-1400 hours per year, of which only 400-500 will be flying hours.

But yes, when you do go flying, it's often interesting and varied.

Two resignations in the last month, and when my bond is up, I'm off too.

Good Luck.