Caribbean Airlines Hiring
 

Looks like the Jamaican thing is in Motion, and everybody has to reapply:


Jobs

But it looks like they may be looking for some nwe blood as well:

Jobs

and it looks like the fleet change is coming along, it'll be interesting to see how many Jamaica ATPL holders will have 500 hrs PIC on the NG's! of course it does say and/or A320

I also like the expression "market-favourable" remuneration package!

fluf

I know a couple of guys that are looking and I was wondering if they accept FAA certificates????

Thanks in advance.

cargo

Do not accept FAA, TT/JA CPLs only. The license requirements are set in stone. conversion is a must, and at the very least be a Trinidad & Tobago/Jamaican/Caricom National.

So is air jamaica being rebranded/mergeing or what?
The job requirements are obviously highly specific - as you say where are you going to find locals with that background?

No, us locals cant be that experienced, no such thing as a 737 or an A320 round these parts no?


Caribbean Airlines has purchased Air Jamaica, and more than likely re branding, just like the BWIA-CAL transition, i suspect that everybody is now 'officially' unemployed and has to 'reapply'. The second ad for F/O seems a a lot less restrictive... an indication that they may also consider 'new blood'.

LoL, Salaries and such have always been 'taboo' round these parts, I wish things like that were more transparent.

chock2chock thanx will let 'em know!!!!

cargo

I've been out of the region for some time but it sounds like a raw deal for Air Jamaica pilots especially since I always thought of it as one of the leading airlines in the Caribbean. Do I deduce that it was the same for BWIA pilots?
Still, things being as they are, I suppose they will get first refusal even if "market favourable" means a reduction in pay/ t&cs etc.
It may be an opportunity for some new FOs!
When did the buy out take place?
Does anyone know if CAL has plans to move in elsewhere?

Heard they started interviewing already.Good luck to all that apply

Hey guys I know a Jamaican or TT license IS required but how much effort would be required to convert that from an FAA ATPL?

I used to stay Ocho Rios and I loved living there. Always wanted to fly out of Jamaica but there never was a strong industry going.

Thanks

try contacting Caribbean Aviation Center in kingston, or a guy here in florida name Brooks Black.He is also an FAA designator. He does both checkrides. Good luck.

Cheers I'll try and find out!

Has anyone heard back with interviews or class dates???

I just saw the ad in flight for DEC 737 position with caribbean airlines. Can somebody shed some light on chances for europeans to get into the airline?
What would be the take home pay, roster etc.?
I have already flown in the caribbean area and have also a good knowledge of spanish language.
My experience: 10000h TT with 8000h+ B737 of which 6000h are PIC B 737
Thanks in advance for any help!

Caribbean Airlines wouldn't advertise Internationally (for DECs) if they were only hiring locally. Obviously, the qualified local talent pool is limited in numbers and since most Regulators have the option and ability to validate foreign licences for their air carriers when the need arises, Caribbean Airlines will exercise that option when the choice is to do so or park aeroplanes. The F/O positions look like they are specifically for caribbean locals.

Airlines worldwide are finding shortages of suitably qualified and experienced flight crew. That means international pilot recruiting is only going to get worse and Caribbean Airlines is no exception. No country will be untouched despite local sentiment, "our pilot jobs for our pilots". Those days are gone.

If you have the qualifications, and as stated in their advert, with an ICAO licence (including FAA), apply. That usually means a local licence validation is possible.

My suggestion is to let Caribbean tell you "no thanks" and not someone anonymously pretending to know (telling you NO) on PPRUNE.

Willie :ok:

jay_solo

Unfortunately, you must have assumed I was referring to YOUR post. Not specifically. But since you asked....

Locals flying internationally who have ambitions to return to their roots need not search the want ads internationally to know what's going on back home. I'd imagine.

It's a global village my friend. Caribbean Airlines is a global player and national authorities can easily validate a foreign licence as per ICAO agreement. It opens up the work force and potential employees for a carrier who may acknowledge the local talent is not available in the numbers needed.

Just a thought.

Willie :ok:
P.S. You'll never hide the islands man.

Apply! I'm sure they'll hire foreigners. It has been a trickle in Caribbean Aviation for years. First we didn't want to hire each other and then we didn't want to hire foreigners but it seems that both are things of the past.
The unions are feeling the squeeze and it may not even be possible to stand united anymore, unless it’s in principal from the desert. So now they will run out of locals that are willing to accept the new terms and conditions that CAL has come up with.
If you can get through the HR BullS without puking :yuk: and being made to feel like they are doing you a favour, I wish you luck. Been there, done that and was not impressed. It’s very sad not to feel proud on your nation's flag carrier. It has the potential to be GREAT!

What's going on in Jamaica with CAL? things seem real quiet.

Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :

“Your attention please! Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking!”

Making that announcement would be Captain Ian Brunton, who in a former dispensation, would have repeated those words thousands of times from his flight deck. But now, he is in control of CAL’s entire operations as the airline’s chief executive officer from a different kind of flight deck at Piarco International.

In this particular announcement, Captain Brunton would reveal the State-owned, national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago has unveiled its fleet renewal plans – nine brand new ATR 72-600s turboprop aircraft and 15 Boeing 737-800 New Generation jets.

Business Day caught up with Brunton last Friday in London where he was having some serious discussions with officials of the European aircraft manufacturer ATR, following its announcement of the nine-plane deal. The company is based in Toulouse, France.

Of the nine new aircraft, he said, six will be deployed in Trinidad to enhance the airbridge service between Tobago and Trinidad, as well as operate scheduled flights to Caracas, Venezuela and Barbados.

“The remaining three planes would be sent to Jamaica to service the Kingston-Montego Bay route as well as other short range routes in that area,” he said.

Since however, the first of the new 68-seater ATRs would not arrive in Trinidad before October 2011 – one year away, plans are well underway to secure two ATR72-500s, slightly different from the new ones, on a temporary lease before the end of this year, “to provide some relief to the beleaguered Dash-8-300 fleet.”

The ninth aircraft is expected to be delivered in July 2012.

In respect of the jet fleet, Brunton said Caribbean Airlines would be operating 16 airplanes – nine based at Piarco and six in Kingston, Jamaica. Because of the worldwide demand for new 737- 800s, it is not possible for the airline to secure new aircraft, CAL has therefore been forced to resort to leasing similar aircraft (737s), the first of which is due in Port-of-Spain before the end of this month.

The other seven will be delivered at specific periods, with the final plane being delivered in June 2011. Six of these seven will be sent to Jamaica to replace the six Airbus aircraft now being operated by Air Jamaica and as a spokesman put it, “as one Boeing 737 is received and pressed into service an Airbus would be taken out of service.”

These arrangements have already been put in place.

At present, the Port of Spain schedule is handled by eight aircraft providing services to Toronto in Canada, New York, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the United States, as well as services to Caricom member states Guyana and Jamaica. This means that an additional plane would be based in Port of Spain.

It is understood that although the first leased 737, expected in a few weeks, has been earmarked for Air Jamaica service, word out of Piarco is that it would initially remain in Port of Spain and one of CAL’s Piarco-based planes would be sent to Kingston to replace an Airbus.

The all-Boeing fleet however, would pose a few problems. The Air Jamaica services for many years were operated by Airbus aircraft. Switching to Boeing would mean training cockpit and cabin crews. Although that process was begun some time ago, a dispute arose between management and the Jamaican pilots which scuttled the training for the past two months. However, information out of Piarco is that those problems have been resolved and training should have resumed this week. This would be an ongoing programme since there would be need for close to 100 pilots once the fleet in Kingston and Montego Bay becomes fully Boeing.

When ATR revealed the US$200 million deal last week, its media release quoted Brunton as saying the acquisition of the ATR-600s would allow CAL to continue to develop and improve the airline’s offerings to its customers.

“The low operating costs and fuel consumption costs of these aircraft,” the CEO pointed out, “are particularly appealing and provide us with tremendous flexibility in adding frequencies and developing new markets in the region.”

This view was endorsed by Colville Carrington, CAL’s director, Maintenance and Engineering when he told Business Day it was more expensive to maintain a Dash-8 aircraft that it was for a 737. He said the short cycles on the Airbridge were not the best thing for the Dash, which is a reliable aircraft.

When CAL begins to operate its new ATRs, it will be one of some 30 airlines in Latin America and the Caribbean which are part of the ATR family and which between them operate close to 150 ATR aircraft.

But at the same time that CAL is readying itself to begin using the new ATRs, longtime user American Eagle is discontinuing its ATR service to Port of Spain out its San Juan, Puerto Rico hub. For the past couple years the Eagle has served Trinidad and Tobago with non-stop flights between the two destinations. This comes to an end next year.

Hi, Is anyone going to assessment next week in Miami?

Cheers

VG