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Flight deck positions at FlyDubai Master Thread - Merged

Old 2nd Jun 2016, 14:47
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Yes no charge in Istanbul but it is done by people living in Istanbul! So horses for courses. If you are used to a UK style selection get on with it and approach business in the same way ie you see CTC a good environ then I would urge you to go to Southampton. I would love if all things were equal all around the world and all selections run the same by the same poeple but it sadly isn't like that in reality.

At the end of the day the ends is what matters and the means are just the means. This is your career sometimes it takes investment to get a return.
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 15:00
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Istanbul assessment conducted by flydubai team not local team. Why to invest to get a job but only for rated guys. non rated guys have option to go via CAE.
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 15:25
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Errm my point exactly you don't want to be selected by the flydubai team you want CTC!

Why invest to get a job! Errm because your career provides for your family and is the most important thing in your life for being able to do just that!

If you have paid £100,000 to get a licence, £25,000 for a type rating and cant/wont pay £200 to get a job that will pay you £7,500 take home as an FO or £10,000 as a captain per month something is wrong with your maths!

If you have been lucky enough to not have had to pay for all that then even luckier for you! And even less cost and thus more reason to pay for interview. Its simple supply and demand! You get a new suit, you get a haircut, you read up and you are just more likely to pass. You tend to get out what you put in in my experience thos who save pennies often find they loose pounds if they are too short sighted.

Has worked for me all my life so just trying to give advice to those who want to do the same. I've already been selected, got the job, got the tshirt, filled my bucket and banged out. I'm just trying to give something back to the profession I love.

I tend to find shortcuts and aviation don't mix unless they are in the OFP to save fuel!

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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 18:30
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Maybe CTC should start an airline.
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Old 4th Jun 2016, 06:50
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hi, anybody know will be the comp tests (colours, numbers etc) on interview in Dubai or won't? They say "group exercises". Does it include the tests as well?
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Old 7th Jun 2016, 08:32
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Video Interview

After doing the online personality questionnaire, I'm asked to make a video interview.. anybody did the same already and could share his experience? Which or what kind of questions has to be answered?

Thanks for helping out!
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Old 8th Jun 2016, 20:22
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Interview - UK or DXB?

My friends,

Where's easier to pass in their screening and get the job offer: in UK or DXB?

They called me for F.O NTR role interview .. I'm f.o from A320.
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Old 9th Jun 2016, 08:44
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Originally Posted by transport jock
Why don't you rather apply to air Arabia then? They are looking for a320 crew at all their bases..
They don't hire direct entry F.O's.

For F.O's, there's a Cadet Pilot program in Air Arabia
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Old 9th Jun 2016, 14:03
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Might as well apply to QR, the unamed airline and EK (if you want to fly a widebody) and if you want to work in the ME.

Better pay, and considering most airlines in the desert have similar conditions, you might as well make more money, unless DXB is where you want to live and you don't want to work for EK...

Also consider why you'd want to go from a a320 FO to a 737 FO (year 1) at FZ?...You could definitely see command earlier if you stay on the a320.
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Old 10th Jun 2016, 05:18
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Buddies

I'm sorry, but the question was:

-Where's easier to pass in their screening and get the job offer: in UK or DXB?

Simple and direct please
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Old 10th Jun 2016, 19:52
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Let's just have a look at the employee handbook where it tells us where it is easier to pass an interview.
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Old 10th Jun 2016, 20:53
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Originally Posted by imedi
Let's just have a look at the employee handbook where it tells us where it is easier to pass an interview.
I'm asking for candidates which had screening experience in both places. That's your case?
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Old 11th Jun 2016, 02:50
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Jony BGood,

It will be very difficult to find an answer to your question because I don't think that there are many people who have been screened from both places.
Furthermore one may find one place easier and another one the other , it is very subjective and also depend on who was screening that day.
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Old 12th Jun 2016, 08:59
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Anyone who needs screening twice is absolutely prime FZ material - desperate and inept.
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Old 12th Jun 2016, 15:31
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Originally Posted by Otto Throttle
Anyone who needs screening twice is absolutely prime FZ material - desperate and inept.
Hey, Otto...?
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Old 12th Jun 2016, 20:23
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Originally Posted by Otto Throttle
Anyone who needs screening twice is absolutely prime FZ material - desperate and inept.
We have a Top Gun here guys.

Welcome Astronaut, Maverick.

Decrease your Ego buddy, you're just a Driver, a machine operator.
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Old 12th Jun 2016, 22:06
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How is the group exercises and evidence-based interview guys? And the SIM for NTR candidates?
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Old 13th Jun 2016, 01:43
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Angel IST versus SOU?

Jony I personally suggest that you are the one who wants to check his attitude not Otto.

Seems to me that he just made a reasonably funny comment because your question is pretty much unanswerable.

Dubaigong tried to help you and you haven't really gotten the hint. I have partially answered your question in my post as well.

We don't know what country you are from, your background, your exepreience, your hours, your level of English. We are getting an idea of your personaiity type but the fact is that even if we had all of that material infront of us, even then it would still be subjective for the reasons that dubaigong mentions.

You also come across as not wanting to explain your circumstances. Why would an A320 currently qualified pilot want to go back to square 1 in FZ. You have the hourss to apply to EK if you have the hours to apply to FZ and would move to widebody. If you want short haul and want to stay on rosters taht get you home then look at the Emirate up the road with the 787 and QR. They both have A320 fleets and options for later if you want to go longhaul.

FZ isn't the sort of airline where you go unless you need something from it. If you are unemployed, need a job now, aren't European and were a Boeing pilot then FZ may make some sense if not there are just so many better options such as QR, EK, etc

FZ is rather like an Easter egg, it is all shiny and pretty on the outside but pretty hollow on the inside. Staff travel is pretty crap compared to other ME carriers.
Your roster as a new guy will be frickin awful, you will be treated like **** and if you have a family you are going to struggle as the cost of living overall is rising waay faster than the pay and they simply do not care.

The most often heard phrase from the chief pilot is, " If you don't like it, then leave"

From the reaction you gave otto and dubaigong you don't come across as the sort of pilot who would be happy in that environment. If however we're all missing something then apply away. As for which location? like I and two others said we would need more info to make a call but at the end of the day even with the info its still a how long is a piece of string question.

Lastly if you are applying to an airline, read the thread as questions like how is the sim/selection/etc have been answered so many times in this thread. It just makes you look lazy!
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Old 13th Jun 2016, 08:34
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VT, so you mean you're treated like "****" as in dealing with horrible rosters but what about the cockpit culture as far as how the captains treat you?

Evidently beginning this month in Istanbul, they're conducting only 1 day assessment with Sim and technical interview conducted by flydubai TRI. Anyone have any info on the technical interview? Also if anyone has Isatanbul assessment on the 19th this month please PM me.
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Old 14th Jun 2016, 04:04
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As far as I know, FZ don't do technical interviews (unless things have changes - as of last week!)
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