Originally Posted by
Rhodes13
If the company has survived one of its many moments of closing its doors which happen with regular monotony, or you’re not laid off due to being on the wrong fleet of which you have no choice in…..
2001 9/11
2008 financial downturn
2020 covid
Did I miss any? Regular-ish I suppose. Though Flybe, Monarch, XL, Thomas Cook, bmi all disappeared *completely’ in the same timeframe. I know where I’d rather have been.
SOs get a full type rating but unsure about ZFTT. Moving to a new company would require OCC and TRI for first 4 landings anyway, if ZFTT, so not sure why the TR wouldn’t be portable. Seems to allow pilots to fly LH that otherwise wouldn’t be looked at due low hours/previous types underweight.
VS vs Jet2/EZY? Apples & oranges - no-one joins a LH airline because they want to do 20 sectors a week to Spain and back.
I’ve done both - Jetlag sucks but more days off at home and better roster stability at VS, than ever at previous SH lot. The fact that many are still unhappy with lifestyle is providing pressure for things to get closer to pre-covid Ts&Cs. It won’t be overnight but it is improving.
And if anyone thinks seniority would be respected at *any* airline if the s*** really hit the fan, they are sorely deluded. Its a method for fighting over leave, command etc. What’s the *written* redundancy policy at EZY??? 😝