Originally Posted by
Uplinker
And yet, Zenon recently phoned me out of the blue and asked for an updated CV which they were very happy with, and which they forwarded to Virgin. Despite my qualifications and years of experience*, the answer came back no. I am not in the first flush of youth, was this a factor ?
* I am A330/A350 type rated and have flown that type long-haul for many years with two respected UK airlines, so I would have only needed a few days refresher SIMs to slot straight onto their fleet and fill a RHS.
The time before, when I applied; they put me through all the on-line cadet psychometric tests etc. Is it really necessary to put long term rated and experienced pilots through the same process ? Surely just a chat with the Chief Pilot to make sure candidates are normal, mature people, and a successful SIM revalidation would suffice ?
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Uplinker the days of throwing someone straight into the sim are long gone. Now it’s company induction, crm x 2, DG, SEP, Safety, security, compliance, meet the union, ground school to cover all those gadgets on the 350 which turns it into weeks !!