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Old 24th September 2005 | 21:17
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Norman Stanley Fletcher
 
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I should say I am not TRSS but I am a captain on the Airbus at easyJet and have some thoughts on the subject. Prob 30 has got and excellent attitude to it and like all guys with a good attitude will do well wherever he goes.

I do not agree with ezydriver or Doug the Head in that thanks to easyJet they are flying modern jets and getting loads of hours in a top quality environment. Yes - it is seriously hard work but the other side of it is that when you leave here you will be incredibly employable with a huge amount of experience and sectors behind you.

That said, easyJet have only themselves to blame for spawning guys with their views. If people feel they are taken for a ride (as all the TRSS guys seem to do) then inevitably they will feel no loyalty to the company and leave as soon as possible. I have to disagree with the negative statements on training. Without being too derogatory, by definition, the vast majority of the TRSS folk have not worked for other jet airlines and therefore are not generally in a position to compare it. For better or worse I was in the RAF for years and did many training courses there and have now worked for 5 airlines. My own experience is that easyJet compares very favourably with any of them. There is undoubtedly a glitch with CTC, with whom I did the command course - I was not greatly impressed with them. Nonetheless the line training at easyJet was faultless in my experience. There is a great safety culture and the vast majority of pilots are very standard and a pleasure to fly with.

My advice to all the TRSS guys is to see what fantastic experience you are gettting and do not talk down the company. Your experience with easyJet will get you virtually any job you want afterwards.

Whether I can keep up with the pace of work for the next 15 years is another matter!
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