Re: Ryanair
Some things to weigh up in your mind if a person is considering Ryanair - given the endless chain of ill-remarks and negative stories are (in my opinion) as follows:
1.How badly do you want a job?
2.Can you find someone to "get you in there" for a shot at it i.e. a chance at a simcheck- CAE & SAS have 6,000 applications on-line - its word-of-mouth that gets the majority of guys a chance at a simcheck.
3. Are you willing to wait approx. 6 to9 months from passing a simcheck, interview to going on-line
4. Are you willing to forfeit alomst 35,000Euro for the whole lot
5. Are you willing to deal with endless feelings of the "unknown" all thru your type rating and line training regarding when the next stage will be i.e. guy have had to wait 3 months plus from completing the type rating to getting their base check
6. Are you willing to accept no pay while you train and do the basecheck and
7. Are you willing to wait a year to make a dime?
8. Are you exploring all the other airlines in the UK and Ireland, etc etc?
9. Once started, are you willing to put up with in an airline where the staff to management relationships breed disdain and negativity?
Just a few thoughs.
On the other hand, guys are willing to go thru all this happily just to make a start in their careers and finally get flying.
Hope 2006 will be more fruitful than 05!