Re: Air Transat is hiring pilots
....a few facts and to get this string back on track:
Salaries range from 62K-102k for F/Os and 103K - 159K for Captains.
There are 9 pay scales each lasting 1 year.
Training pay of 500$/week to a maximum of 60 days. Transat does not abuse the 60 days.
Layover inactive days are not considered days off. I have been with Transat through 3 contracts and this has never been a policy. 11 days off a month at home base (12 if you are on reserve)
To apply on line go to airtransat.com and click on "about" and then on "careers" and there will be a selection there to apply on line. Unfortunately for the individual inquiring about the pilot position the opening and application deadline closed this morning and the internet link has been suspended.
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Further to your discussions on the French language issue: I am an anglophone Transat pilot and am in a position to comment on the experience at Transat. It can be best summed up by saying that every airline has it's share of "special" people and Transat is no different. Yes at times during my career with Transat I have had some difficulty with some people because of my inability to speak french. At first I was taken aback but soon realized that even if I could speak french that would not change the fact that these "special" people would still be "special". If I was fully bilingual I probably still wouldn't want to socialize with these few individuals. I am working on a french language course but find it very difficult (maybe I'm special). I will continue to plug away at my course and am sure that the tolerance, good will, respect and comradery that I experience with my co-workers will continue. I am sure that other airlines with diverse cultural mixes also, at times, experience trying circumstances.