GB Airways
Why join the airline:
- Brand new airbus planes (no rough boeing smells)
- Friendly crew (in their majority)
- Usually end up enjoying your flight and having a nice day out.
- Nice nights out in Malaga, Faro and the occasional visit to the Souk in RAK is always appreciated
- Friendly and approachable training instructors
Why avoid the airline:
- SSH, HRG and PFO there and back flights (usually ends up being a 15 hour day)
- Poor Management team within the Cabin Services department
- Getting called at home out of duty hours for numerous favours mainly due to staff shortage
- Very high turnover of staff, mostly due to the items in this list.
- High flying hours within busy periods which means that you end up covering your limited 900 yearly hours within 10 months, and end up with a roster full of stand bys and non ops
- Very limited number of night stops (usually 1 a month during summer, none in the winter)
- No "equal opportunity" for promotion...
As you can see, there are many reasons to join the airline, as there are to avoid it. Most of this happens in other airlines anyway, so nothing really new stated in this list for experienced flyers.
Good luck with the interviews!