Originally Posted by michaelknight
Not so sure about the relationship between Arann and Sky Blue. Lately the company has introduced a sim assessment on the B737 for type rated FO's trained due to the number who have either failed their OPC on entering the company or struggled through line training. The standard in Sky Blue used to be very good but from the people I see lately it is not as good as it used to be for whatever reason. Now in saying that I'm not saying that everyone coming out of there is not up to scratch. I have found that Aer Arann are more cautious about taking people from there.
Where do Arann pilots do their type rating then? Is it in house or do they employ a 3rd party? I understood that the SkyBlueAviation course was/is pretty good and that they have a good success rate on both the courses and also placing pilots. Certainly the news on their website is upbeat, although there is not much reference to the UK, apart from the demise of Air Wales.
So, are Aer Arann recruiting? There does not seem to be any information on this. The website states possible future vacancies for first officers, but you mention a sim ride, so it seems they are?
Presumably if the sim ride is 737 it must be based around GH ? Is this because they are recruiting non-TR guys?
All very intriguing.
