Air Atlantique Operations
24 hour ops to support the 24 hour operation.
Consists of at least an ops officer & ops assistant at any one time.
Crewing dept & Commercial dept during normal office hours.
Ops Assistant
2 weeks classroom training
Ops Officer:
2 months classroom training to include JAA regs - Flight planning, Duty Limitations, ops procedures e.t.c.
1 month on the job training with ops supervisor (Line Training)
Ops Supervisor
Promotion after 1 year as ops officer
Ops Manager
Promotion of ops supervisor when vacancy available
Then there`s the crewing dept & Commercial dept liasing closely with operations.
Oh sorry, must have been dreaming, here we go:
18 hour ops to support the 24 hour operation.
Consists of someone sitting at a desk manning the phone.
Crewing dept yet to exist & Commercial dept open during normal office hours.
Ops Assistant
Doesn`t exist
Ops Officer:
Couple of days watching some guy file flight plans.
Ops Supervisor
Could consist of anybody happenning to be in the office at the time.
Ops Manager
Whoever it says on the last edition of the AOC postholder section.
Crewing Department
Whats a crewing department?
But of course we`re still classed as the best ACMI / Charter operator in the industry, aren`t we ?
Here`s a list of phrases that may help you get through the interview:
Fudge
Reduced Rest
Discretion
Position
Self Drive
Just go VFR
Is your MEP still valid
But it`s not classed as public transport
You`ve now got 2 EDO`s (starting yesterday)
It`s the Atlantic Way
So hope that helps, just a quick insight of what to expect. Like 5150 said, it`s fire-fighting, but the best bit about it is the crews , they`re awesome !
Sounds like you`re missing ops 5150 !