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Old 29th Oct 2007, 15:39
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To be honest, I think you are about 24 months too late to expect a TR to get you a job. 12-18 months ago the big deal was a TR + 100hrs on type. Today, even a TR with 500 hrs on type might get you something in Middle East or Asia, or BA, but you'd probably want a A320 TR, not a Boeing.

Now, in the UK, the recruitment onto jets has dried up somewhat. With Easyjet staffed with 130 too many F/Os for the winter, and the merger of other airlines, there are not the positions available to warrant the gamble. Last year, EZY were sending 20 people every 14 days to get a TR from CTC. This year will be completely different, as I'm sure CTC are finding out.

If I did a TR today, I'd get one on a A320. All I seem to see these days are A320 family jets from the window of my B733.
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