Imperial Jet Recruitment
Imperial Jet / Jet Air flug, this company is owned by the same people. They will be recruiting soon for cabin crew.
TRAVEL
When positioning two and from a base, the choice of transport would be the cheapest, even if it is via many international European and Middle East countries in the hours of darkness. You will be asked to pay for your own tickets to see if you are gullible to believe you will get the money back and generally told you are positioning to work or home a few hours after chasing ops to see if you really have a booking. Ops or the office staff have been searching for days to find a suitably priced ticket but until the 11th hour are advised they can’t book without the CEO or VP permission, sister/brother team. Neither an answer is forthcoming or CEO/VP available until the afternoon after many missed calls or ignored emails, which leads to the Ops or other office staff begging for you to pay for your own tickets in the end or they get it in the neck for not booking a cheap enough ticket.
You may hear during the interview that staff travel is coming, well so is Father Christmas but we all know he is a fairy tale! So no there has never been or will be interline agreements with any professional airline.
UNIFORM
If you enjoy wearing the cheapest looking tat that can be mustered up on a sewing machine you will be proud. Buttons generally come in a cheap gold colour that rubs off in the heat and if you’re not so lucky it will be given without buttons on the sleeve and two shirts that don’t fit, or crew shoes or trolley bags or a jacket.
There are no trousers for the Russian winter or spare shirts which resemble something worn in a bad strippers lounge.
TRAINING
Might be given if you’re with them long enough but the contract states that a $3000 retainer is held for one year. If you leave before 12 months you must pay them this back, even though the course doesn’t cost this much.
ANNUAL LEAVE
Take the German contract its 28 days holiday but you pay around 40% tax or the other option is take the Lebanese contract and for year one there is no leave allowed but it is tax free. Doesn’t sound too bad? Read on…
If you buy stock for the aircraft, the company won’t give you the money back or pay for calls/internet to speak to the company.
Medical Insurance? No sorry the company won’t give you the money back if your sick/injured at work or cover you if you take the Beirut base.
Benefits? No sorry again there are none
Dry cleaning – No wear the same smelly shirt.
Hotel with security in Saudi – No that is too expensive
Appropriate dress in Saudi – Again too expensive no, that isn’t provided
A work visa in Beirut – no it’s cheaper if they didn’t and the crew can pay for their own on arrival and for the renewal every few days.
The big question… PAY
If you’re lucky you’re paid. They tend not to like paying staff, so you’re never paid on a specific date or given a wage slip. There are then miscellaneous deductions which are a mystery as no one can give a straight answer or you are told that you will be paid and then you check your account to find you are not.
So in all if you like to work for nothing, wear a uniform which isn’t going to keep you warm, take no annual leave or work on aircraft which has missing service items or maintenance issues then Imperial Jet / Jet Air Flug is best to be avoided as it certainly isn’t for the many people taking them to court for failing to pay them.