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Dear XXXX
Thank you for applying to join the V Australia Flight Crew team.
We would like to invite you to attend an interview for a position as a XXXXXX on one of the following dates.
V Australia Interview Schedule
DAY
DATE
LOCATION
Tuesday
17- June-2008
Brisbane
Wednesday
18- June-2008
Brisbane
Thursday
19- June-2008
Brisbane
Tuesday
24- June-2008
Brisbane
Wednesday
25- June-2008
Brisbane
Thursday
26- June-2008
Brisbane
Friday
20 -June -2008
Brisbane
Friday
27- June-2008
Brisbane




If you wish to proceed with your application to join V Australia, please reply to this email by 2nd June 2008, nominating your preferred day/s to attend (please indicate your order of preference if more than one day suits). If you are unable to attend on any of these dates, please include a list of your available date/s and preferred city location/s.
We are unable to guarantee that your preferred date will be available when your response is received. It is therefore in your best interest to respond as soon as possible. We ask that you make yourself available for the entire day which is estimated to run from 0830 - 1800.
Information on Role for Captain and Senior First Officers
We wish to provide all Captain and Senior First Officer candidates with some additional information regarding employment with V Australia.
As Flight Crew you will be employed on an individual contract with Terms and Conditions defined by a V Australia-Employee arrangement (non-union).
Line Captains can expect a salary in the region of $210,000 per annum, and for Senior First Officers $130,000 per annum. This is a total salary and includes superannuation and incentive payments. There will be an additional supplement for Check and Training pilots. Endorsement costs (if applicable*) are for the employees account, and may be paid in full following training, or be recouped by "salary sacrifice" over a period of 18 months.
The V Australia Fatigue Risk Management System will permit rostering to a maximum of 1000 hours per annum and rosters will be based on a 28 day cycle. You will be guaranteed 9 days off in any roster period at your home base, and you will receive 42 days annual leave.
Further information will be available at interview.
* The following will not be required to repay endorsement costs:
Pilots with a current B777 rating.
Pilots transferring from Virgin Blue.
Confirmation of your Interview
The V Australia Recruitment Team will send you a confirmation email, which will provide the following information:
Further information on the interview process;
Your interview time, venue and address, and what to bring with you.
How to withdraw your application?
If you do not wish to pursue your application to join V Australia, we would appreciate your advice (by return email) and we will arrange for your details to be removed from our database.
Travel Assistance
V Australia is not able to provide you with assistance in travelling to or from the interview venues, either by way of reimbursing costs or making travel arrangements. All costs associated with attendance are your responsibility.
Lastly, this email is regarded by us as private and confidential correspondence, intended for the addressee only. It is not to be passed on to any other party or released into the public domain.
We look forward to your reply.
Kind Regards,
Maddie
The Flight Crew Recruitment Team
[email protected]
www.vaustralia.com.au