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Old 1st Apr 2009, 21:58
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excrab
 
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If you're in the airlines then total hours and type are less relevent than position on a seniority list - unless of course you work for a tiny part of a major uk carrier which chooses to totally ignore seniority and the contract you signed with them and the union you have paid thousands of pounds to over the years do bugger all about it, but I digress.

There are jobs about for experienced pilots both F/Os and Captains, but you may find that you can't stay in the UK/Europe or the US if you want to find them. As it has now been proven that seniority, at least in the UK, can be totally disregarded, if you have a job with any company which might even be a little bit shaky then start looking now, start networking, talk to the agencies, and if it does all go wrong you to could be sitting in a third rate hotel drinking warm lager and surfing the internet for your entertainment whilst swatting mosquitos and dreaming of cocktail bars.
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