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Old 1st Oct 2013, 06:47
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Wingswinger
 
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Who's the safest Loco in the land? Looks like Jet2 from here.
Just to be devil's advocate for a moment - that doesn't hold water. Years ago, long before the low-cost model of pilot recruitment was dreamt up, there were plenty of accidents and incidents caused by so-called experienced pilots. I'm not in anyway defending or supporting the present method of recruitment for airlines such as easyJet but I feel I do have to point out an obvious non-sequitur.

I've been involved in training for long enough to know that there is not necessarily a correlation between hours in the log-book and a pilot's competence. Over the years I have been a TC at easyJet I have observed pilots who do not have the skill or knowledge, technical or non-technical, that their hours would suggest they ought to possess. Let me assure all here that easyJet pilots who fall short of the expected standard are helped to improve where needed and that continuing poor performance is not accepted. The training department at easyJet is recognised to be industry-leading.
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