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@Jam330 i'v also heard the process had hitches back in the day but i can assure you it's a lot fairer now. Especially flight tests for us in direct entry

Direct Pilot Fair?KQ?

I beg to disagree mate! And you will find many more fliers lamenting on the subject if provoked. People have been failed on flight tests just for pointing pre flight faults on the plane!

Then again, why keep applicants waiting for 3 years before re-try when most airlines world-wide give you a sentence of only 1 year? And further to that...those that reached the final stage of Flight test have to wait longer than those who failed earlier in the test battery!!????:confused:

Moving the Fligh test away from Ririani to the 737 sim was the most sensible move.He is biased and malicious and had powers to fail a candidate before the test ,over riding the Kq invigilator..Now they need to re-think this meaningless waiting period when they are supposed to have shortage of Captains and this obstructs entry to experienced ATPLs.They might also think about Direct entry fast track scheme for experienced ATPLs like other airlines..and not to mix ATPLs with ab-initio/fresh CPL candidates in the testing process.

Rumour has it that KALPA.is toothless. What is required is a federation of kenyan pilots to help with careers and emplyment causes.Why are emplyment permits and license conversion allowed for foreign pilots when many Kenyans are unemployed? In other countries you can not even apply for license conversion unless you have been legaly offered a job prior.

What are your views on this?

kq ab initio mails

Hi guys! Has anyone else gotten mail asking them to fill a table with more personal data?

Finally Kenya Airways responds, albeit just to confirm my details! This is a good sign though, I hope they are about to start the interview process. All the best people! :ok:

well, mine is not an invitation to interviews, they have asked me to revise n fill in my degree and year of graduation,but im not a graduate so i guess it might be the end of the road for me, they are pretty serious about the degree even they have written on the website....but my application is still active

At least the airline finally contacts us. Just saw the email asking me to update my information. It has been a long and torturous wait :)

Received an email to verify my info.

Hey guys! Has anyone received a different mail from the one requesting fo a review of our details? This particular one I bet is for the 2013 applications, I know of guys who have degrees also getting them. Kindly enlighten if you got more insights into this.
Do we review through the iRecuitment portal of by email> I guess the former

Hi i just checked my email both inbox and spam but nothing from kq..i hope that is still goo dnews for me....

i think you should fill the tablewith the requested details.

details review form

I also received a form that wanted me to send them my details. I think the interviews will be conducted soon. for those looking forward to the interviews, don't think its easy. I have gone through the interviewing process and its so bad men. Kwanza patience, you must so patient plus the exams are a bit tricky. All the best lakini.

Finally some sort of response. Its alive. All the best people. :cool:

Information Requested

Hi guys!
How did you people reply to the kq email request for minimum requirements?
As for me, I just replied back by filling the table, though not very sure if this is the correct mode. Kindly contribute so that we can all uplift each other in fulfilling our dreams of becoming pilots

Hi. I copy pasted the table to the reply page and filled it then sent. I didn't see any other way of doing it.

@chege, thats right! @nyash, you are also in? Am Wallace

So i guess the interviews are slated for next week or the week after, keep revising and studying those high school mathematics

KQ posts a 10.83 billion shilling loss

There goes the ab-initio recruitment scheme.Keep your fingers crossed!

@Vc10TailHow about giving that a a thought??? came across it at some dailys

You want my thoughts?I think any airline that encounters such financial turbulence will invariably mean belt tightening cost savings and profit contribution schemes.Cost centers that have no short term contribution to airline's financial health will likely suffer.Training is one of them.Long term asset and investment financing such as fleet and routes might have to be restructured to allow a more robust cashflow and financial sustainability.Marketing at Kenya Airways as well as Kenya Tourism in general has to re-strategise to a different sales pitch.Passenger demand has to be stimulated by creating more attractive pricing to fill those seats with bums. I think the biottom line is there might be some furloughs in pilot training especially at ab-initio level.Focus might be more on direct entry candidates who will cost the airline less to grow operations cost effectively.It all depends whether the fleet orders and delivery schedule will be maintained at the current rates(which I doubt) or if they will be slowed down.

What are your thoughts kijana?