Loganair - What are they like to work for?

[zammo88]

Hi everyone,

I'm not a very active pprune member (this being my 3rd post) but I wondered if there are any current Loganair pilots who wouldn't mind telling me what they are like to work for?

I'm currently at OAT very close to CPL and about 3-4 months away from graduating with my fATPL. I'm Scottish and I have been thinking about applying to Loganair. Although it's not quite as highly paid as a jet job, I think it would be well suited to me as a first job. The way I see it, being 19, I have a long career ahead of me and I think flying the Saab 340 or Twin Otter around bonny Scotland for a while would be quite fun :). Plus, I don't fancy having to be based in the expensive South East of England, so a Scottish base would be ideal for me at this time in my life.

So like I said, if there are any Loganair pilots, past or present, passing by that wouldn't mind letting me know a little bit of what it's like to fly for them, it would be appreciated :ok:

Thanks in advance,

Zammo88

[Tubbs]

The flying is fantastic and the quality of life reasonable in terms of F/O pay vs. cost of living in the west of Scotland.

There are several relevant issues to consider:
1. As a new CPL you cannot turn down a job offer regardless of whether it's a Seneca or 737.
2. However, it's my opinion that targeting specific employers is effective and helped me land a job at logie.
3. When I joined, being a local (i.e. from Glasgow) did help. However, in the last two years the recruitment policy seems to have been driven almost exclusively by the bean-counting philosophy. This has seen a huge influx of non-British pilots with paid-for type rating on the Saab, with obvious short-term financial benefits for the company.
4. The recent recruitment policy at logie also ignored recommendations from within.
5. Points 3 and 4 may be changing in the near future with a change in the recruiting team and within the management team

Ultimately, your first job is in the hands of others and point 1 is crucial. I would have flown anything in my first job (as long as I got paid). As it happens, I think logie is one of, if not the best turboprop jobs in Europe. I don't agree that everyone eventually wants to fly jets and I think that this perception is damaging for pilot retention and recruitment. In fact, I know of experienced people who were effectively driven out of logie by the attitude perpetuated by certain senior people in the company. Almost a feeling of 'what are you still doing here??...you should be applying to Easyjet by now'.

Anyway, my answer to your question is beginning to turn in to a rant so I'll shut up now. If you really want to work at logie, learn as much as you can about the company and try and develop contacts within. Maybe try and get a job on the ground at GLA - Servisair/Alpha/Airways Handling are all companies that we work closely with.

Good luck!