easyjet new base [Archive]

Agaricus bisporus

30th Jan 2010, 15:32

Liberia, the world's historical centre for the acqusition, processing, indoctrination and export of slaves.

"Harrr! Cor, me lad! Think of the profit we'll make from this cargo of likely lads. Look at 'em, fine specimens, rich daddies all! Hoho! £25,000 profit each for no effort at all! Arrr! Were go'n be rich beyond yer woildest fantasies!! Mind yer don't spoil 'em by paying 'em anything, no holidays, and by God don't feed 'em! Spoil'em, that will - treat 'em mean, keep 'em hungry and keen! Can't afford it anyhow. Harrr! Plenty more where 'ey came from!! Dividends? Zooks no lad, 'ere'll be none left after our share, harr!

Grabs a dingy grey-clad slave's pet parrot, strangles it with relish and sells its feathers to a passing tinker for threepence, which he pockets. Cuffs slave for good measure, mutters "rollout engagement initiative next week"; exits stage left, limping due to the vast bags of gold in his bulging pockets.

:ugh:

Mr Wilberforce, where are you?

seasexsun

30th Jan 2010, 16:19

and seriously, rumours about BCN according to the local newspapers.

VdV

30th Jan 2010, 17:42

Pretty sure the new base is in Hell. Easier for Cor et al to get home.

fiftypercentn1

30th Jan 2010, 17:51

it s a very interesting thread for me too, please let' s keep info to the useful ones..I wish I had accurate ones to give but nothing accurate yet..

captplaystation

30th Jan 2010, 19:28

Why only the "useful" ones, if you are in Easy you will hear soon enough when they ask for bods to go there, if you are not ? well, as previously stated,

Likely bases

Hell, Mars , Planet ZOG (most new entries to the company already based here it seems ) Sodom & Gomorrah dual basing , provide your own transport, Up your own @rse, up someone elses @rse, in a coma, on a drug induced cloud if you saved in advance.

Guys, how can you get even remotely excited as to where you will be living as you take it , unlubricated, up the @ss.
For chrissakes, grow up , and see what your "job":= is becoming.
Is being :mad: in BCN any more palatable than being :mad: in LTN ?

fiftypercentn1

30th Jan 2010, 19:30

very pleased to know you' ll stay in LTN then.

captplaystation

30th Jan 2010, 19:34

Don't work for them, never worked for them, would happily work for them if they offered me DEC in BCN on decent conditions, merely p1ssed off that we wonder about the minutae, whilst the whole profession goes down the toilet.
No offence, but there are bigger fish to fry in Easy methinks, particularly if you are an F/O, but for sure it will crawl onto the Capt's plate in due course :yuk:

lpokijuhyt

30th Jan 2010, 20:39

My guess would be your new base will be your parent's house for at least the next 20-30 years. How are you going to afford anything else?

captplaystation

30th Jan 2010, 20:51

Cmon-PullUP,

Even better, join Ryanair, 37 bases & counting . . Inc (soon) Faro & Malaga !

Having been happily thus ensconsed in Girona I know where you are coming from, but do you really want to end up earning less than the guy that drives you to the airport in the bus,(& he can retire early & survive just fine thanks, well at least in GRO )

Oh, and BTW, did you ask what social contribution your company, or indeed what did you make ? in your happy new country that you live in, so if the sh1t hits the fan will you will have some dosh till you sort yourself out ?

Club 18/30 & a bit of f@rting around with jets is great. . . up to a point, but it isn't the "real world".

beachbumflyer

30th Jan 2010, 23:41

captplaystation,

Right on the money.

dontdoit

31st Jan 2010, 10:07

2 x 319s into the Isle of Man apparently. Watch this space.

Speevy

31st Jan 2010, 10:29

Fifty, Non ragioniam di lor ma guarda e passa as our friend Dante once wrote..

Next base??

BCN me think..

No chance for HND this time I am afraid, maybe next year..

OPEN DES

31st Jan 2010, 13:54

Borealis

14th Jun 2011, 18:48

Slightly off topic, but it sounds to me that people in Easy are becoming more and more unhappy. Does anyone have the "pleasure" of having worked for both Ryanair and Easy? Is Easyjet the new Ryanair?

kick the tires

14th Jun 2011, 20:25

yes it is and no it isnt.

PENKO

14th Jun 2011, 21:16

Nah, morale is on the way up :ok:

flyingcamel

15th Jun 2011, 07:54

Why no midlands base for EZY? I seem to recall orange in EMA a while ago but why no more?

binsleepen

15th Jun 2011, 09:11

Jet2 moved into Easy's EMA crewroom and painted the Orange, Red.

superced

15th Jun 2011, 09:49

much better

Doug the Head

15th Jun 2011, 10:19

Nah, morale is on the way up :ok:Give these children (read: cadets) supervised by teenage babysitters (read: captains) a new CEO (read: father/mother figure) to look up to while simultaneously broadcasting more empty promises over the company email and suddenly all is forgotten and "morale is on the way up!"

But of course! Unlike Webster and Harrison, THIS time it WILL be different! :hmm: Oh man, how dumb can anyone be to be falling for the same trick over and over again...? :ugh:

Guys, how can you get even remotely excited as to where you will be living as you take it , unlubricated, up the @ss.
For chrissakes, grow up , and see what your "job" := is becoming.
Is being :mad: in BCN any more palatable than being :mad: in LTN ? Spot on captplaystation, unfortunately all low-cost airlines (EZY, RYR AB etc) are in the 'same sh!t, different name' category. Hence the name of the beast "low-cost." The whole concept is founded on screwing every last penny out of customers, contractors and aircraft manufacturers. It's incredibly naive to think that any low cost airline employee is somehow magically exempted from that concept... :rolleyes:

superced

15th Jun 2011, 11:17

"pot on captplaystation, unfortunately all low-cost airlines (EZY, RYR AB etc) are in the 'same sh!t, different name' category. Hence the name of the beast "low-cost." The whole concept is founded on screwing every last penny out of customers, contractors and aircraft manufacturers. It's incredibly naive to think that any low cost airline employee is somehow magically exempted from that concept... "

10000% Right

Wee Weasley Welshman

15th Jun 2011, 11:46

Oh give it a rest Superced.

UK Captains are nearly all on £84k + 10% bonus + £11k sector pay + 7k pension = £110k. On a 5/3/5/4 pattern with a stable, profitable, PLC employer offering 19 work locations. There is also Share Save + Share Buy + Free Share apologies. Continental Captains earn >30% more again.

Its nicer as an Air France widebody skipper I'm sure. Buy hey.

Like most flying jobs these days, there are pro's and there are con's. I'm pleased you left to find a job you enjoy more. Why you feel compelled to slag off easyJet every five minutes is curious.

WWW

AIRWAY

15th Jun 2011, 12:09

Greetings all,

Last year easyJet announced together with the Portuguese PM that a new base would be created at Lisbon Airport this year. Anyone with more news about this? Or has it all gone down the drain?

Stone Cold II

15th Jun 2011, 16:58

Well said WWW.

fjencl

15th Jun 2011, 17:18

Easyjet set to fly from Stobart's Southend airport, but Greek woes hit FTSE | Business | guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2011/jun/15/easyjet-southend-airport)

FatFlyer

15th Jun 2011, 17:23

speculation is afoot about the new base which may be announced tomorrow !!

rumours suggest an "exotic riviera holiday resort" I am sure they will SENd us info ON which we can SEA the exciting new location. Until then we will have to have a LONG PIER at any clues given.

superced

15th Jun 2011, 17:35

"......On a 5/3/5/4 pattern with a stable"""""

Hey man I was laughing at the bla bla bla before.....

Dayzed

16th Jun 2011, 06:20

Willkommen und Leipzig.

finessemax

16th Jun 2011, 07:24

" nicer as an Air France widebody skipper I'm sure"

Don't be!

Craggenmore

16th Jun 2011, 10:02

£110k

Gross or Net..?

CaptainProp

16th Jun 2011, 11:18

Gross or Net..?

Hahaha! Good one.... :ok:

CP

Wee Weasley Welshman

16th Jun 2011, 11:21

Net - this isn't some fly-blown sandpit! Gross of course.

WWW

seasexsun

16th Jun 2011, 11:23

Its nicer as an Air France widebody skipper I'm sure. Buy hey.

:}:}:}
What a laugh!!

Good nite buddy, sleep well....

BlackandBrown

16th Jun 2011, 12:11

You are saying that you NET £110K per year? Not with easyJet in the UK you don't. That is Gross.

BlackandBrown

16th Jun 2011, 13:01

It's gross and I wasn't saying it is a bad salary - it's about the market rate.

Giving people personal feedback on here just fuels their fire. Refrain.

freightdoggy dog

16th Jun 2011, 13:03

Tasty Geezer International Airport no less:ok:....do Routair still drive those red trators round the ramp at SEN ?

superced

16th Jun 2011, 15:37

"What is your annual salary? Something tells me you're not struggling with mortgage repayments or your weekly shopping bill. ":eek:

????????? no comprendo...:ugh:

hiremeplease

20th Jun 2011, 13:29

Does anybody know how many pilots will be required for the new base at Southend and whether further recruitment would be required? Cheers guys!! Ps I appreciate this is probably difficult to answer

Rocket Ron

20th Jun 2011, 13:51

Nope, very easy to answer - 18 captains from STN and 18 existing flexi-crew.

This is simply moving three aircraft from STN to SEN, therefore no extra crew required.

hiremeplease

20th Jun 2011, 14:36

Thanks very much. Thats answered my question. You seem to know what's going on. Do you know if they are going to recruit in aug/sept for pilots/cadets as understood they had a pilot shortage. Thanks again

kick the tires

20th Jun 2011, 14:41

Next question is....... Whats the next base! LIS, BCN or AMS??

LIS - contracts signed but delayed until Jan (for terminal refurbishment to be completed),

BCN - big empty old terminal

AMS, well its already a hub with fantastic service, but no crew or aircraft.

Doug the Head

17th Aug 2011, 10:41

Here we go folks, more proof that appeasement NSF-style does NOT WORK!!

CNN.com: "Nice guys earn less." (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/08/16/money.and.meanness/)

But hey, BALPA appears to have woken up (http://www.pprune.org/terms-endearment/460573-balpa-wakes-up.html) so everybody is in good hands ey? :ugh:

timzsta

17th Aug 2011, 11:39

Dual base SEN & STN?

captplaystation

17th Aug 2011, 13:39

Indeed, you are now "Essex" based . . . . . :ugh: :yuk:

kernowclown

22nd Aug 2011, 19:55

Any gossip about recruitment then? We're getting desperate out here..

nonemmet

22nd Aug 2011, 22:19

Unless the economic wheels come off, another few hundred FO's next year (Oct-Oct).

Zoso

22nd Aug 2011, 23:39

Superced, what's your story? Did you work for Easyjet and leave? If so, when did you leave. What's your position now?

Alexander de Meerkat

23rd Aug 2011, 01:52

Superced - just do us all a favour and stop whining about easyJet. You have left, thank goodness, in search of El Dorado. You hated Ryanair and left them before coming to easyJet and then hating them too. You now work somewhere else and will no doubt soon be hating that too.

Maybe you can find a job for your chum Doug the Head. The poor soul is about to blow a gasket working even another day for easyJet. Sadly, he cannot seem to find a better employer anywhere in the world, or presumably he would have gone there. Couple that bitter pill to swallow with his obsession about NSF, who incidentally seems to no longer frequent PPruNe, and you have a tragic man using way too many heartbeats up worrying about the questions no one is asking. All very heartbreaking as that is, surely there must be more pressing things to occupy yourself with now you have been welcomed into the fold at Air Bratwurst, or wherever it is you have now graced with your presence.

kernowclown

23rd Aug 2011, 08:06

Thanks nonemmet (http://www.pprune.org/members/76163-nonemmet)

So is that to say a new recruitment drive traditionally starts in October? I am particularly interested in TRSS. Any news on that?

skianyn vannin

23rd Aug 2011, 10:57

I was involved in a cadet line check the other week. The trainer said that there were another 300 cadets scheduled for next year. Only means of entry will be CTC/PARC flexi contracts.

A real shame that we won't be taking this oppurtunity to broaden the depth of experience amongst FO's and get some guys with other airline/mil experience. We desparately need it at the moment.

No RYR for me

23rd Aug 2011, 12:09

Makes sense: if you are in the CTC or OAA hold you rather wait a few months more and go direct to BA instead of paying too much for your TR :rolleyes:

Akrapovic

23rd Aug 2011, 23:04

There are rumours of TRSS opening up again to 'plug the gap' - It might not be the old TRSS, but it's certainly being talked about in recent weeks . . .

nonemmet

23rd Aug 2011, 23:51

I heard a figure of 300 too, and that there has been discussion over how to fill the experience gap now developing. The EJ financial year runs Oct-Oct, not sure of there is a recruitment season as such.

babotika

24th Aug 2011, 21:26

Parc will be looking for people who are current with 500h on type again soon, 300 is also a number I heard.
Shame ej still aren't hiring directly, I sometimes ask myself how attractive these contracts are compared to other offerings abroad.

S.

Alexander de Meerkat

31st Aug 2011, 14:54

The word on the street here at Planet Orange is that there will be 300 pilots taken on next year, of which 100 will be 'experienced'. There is no detail yet as to what that means or if we will be conducting our own selection. There will also be around 150 internal commands. It is easy to knock easyJet, but right now there are few companies in Europe offering these types of opportunities on that scale. On a note of caution, I have also learnt that our ex-Ryanair Operation Director has just employed one of his mates from said outfit to look after recruitment etc. That does not bode well at all, frankly.

If ever you wanted a warning about how wrong it can go, just look at Tiger Airways in Australia who have been effectively shut down by CASA on safety grounds. It is a disaster for the company and employees alike. One of the areas where safety cannot be compromised is that of pilot recruitment. Any policy that takes the cheapest rather than the best in this area seems destined to end in tears to me.

Craggenmore

31st Aug 2011, 17:12

One of the areas where safety cannot be compromised is that of pilot recruitment.

So why did EasyJet let sound SFO's leave without any resistance..?

If I ran a PLC and good people were leaving, I would do what was necessary to get them to stay? Would not you..?

EK, VS and BA have hoovered up good peeps and in your own words, "a polished product".

No letters of thanks, no letters or calls to ask 'why not stay, we can offer you this'..?

It would have taken a part-time contract and a salary increase in line with the ex-BA skippers to have made me stay.

(With a 5-4-5-3 roster for 30 years+, who do EZY think they will retain for a career?)

2 Whites 2 Reds

31st Aug 2011, 17:33

EZY......Please open a base on the south coast!!!!!! Nice new terminal @ BOH waiting to be utilised to keep the punters happy. Nothing to do with me wanting a 20 minute drive to work of course :E

Alexander de Meerkat

31st Aug 2011, 18:28

Craggenmore - I am not defending the indefensible. I can only agree with your comments. I am not sure that in most case there is a whole lot easyJet could have done to help people to stay. Now, if we started getting A330s out of Gatwick doing long haul to the West Indies and Florida - then that would be a different matter!

Craggenmore

31st Aug 2011, 18:29

Now, if we started getting A330s out of Gatwick doing long haul to the West Indies and Florida

Ezy unwittingly already do......It's called resigning and moving to VS.....:}:}

Xulu

31st Aug 2011, 21:16

With an upcoming cadet scheme similar to BA's FPP, they're looking to hold onto their cadets for longer - long enough to approach command, and therefore tie/trap alot of people into a career term.

Some positive steps in the company. After this summer easyJet is in a strong position going forward; it's ideal for some people's circumstances.

Edit: Apologies, to clairfy it's an internal scheme.