As far as I know, the retention bonus is additional.

If you leave before the year is up. No bonus.

How do we define what level 1, 2 & 3 all means?

Blue Foot

Congrats to those of you with interviews. :D

Could you please tell us your experience. e.g. Total time and current aircraft.

Good luck!

Radar Vectored...
I got an invite but turned it down... for now.
4600 total, 1500 jet

The levels refer to a combination of total time, time on type etc. Don't know what the actual figures are tho.

virgin interviews
 

anyone out there receive an interview with just multi piston time? seems most candidates have multi crew turbine???

Rumour or Fact??
 

Have heard VB have put ERJ on hold for awhile until they can sort out
their crewing requirements for the 73??

Isnt that something :}

Has anyone out there who has responded to the VB interview invitation got another response back yet confirming place,times or dates etc..?
I suspect no confirmations will come out untill after tommorows response deadline??:hmm:

My understanding is all new FO’s join as Level 1 unless they have 500 hours on the B737 or 500 hours jet with a MTOW above 50000kg.

Here's the Go
 

Entry level F/O start at level 1 with requirement to hold ATPL

Level 2 requires ATPL, 500hrs with VB or 500hrs over 50000kg and TT2500+

Level 3 requires 2000hrs with VB or 2000hrs over 50000kg and TT4000+

These requirements changed for new hires after 1 Nov 06.

SO does your pay rate go up automatically as you pass the experience levels?

eg: I have 3400TT with no jet - would I step up to Lvl 2 when I have done 500 hours at VB? :confused:

Just received confirmation of my requested dates for interviews and SIM in Melbourne. by email. :)

Mmmmm. With 1700hrs, 530 multi command and no invitation in my email inbox
(despite pressing send/receive like i'm sending morse code) i guess i'm further down the food chain than i thought!

with jetstar asking applicants to pay an additional $15 to apply,do you think they realise that there is a pilot shortage and this may encourage people like myself to go Virgin!!!!
quite infuriates me that Jetstar expect another $15 to process my application.
Jetstar better get there @hit together or the 80 pilots a month the Virgin boys are interviewing will be all working for Virgin not Jetstar.
GC

:ugh:

Are the guys and gals still overnighting 4 nights a week?

nb Deckchair, a glut of guys with thousands of hours turbine only just getting the invite..... hang in there mate - you'll get a go.

G.A. Boy,

Out of interest, how soon did you reply to DJ?

I just recieved an email telling me that I was too late and did not get any of my preferred times/dates. From the times on my computer I replied immediately about 3.5 hours after they sent it.

About 10000, 6000 multi crew turboprop/jet, 5000 command blah blah blah.

Oh well, next time:).

Bendo....Yes

Wateroff.....Bne base yes, mostly 4 day trips..Still
Melb Base it varies, not as often as the Brissy boys/girls

Hoss. Well you beat me to forwarding my candidate nomination form back by at least half a day. :confused:

hoss - did you ask for mel or brissy ?

both, from memory 1 of the BNE days and 3 of the MEL time/dates.

feeling a little bit ripped off:sad:.