Taking a PRA does not jack on the company - it jacks on a workmate who now has to fly the shift you are being paid for. If you need a birthday off
a morally intact person should do an organised swap. I've always felt a PRA is a dog act on a mate.

Swapping is not that simple. If your work mate is on standby they now get 4 hours minimum pay to cover you. If they choose to work a day off they get 5 hours. The lack of an actual usable swap system and CMS aa promised is not the fault of the crew.

Not at Virgin. They’re so short on pilots it means one of your workmates would probably get a day off payment because they’ve nominated to work. Everybody wins on a sickie!

Can anyone confirm it’s the COMPASS test they use on the assessment days?
Thanks

Yes it is

you must be new here.

the only time it’s a ‘dog act’ is Xmas day.

indeed. You may have done them a favour -instead of getting zero $$ if not called out they get minimum 4.

So from limited intel I have VA checkies mostly hate life and endeavor to make everyone around them hate life too.

Honesty whats up with that? It just so toxic!

After 25 years and 10k+ hours Im out you have fixed me you strange arse truckers.

New Recruits run for the hills, Much better options than this b grade airline IMO.

Oh bollocks, 90% of the checkies are great, there’s always exceptions, but gross generalisations like that are not at all helpful.

Going to call out this crap as well. Checkies are great at this airline. As always, there will be exceptions but the vast majority of them are good to work with.

Check with your limited intel source, I bet they have 717s, wrong airline buddy.

I think you will find the group that dislikes the place are line captains, and FOs who are stuck in a the never ending upgrade queue.

Does anyone in the know, know if Virgin plans on recruiting into the Perth base in the near future? All inactives over the past year seem to be getting directed to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide so far.

Ah yes, the comraderie amongst colluegues. With solidarity like we have, they'll never take that away from us!

How is VA's current recruitment drive for FOs going does anyone know? Are they getting the quantity of applicants they hoped for? I hear rumors that with such a large portion of the eligible demographic having gone state-side, these aussie jet FO gigs may be easy grabs.

There are a few passing on the Virgin recall and choosing Air North and Alliance gigs on the Embraer. Choosing a lower queue on the upgrade.

Since it looks like they've plumbed the depths of those that want to come back (for the moment at least), have any externals been offered start dates yet?

Yes they have

I know they are interviewing a few each month up until at least June. All have been told there are start dates from May onwards, whether that materialises is yet to be seen but my guess is successful externals will start in the second half of 2023.

Out West.
 

I see VARA’s F100’s are being replaced by ex KLM 737-700’s which I understand are going onto the VA AOC, not VARA’s , but the 737 crews will be VARA employees?

Practice aptitude testing
 

Can anyone provide a link to purchase practice aptitude test specific to those used on the VA assessment day? TIA