easyJet - Crew Discussions
 

First
 

Can I be the first user to post?

Whoo hoo

Boeing V Airbus
 

Can I be the second..!!

When do the Airbuses start arriving at LTN?? any news of when us Luton lot will be trained up on the beast?? Who wants the Boeing to stay!

Personally, I love the Boeing! but the idea of someone else up the front is to good to pass up!

Airbus v Boeing
 

I quite like both.

I am LTN based but was initially dual rated so have flown them both (didn't like the 300s though ugh no).

Airbus always seemed bigger and brighter, but boeing cosier, with a closer knitt crew...though the poor senior does get lonley.

The question has been for years though, when will LTN get airbus, answer: after everyone else.

EzyChic

I used to work on the A321, and I liked it, apart from the creaking doors! but I dunno, I just feel safer in a Boeing, dunno why! oh well, look forward to working on the beast at Luton, How very exciting!

Whoo hoo
 

Just to let you all know I got 100% in the exam I was worried about.

I did the interview, they called me up to say I was successful (apparently they usually send a letter but I was desperate to know).

Haven't asked for feedback yet but will do.

I am over the moon.

Thanks everyone for your help.

Ezy

I know what you mean about the Boeing feeling safer! And those creeky slide housings do annoy me coming into STN after a 4 sector day, but I do like the wide aisle on the airbus.

:)

Congratulations ezychic!

Maybe you could send me a PM with a few details at one point as I have my interview coming up soon too :-)

But for now celebrate a bit :-)

EzyChic - Congratulations! BTW, what was the interview for? SCCM?

Me, I love the boeing, but then I have been flying on it at ezy for 9 years!! Can't teach an old dog new tricks!!:)

Hi Sector',

yes it was for SCCM. Don't tink anyone ever got to excited about it, lol.

I left ezy the week before training started on the airbus the LGW. I would have enjoyed some company up the front with me on the jumpseat.
Having said that, the Boeings, especially the older second hand 300's (YB, YC, YD, YF and YT!) all had character. Plus built like tanks!!!
Have JA and JB left the fleet yet? Any other 700's gone? JB was the first one I ever flew on when I started at LTN.

Off Stand
 

morning.
hello Off Stand.missing the orange dream are we!?.

Not that much slider blower, just miss some of you lot at times! Anyway, I know that you keep me informed of the goings on!

Which is best LGW or LTN?
 

Can anyone help.......

Are the rosta's busy at LGW & LTN. I have applied for LGW and was wondering what the typical take home pay would be a month.....

Are you dual rated in LGW?

Would anyone be able to PM me a typical LGW rosta..... Just so I know what to expect.....

Thanks everyone.

Lgw Or Ltn?
 

LTN is not the end of the world,but you can see it from there!.

My roster at LGW is quite quiet, mostly 2 sector days, my hours a day are generally about 7-8 hours but with 4 sector days this can be as long as 12.

6 days on, 3 days off.

Typical take home pay for CC is around £1400 after tax. More in busy summer periods.

Nope, only single rated on the A319.

Good luck! :)

Thanks
 

Thanks Virginia for the info, much appreciated......

So I think I've made the right choice for LGW....

Ezy Lpl
 

sounds similar 2 lpl.
apart from rather unreliable rotas.
now thats not me havin a gripe against ezy,its the amount of sickness in lpl thats gives me lot of probs!.(more so when i get called in off stby!).

I know what you mean slideblower. I use to be crew for 10 years and every airline has that problem, so I know how you feel.....

thanks primus.
kinda wears me down every now and again.
i still try to smile and be as polite as possible to crewing at 3am when they call!.

Slideblower, it interupts your pot noodle for breakfast when crewing call you out! So i doubt you'd be polite!

how dare you!.
i resemble that remark!.

Hi easyjet crew

Can you please tell me how many crew operate on your 737s?

Happy flying and thanks

3 crew including the SCCM.

Thanks for your answer.

Sorry to be daft though, but do you mean 2 crew plus one SCCM? 3 in total? or 3 crew plus 1 SCCM?

If it is 3 in total, is it not a requirement for at least one crew member per door?

Hi Crewbus,
On the 737, there are 3 crew in total, 2 juniors and 1 sccm. It is a requirement for one crew member per 50 pax. The 737's that EZY have left have 149 seats.

Thanks Offstand.

I always thought it was a requirement for all aircraft doors to be covered, but then there are different rules and regs for each country.

How does the arming/disarming procedure work? Who arms and cross checks the 4th door?

From memory, the sccm sits up front on their own and the other two down the back. It has probably changed since I left, but it used to happen that when the a/c pulled on stand and seat belt signs switched off, the sccm would make the PA 'cabin crew prepare doors for arrival and cross check'. The two at the back would disarm the doors and cross check with each other. The number 2 would then ring the senior to confirm the doors are in manual and cross checked. The sccm would reply that both front doors are disarmed.

You need a crew member by each door for widebody aircraft, but on the 737 you just need one crew member per 50 seats ie. 3 crew.

Not only is it 1 crew member per 50 pax, It's also 1 crew member per set of floor level exits! So door 1L/1R and door 2L/2R. The ovewing isn't classed as a floor level exit.

EZYChick.. When is your sccm course?

Hiya atosphere,

no date yet, apparently the training department will let me know :-s

I waited 6 months for my SCCM course date, and I know of one crew member who actually had to wait 13 months!!!!! :eek:

I'm just alone waiting over three months for my interview...just because the office is 'over-worked'...and because they lost my application once...:ugh:

I guess it's worth it after you made it there...that's what I hope anyway ;-)

The enhanced sector pay makes it worth it ;)

Seriously though, I am having so much more fun since I became SCCM. Flying as a junior was good, but we have all worked with SCCM's who have a strange idea about how to do things, and those few would spoil the day for you.

But when you are the SCCM, you set the mood for the day and you determine how things will be run. Also, the pilots do give you a lot more respect when you are up the front which also makes for a more enjoyable day :)

Yep.

I'm not saying the money isn't a consideration but if I'm brutally honest I'm really just looking forward to move on and take on a bit more responsibilty. I probably would do without the money. But don't tell them please ;-)

And I guess you are right when you say as the SCCM you set the mood for the day...

I never had any problems with any pilots anyway. I think we are a good base like that...I think we all think as a team. The pilots get the respect they deserve, and so do we. Lot's of pilots come out and give as a hand during the turn around, collecting rubbish, emptying toilet bin, make us a cup of tea for a change and so on.
It might help that we all take the mickey out of each other ;-)

Is BRS understaffed?

I was thinking about putting in a transfer too...

hmmmm

BRS as a base most certainly felt understaffed during summer...but that was probably the same everywhere.

However, they were recruiting for BRS pretty much continuously until very recently. So I guess that means we are properly 'staffed up' now.

And there is still SCCM interviews going on...don't know if they are still advertising for direct entry SCCM anymore though.

If transfers are available....don't honestly know...now that you are a SCCM and they still need SCCM you probably would be fine.

It's a good base...most days anyway ;-)

Hi EzyChich,

congratulations to your promotion!!
I have my interview coming up next week and was wondering if you could tell me a bit about your interview. I am really worried about mine. Thanks.

Chrisselja

Hi all with regards to BRS, the recruitment team are still recruiting for there and have just finished an open day in BRS, don't know how many they hired as i did go. For your interest we have now stopped recruiting for LTN (unless they are direct entry SCCM, anyone fancy a move?!) and we are also recruiting for EDI,NCL,LPL,STN,LGW,SFX,MXP,DTM all other bases are closed for recruitment as far as i know this does change frequently!! As far as direct entry SCCM go they cannot apply as one but have to be reccomended by the recruitment team if they meet the right criteria, are right for the role, and there are spaces available at their chosen base, otherwise they have to work their way up like the rest of us! so they do have to really shine in their assesment day. Some do but many don't!
Hope this info is useful
john :)

Hi Guys

There has been a email in LTN asking FA's if they want to go dual rated for the summer so then they can be night stopped all over the airbus network (which will probably end up being MAD as apparently 70 of the crew down there are still waiting on ID's).
So I can see whats coming, FA's while go dual rated and be night stopping were ever from LTN, leaving us at LTN short for summer and boeing rated guys across the network will end up in LTN.