Lan Peru Interview
LAN Peru
My dear friend, you can send your resume to LAN Peru to the following email,
[email protected]
and for LAN Chile is,
[email protected]
It seems that LPE is holding the expat recruitment in favor of the local pilots.
Anyway, you can send the CV and see what happens.
[email protected]
and for LAN Chile is,
[email protected]
It seems that LPE is holding the expat recruitment in favor of the local pilots.
Anyway, you can send the CV and see what happens.
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it's not being conformist, it's just reality.
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Per HR: hiring has been frozen until further notice. Don't know if this is for both FO and DEC. Expected to resume next yr. OW, could you chime in and shed some light on this? I thought you guys were short of people. Regards.
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Spot on, latest word on the "street" is just that, frozen or postponed, but not cancelled for now. KIAD was scheduled for Jan, a date had even been set, but now the rumours are for Ops to begin sometime in April.
This equates to about a 3 month delay initially, which by the way is just about as long as the Boeing employee strike. No doubt this affected delivery of the last few hulls to the 767 fleet. One could also suspect (given the current economic climate and starting an ops in the dead of winter to an unfamiliar airport) that it wouldn't be completely prudent to do so at this point in time. Coincidentally, I was told that my command course was also being delayed 3 months give or take.
My understanding is that the company is still in need of expat Captains and experienced FOs with view to early commands given the projected growth for 2009. Low time expat FOs apparently aren't needed, because there are still some salvageable pilots in the local market. However, a recent lowering of required minimums for internal upgrades may see a reduction in required expat numbers on a whole. Re recruitment, my guess would be to expect them to be back on track come March or April.
Internal rumours are rampant of the incoporation of either A340 or A330 for LPE and XL MAD routes, currently served by the limited B763ER, since Boeing announced further delays for the B787.
Saludos,
OW
PS: Has your start date been postoned? I figured you were on a course by now...............
Spot on, latest word on the "street" is just that, frozen or postponed, but not cancelled for now. KIAD was scheduled for Jan, a date had even been set, but now the rumours are for Ops to begin sometime in April.
This equates to about a 3 month delay initially, which by the way is just about as long as the Boeing employee strike. No doubt this affected delivery of the last few hulls to the 767 fleet. One could also suspect (given the current economic climate and starting an ops in the dead of winter to an unfamiliar airport) that it wouldn't be completely prudent to do so at this point in time. Coincidentally, I was told that my command course was also being delayed 3 months give or take.
My understanding is that the company is still in need of expat Captains and experienced FOs with view to early commands given the projected growth for 2009. Low time expat FOs apparently aren't needed, because there are still some salvageable pilots in the local market. However, a recent lowering of required minimums for internal upgrades may see a reduction in required expat numbers on a whole. Re recruitment, my guess would be to expect them to be back on track come March or April.
Internal rumours are rampant of the incoporation of either A340 or A330 for LPE and XL MAD routes, currently served by the limited B763ER, since Boeing announced further delays for the B787.
Saludos,
OW
PS: Has your start date been postoned? I figured you were on a course by now...............
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This confirms what is happenning in LANCh. Exactly the same thing...
Rumour says there might be a call in January and if not; March or April. I sent an email yesterday to see if I could get a more exact month were there might be a call just so I can prepare and organize myself work-wise during the summer for the next 6 or so months.
Cheers,
Daniel Unda
Rumour says there might be a call in January and if not; March or April. I sent an email yesterday to see if I could get a more exact month were there might be a call just so I can prepare and organize myself work-wise during the summer for the next 6 or so months.
Cheers,
Daniel Unda
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I have the goal of working for LAN Peru
Congratulations Tangalanga,
My name is Enrique Curioso and I have always dreamed of being a commercial pilot. I am originally from Peru and immigrated to the United States at 18 yrs of age, I am now 33yrs old and would like to start my flight training with the intentions of one day work for LAN Peru. I did graduate from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 2005. What is your experience like with LAN and do you believe there is the chance that I could get hired with minimum hours and a commercial license.
Please let me know.
Enrique Curioso
My name is Enrique Curioso and I have always dreamed of being a commercial pilot. I am originally from Peru and immigrated to the United States at 18 yrs of age, I am now 33yrs old and would like to start my flight training with the intentions of one day work for LAN Peru. I did graduate from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 2005. What is your experience like with LAN and do you believe there is the chance that I could get hired with minimum hours and a commercial license.
Please let me know.
Enrique Curioso
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Big No-No
Enrique...
It’s all nice that you introduce yourself like this, but in forums you do NOT identify yourself by names or phone numbers or any other form of ID. This is for your own safety as you open doors to identity fraud. (You don’t leave your credit card number here, why would you give out your real name…?)
Concerning flying in Peru it is like flying anywhere in the world. LAN is a company like many others in the world; it has its Pro's as it has it Con's.
As OW and FV were explaining, LP has temporarily stopped hiring and upgrades. My source in LP explained that this might last till February or even until June. As the economic crisis is taking shape and manefesting itself more and more in S. America the same that is happening in Asia and Europe will happen on the Southern Continent, so be patient. Also, just because a company is hiring does not mean they will take you, so have alternatives. Don’t place all your Easter-eggs in one Easter-basket.
Now, concerning minimum hours, ANY company in the world wants one thing and that is personnel with experience. In the language of the airlines that means flight hours. The more flight time, the better you are off being reviewed and asked for an interview. The interview is something else you need to prepare for. That is something the pilots here in the forum might be able to help you out with.
I personally agree with friends who exclaim that this is not the right time to get hired, but to stop wasting time applying and continue educating yourself for the future. Economies come in waves and we’re on the flip side of this wave. The more you have certified, the more you know, the better you are off later on and the easier it is to compete with someone in the same position as you. Once things look better you will find your job, perhaps not with LP, but they are just one fish in a huge pond. You also have the possibility to work in the U.S. which helps a lot. There are a lot of small regional carriers opening here. Also you might want to take a look into Corporative flight operations.
So, all the best and good luck!
It’s all nice that you introduce yourself like this, but in forums you do NOT identify yourself by names or phone numbers or any other form of ID. This is for your own safety as you open doors to identity fraud. (You don’t leave your credit card number here, why would you give out your real name…?)
Concerning flying in Peru it is like flying anywhere in the world. LAN is a company like many others in the world; it has its Pro's as it has it Con's.
As OW and FV were explaining, LP has temporarily stopped hiring and upgrades. My source in LP explained that this might last till February or even until June. As the economic crisis is taking shape and manefesting itself more and more in S. America the same that is happening in Asia and Europe will happen on the Southern Continent, so be patient. Also, just because a company is hiring does not mean they will take you, so have alternatives. Don’t place all your Easter-eggs in one Easter-basket.
Now, concerning minimum hours, ANY company in the world wants one thing and that is personnel with experience. In the language of the airlines that means flight hours. The more flight time, the better you are off being reviewed and asked for an interview. The interview is something else you need to prepare for. That is something the pilots here in the forum might be able to help you out with.
I personally agree with friends who exclaim that this is not the right time to get hired, but to stop wasting time applying and continue educating yourself for the future. Economies come in waves and we’re on the flip side of this wave. The more you have certified, the more you know, the better you are off later on and the easier it is to compete with someone in the same position as you. Once things look better you will find your job, perhaps not with LP, but they are just one fish in a huge pond. You also have the possibility to work in the U.S. which helps a lot. There are a lot of small regional carriers opening here. Also you might want to take a look into Corporative flight operations.
So, all the best and good luck!
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Hello all!
I am new to the forum, and do not worry, I will not post my credit card number or ss for that matter...
However, I want to thank all of you for keeping this forum updated!
So, I flew back to Peru in the summer this year and on my layover in MIA I got to talk to the captain of my flight.. he really encouraged me to apply to LP. Unfortunately, at that time I had nothing prepared. Anyway, on my way back, I put something together and e-mailed it to Ms. Ojara. I have not gotten any words from her. I guess that is not a good sign. I am what you can call a low-time pilot (alittle over 1100TT) with quite a bit of Multi-time, but no jet or turbo-prop.
I have put something together now, (perhaps a much better looking resume) and I am about to send it again... Any word of advise from you all experienced pilots?
thanks in advance. and Happy New Year to all!
I am new to the forum, and do not worry, I will not post my credit card number or ss for that matter...
However, I want to thank all of you for keeping this forum updated! So, I flew back to Peru in the summer this year and on my layover in MIA I got to talk to the captain of my flight.. he really encouraged me to apply to LP. Unfortunately, at that time I had nothing prepared. Anyway, on my way back, I put something together and e-mailed it to Ms. Ojara. I have not gotten any words from her. I guess that is not a good sign. I am what you can call a low-time pilot (alittle over 1100TT) with quite a bit of Multi-time, but no jet or turbo-prop.
I have put something together now, (perhaps a much better looking resume) and I am about to send it again... Any word of advise from you all experienced pilots?
thanks in advance. and Happy New Year to all!
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maybe OW can give you a better number on the flt time reqd but i'm almost certain 1100 TT is not gonna cut it unless: you are peruvian or pacto andino and live in Peru. But a better source will be OW. By the way, hiring frozen till further notice. i'm sure you know, nobody hiring in US except for some commuters. try Great Lakes, crappy pay,equp. but great experience. Good luck.
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Yup, Peruvian
Thanks, FlyVargas.
I know my time is low, I am gaining experience here in the USA. I am Peruvian. For what I am reading in the Forum, understand hiring frozen. One thing I would like to know is also the environmet in the company. I have the feeling that people are happy to work for LAN. Is that true for all who are in the the Forum and work for LP?
Thanks again!
I know my time is low, I am gaining experience here in the USA. I am Peruvian. For what I am reading in the Forum, understand hiring frozen. One thing I would like to know is also the environmet in the company. I have the feeling that people are happy to work for LAN. Is that true for all who are in the the Forum and work for LP?
Thanks again!
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Nut,
FlyV is correct, hiring is frozen ufn, it would seem at least until mid year or thereabouts. KIAD starts in June apparently and this should jumpstart recruitment again. I believe that with your hours you would stand a good chance of getting hired, assuming you pass all phases of the selection process. You could improve your odds considerably if you were to apply as a Peruvian and with the corresponding DGAC tickets.
Conversion is really easy, and can be done in a couple of days while in Lima. (Medical, CPL & ATPL Theory and quite a few 100 soles later should get you fully licensed!) One word of caution: the DGAC will want evidence of your total time for your new Peruvian logbook. So you need to bring a letter from the flight school/ chief pilot/ airline that clearly states your hours flown and have this legalised/certified. Otherwise they might only consider the hours logged during training (those are signed by your CFI), and recognise much less TT on the first page of your new logbook!
I brought 2 binders worth of copies of receipts issued by the flight school I instructed at for over a year, and got fulll recognition of all my flight time!
Saludos,
OW
FlyV is correct, hiring is frozen ufn, it would seem at least until mid year or thereabouts. KIAD starts in June apparently and this should jumpstart recruitment again. I believe that with your hours you would stand a good chance of getting hired, assuming you pass all phases of the selection process. You could improve your odds considerably if you were to apply as a Peruvian and with the corresponding DGAC tickets.
Conversion is really easy, and can be done in a couple of days while in Lima. (Medical, CPL & ATPL Theory and quite a few 100 soles later should get you fully licensed!) One word of caution: the DGAC will want evidence of your total time for your new Peruvian logbook. So you need to bring a letter from the flight school/ chief pilot/ airline that clearly states your hours flown and have this legalised/certified. Otherwise they might only consider the hours logged during training (those are signed by your CFI), and recognise much less TT on the first page of your new logbook!
I brought 2 binders worth of copies of receipts issued by the flight school I instructed at for over a year, and got fulll recognition of all my flight time!
Saludos,
OW
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Preparing
OW,
Thanks for the heads up. I shall start preparing all the required paperwork for hour recognition. Are the tests taken in Lima similar to the ones we find in Gleim? Just wondering how to prepare for that... I get really nervous in tests... but flight is not a problem, though, just the written ones.
Cheers.
Thanks for the heads up. I shall start preparing all the required paperwork for hour recognition. Are the tests taken in Lima similar to the ones we find in Gleim? Just wondering how to prepare for that... I get really nervous in tests... but flight is not a problem, though, just the written ones.
Cheers.
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Hi,
The peruvian test bank is a FAA test bank, just translated into spanish, rather poorly I must say. This sometimes can be a bit confusing when doing the exam! The CPL theory is the same as the US one, but the ATP has 100 questions and includes both 121 and 135 test banks! You will have to take both writtens, CPL to convert and ATP to legaly fly in an airline in Peru.
Also take the ICAO English Proficiency exam while at the DGAC (written test and oral evaluation), level 6 should not be a problem for you!
Good luck!
OW
The peruvian test bank is a FAA test bank, just translated into spanish, rather poorly I must say. This sometimes can be a bit confusing when doing the exam! The CPL theory is the same as the US one, but the ATP has 100 questions and includes both 121 and 135 test banks! You will have to take both writtens, CPL to convert and ATP to legaly fly in an airline in Peru.
Also take the ICAO English Proficiency exam while at the DGAC (written test and oral evaluation), level 6 should not be a problem for you!
Good luck!
OW
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IAD is a fairly easy airport to get in/out of. You'll enjoy it. Watch out for nasty TS in summer though as there isn't many good alternates to go to when the lines go thru.Hopefully you'll be at the hotel by then 
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Flyvargas,
If you don't mind telling me, what do you mean by the pacto andino in post #72 and do I have to be living in Peru to be elegible if I'm not Peruvian. I'm Colombian.
Thank you,
MDT
If you don't mind telling me, what do you mean by the pacto andino in post #72 and do I have to be living in Peru to be elegible if I'm not Peruvian. I'm Colombian.
Thank you,
MDT
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T06,
"La Comunidad Andina" or "Pacto Andino" is formed by most of the south american countries, of which Colombia is one of them. For more info about LP, OW will have to answer.
OW, does LP give you bonus for referrals? if not, they should... You would get a big bonus.
I sent you a PM with some questions. I would really appreciate your insight.
Cheers.
"La Comunidad Andina" or "Pacto Andino" is formed by most of the south american countries, of which Colombia is one of them. For more info about LP, OW will have to answer.
OW, does LP give you bonus for referrals? if not, they should... You would get a big bonus.
I sent you a PM with some questions. I would really appreciate your insight.Cheers.
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