The latest at LAN:

2 out of 4 hulls cancelled,
most upgrades postponed ufn,
no new recruitment ufn,
the Chileans are looking to offload their surplus staff onto sister companies instead of furloughing them!

Looks like the credit crunch might finally be reaching Latin America!

Close or similar from what I heard yesterday from a friend who was told by a good source... that basically; here in Chile they are at an operational capacity but not to a point where they will lay off pilots, but give extended rest periods.

With this I sense that the rumour among pilots in Chile of a possible hiring process in March is far from happening. It looks like it will more likely be the second semester of 2009. Just like the economic crisis, which in Chile is expected to just begin to get better by the end of the present year.

Gotta keep waiting, saludos!

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I read that a few days ago the pilots at Lan Chile signed a new contract. Is the pay better or what are the improvements? OW, is the pay still better at LP? What's the latest on hiring?

Any hiring updates?

What i know from Lan Chile (Santiago Based) "inside" infomation is that by 2009 would be No Hiring in any area, i mean Flight Crew, Cabin Crew, ground staff, etc...
Economics @ Lan are in great shape, but they're just being cautious with the crisis. I was told to expect news by the december '09 -Jan'10, Anyway they will still hire some few lucky to cover retirements or resign, but this spots are covered commonly by experienced pilots coming from the Air Force since they already have the chilean licences, plus there's a small to medium airline here in Santiago, that went out of bussiness couple of months ago so quite a few qualified pilots wandering around.
All what i know by now, if i get some news i'll post it here... probably in Peru the situation must be close to this too.

Latest info on recruitment:

6 FO's (A320) were recruited 2 months ago and are currently all in sim training in SCL, however there were no DECs. Longtime serving FO (5+ yrs) have now meet the minimum experience requirements for upgrade. So far this year 6 FOs have been promoted to Captain. I believe we may have seen the end of DECs in LPE!

Despite one of the worst environments for airlines in decades LAN Peru is still growing! Proof:

Daily flights to Cajamarca and Tumbes started at beginning of year.
Daily flights to Cartagena recently inaugurated last month.
As of June 23rd, daily flights to Madrid (up from 3)
And 2 more intl destinations to be scheduled (1 next month) before years end.

Saludos,

OW

any word at LPE regarding expat FO's. im not very optimistic at this point, just curious what happened to those who interviewed in miami last summer?

I wish the counter part in Chile were as good as LPE.

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Just as general INFO, I have had an interview with LAN group few months ago, and I never heard anything from them after the interview. I decided to call the person who contacted me, and she said that LAN group had decided to freeze all the hiring process due to current global situation, nevertheless they will contact all the previously interviewed pilots if the need for it would arise.

keep the blue side up...!!!!! :ok:

H090,
Which LAN were you interviewed by? LAN, LXP, LPE, XL, DSM, LCO, etc........

N2257F,
Expat FOs? Not willing to go out on a limb, but I feel there still might be a chance for expat FOs. Suppport pilots have already come from down South (for both fleets), so they will need to be replaced eventuallly as and when they are needed back in SCL.

May I suggest a follow up email or phone call, stating/renewing your continued interest in joining LPE.

Best of luck,

OW

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