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What next?
As it seems my time in aviation has been brought to an end, I still have a few good years left in me, I hope. As a B1 what can I use my knowledge and experience in, to put some food on the table?
For the first time since leaving school in 1978 I have no job, no idea where to look next?
For the first time since leaving school in 1978 I have no job, no idea where to look next?
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A local medical equipment supplies company has been advertising for mechanically-minded staff to manufacture/repair hospital beds, three month contracts. My B1 licence didn't even get me a reply, never mind an interview.
The only consistent source of work seems to be for night warehouse staff at £9.50 - £11.30 an hour. Skilled sheet metal workers might be in with a chance for non-aviation-related vacancies. It's a dire time, all right...
The only consistent source of work seems to be for night warehouse staff at £9.50 - £11.30 an hour. Skilled sheet metal workers might be in with a chance for non-aviation-related vacancies. It's a dire time, all right...
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First, there's no easy answer to your question, been there btw when made redundant around the time of 9/11.
Have you considered railway stock maintenance at all ?...it's a well trodden route, and the safety critical background you have is, I'm assured from those I know in the industry, a big plus.
Driving, perhaps ?.....did that for a while and you would be surprised who you meet from other occupations whom you would never have thought you would see driving for a living.
How about gas / central heating engineer, albeit you need to get the quals as well. Again, I know of a couple of former Lic Engs who went down this route.
Have you considered railway stock maintenance at all ?...it's a well trodden route, and the safety critical background you have is, I'm assured from those I know in the industry, a big plus.
Driving, perhaps ?.....did that for a while and you would be surprised who you meet from other occupations whom you would never have thought you would see driving for a living.
How about gas / central heating engineer, albeit you need to get the quals as well. Again, I know of a couple of former Lic Engs who went down this route.
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Thanks for the replies, and for the pointers, will start scouring the Internet, there are a lot in my position at the moment so it's looking tough but will try to keep positive.
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Agencies. Non aviation
Alter your CV to hydraulic systems,or any other non aviation definedskills.Try Cappo,Fircroft,NES ,Spencer-Ogden and Pmr(pwr??).googling should get all these.Would love to hear how you get on and remember,pukka agencies for overseas jobs Never ask for money up front.In fact say you get an offer in Saudi,then it should include food& accomodation and paid tickets home!!
Had some B1s from our company leave in the last year or so and both went into the UK rail industry [different companies] as they were seen as coming from a good safety related background. Both were were pretty junior B1s so weren't on the top pay scale but both were earning above what they were getting paid as B1s within six months of joining and as the UK Government still seems to be happy to fund all the various train companies to run hundreds of "Ghost trains" every day, they still need to be maintained, as does all the infrastructure, so definitely worth looking at.
