FLYBe Latest?

[flyingmach.79]

I was just wondering if anybody had heard any news on FLYBe i sent my application off about two weeks ago and i am still yet to hear anything.

Has anybody else had a reply yet?

[ANDREWTMCOOK]

Closing date is 30 October so you won't hear until after then.

[Sprawler]

Anybody heard anything yet? Getting a bit close to the proposed date for the first round of tests.

[Jonny]

I know that they were extending the deadline from October 31st to today (Wednesday 5th) due to the postal strikes so we'll probably have to hold on for a bit.

[pipex]

I just received a letter from Flybe today,dated on the 31st October 2003
Basicly saying; application will be used to asses aplicants for interview,details on file for 6 months,no further acknowledgment of your application will be made unless called for interview.
Good luck everybody!!

[Sprawler]

Hi Pipex,

Are you talking about the Flybe Sponsorship scheme with CABAIR?

[pipex]

Negative,I am not with any sponsorship scheme but I will appreciate information about the recruitmet process if you have it.

[topgundom]

Haven't heard anything back from Flybe. I expect they've been inundated for now. Appied two weeks ago. I'm pretty sure the postal strikes got my letter stuck in bag somewhere for a few lonely nights. Then again, maybe they just thought I was a load of crap.
Keep trying guys,
Things are picking up slowly and the vacuum will need to be filled soon.

[moo]

received the big "thanks but no thanks" today.....

[Sprawler]

Yeah, me too Was a little surprised by it. The only explination I can think of, is that I might have too many hours.

[Wingover79]

Yep me too, was surprised also as I have at least managed to get past the 1st stage in every other sponsorship scheme I have applied to, and in some cases quite a lot further. I have about 120 hours and a friend of mine who has made it through has 65, so it may well be the case that they are rejecting people who they consider to have too many hours. Their loss.

[Sprawler]

Around the 100 hour mark myself so I'd say thats probably it.

[timzsta]

Got the no thank you letter this week, third time running. I just laughed and filed it under B1N. First year I had zero hours, second year I had 65, this year I had 85 (including night rating). So I guess between 65-85 is what they want! I have also passed 8 ATPL subjects at time of application, so maybe they didnt want me because of that.

Who knows? Chin up and carry on. Maybe they will be more interested when I have got my fATPL in the spring and a few more people have left for Easy and Ryan.

Good luck to those who got through.

[Al_B]

I got through to the next round with 260hrs, so who knows what their selection criteria are!

[gphillips134]

also got the big no thank you
with 100 hours PIC + night rating and currently have way through the atpl
strange, bit of a cowards way out by saying there are not open to disscusion as to why you were not selected, would have been helpful for future applications.

[moo]

I have 40 hrs (15 pic) and a aeronautical eng degree as well as bein an avionic tech on the 747-400 and 777-200 fleet for 6 years, a CAA scholarship and lots of other things!
I'd like to know exactly what you have to do these days to be able to give someone £33000

[Sprawler]

So is there anyone out there that actually made it to the next round??? Sounds like there are more of us that didn't make it than did

[carlos vandango]

Perhaps your applications were screened by Cabair? I wouldn't have thought flybe would be involved until interview stages.

[AllGoodNamesAreTaken]

Applications are processed by Cabair. Flybe don't appear to get involved until the final interviews

I got called to stage 2. Currently 80hours and working in marketing with a degree in electronics. Selection criteria certainly doesn't seem to have a pattern!

[Jonny]

Am i the only one who hasn't heard anything?

Mine would have caught the postal strike but Cabair assured me they were extending the deadline.

If anyone else hasn't heard yet please let me know.