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Sorry but,
As you are all finding out the industry is not always that nice.
True the powers that be MIGHT have known that there might not be a course but they could also have hoped there was. Dont second guess tho.
So you spent nearly 0.5% of what you will trying for an interview and assesment. Think yourselves very lucky.
Best advice is take it on the chin and learn from it. For those that did get in enjoy and try hard.
There is so much speculation as to what is going to happen with regards to the First Choice merger that even those in the company dont really know whats going to happen.
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As you are all finding out the industry is not always that nice.
True the powers that be MIGHT have known that there might not be a course but they could also have hoped there was. Dont second guess tho.
So you spent nearly 0.5% of what you will trying for an interview and assesment. Think yourselves very lucky.
Best advice is take it on the chin and learn from it. For those that did get in enjoy and try hard.
There is so much speculation as to what is going to happen with regards to the First Choice merger that even those in the company dont really know whats going to happen.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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I've been offered a place!!!! 
It goes without saying that I'm 
chuffed to bits.
But I'm not counting my chickens til I get the confirmation letter through the post and have my medical signed and sealed!
I'll be on the October course so I've got a little while to earn that £60k............
Best of luck to all the people heading out to Jerez next month - I look forward to meeting you all a few months down the line. And keep us updated on how you're getting on. I'll be keeping an eye on your blog, Hookerbot, so I know exactly what to expect.
Cheers everyone!
It goes without saying that I'm chuffed to bits.But I'm not counting my chickens til I get the confirmation letter through the post and have my medical signed and sealed!
I'll be on the October course so I've got a little while to earn that £60k............
Best of luck to all the people heading out to Jerez next month - I look forward to meeting you all a few months down the line. And keep us updated on how you're getting on. I'll be keeping an eye on your blog, Hookerbot, so I know exactly what to expect.
Cheers everyone!
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Congradulations Alan, Thats pretty amazing that this was your first attempt at one of these schemes
Hopefully if i get onto the Gb airways scheme then i may be joining you in October! Although im not sure i will be able to talk to you, being thomsonfly and that...........
Hopefully if i get onto the Gb airways scheme then i may be joining you in October! Although im not sure i will be able to talk to you, being thomsonfly and that...........
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Thanks Ollie. I am pretty dumbfounded to be honest - it's a cliché but I suppose honesty really is the best policy. And not knowing the model answers for an airline interview seems to have worked in my favour at least! I just spoke from the heart man (NB - sarcastic tone).
Anyway, best of luck with your GB Airways application. Have you had your Phase 3? When do you get the results?
It may be of some consolation to you that I applied to GB, and they rejected me after Phase 2! So you're probably right, I won't be able to talk to you.
Roll on October!!!
Anyway, best of luck with your GB Airways application. Have you had your Phase 3? When do you get the results?
It may be of some consolation to you that I applied to GB, and they rejected me after Phase 2! So you're probably right, I won't be able to talk to you.
Roll on October!!!
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I had Phase 3 on wednesday, sorry everyone about hijacking the thread; but i seem to be the only one on the GB airways thread! Funnily enough the selection process was exactly the same as thomsonfly, same ladies and all!
Thats pretty funny about being rejected at stage 2, the essays selection process does seem to be a tad dubious
Thats pretty funny about being rejected at stage 2, the essays selection process does seem to be a tad dubious
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I thought my answers were actually better for GB than they were for Tfly. But I have to admit I did cut and paste a couple of them (making sure to delete 'Tfly' and put 'GB' in its place ). Maybe that's what it was.
Anyway, good luck and let us know how you get on.
Has anyone else had a similar experience getting rejected by one airline and going further with another? Off topic? Quite possibly, yes........
). Maybe that's what it was.Anyway, good luck and let us know how you get on.
Has anyone else had a similar experience getting rejected by one airline and going further with another? Off topic? Quite possibly, yes........
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hi there. just a quick question.
Can i ask what the academic requirement were for the GB airways, flbe and thomsonfly approved courses. from what i remember they are higher than the BA cityflyer course. any reason for this?
also any info on whether there will be future schemes like the above and when.
thanks
Can i ask what the academic requirement were for the GB airways, flbe and thomsonfly approved courses. from what i remember they are higher than the BA cityflyer course. any reason for this?
also any info on whether there will be future schemes like the above and when.
thanks
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I think some of them asked for specific A levels...
I think its just another way of narrowing down the numbers. Most will probably prefer some A levels and possibly a degree (shows you can study etc) but maybe some airlines are willing to consider less qualifications if you have something else to offer.
At the last flybe seminar they said applications would open for another scheme over the next couple of months.
I think its just another way of narrowing down the numbers. Most will probably prefer some A levels and possibly a degree (shows you can study etc) but maybe some airlines are willing to consider less qualifications if you have something else to offer.
At the last flybe seminar they said applications would open for another scheme over the next couple of months.
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I think ppl's right. I'm not sure what they required as minimum qualifications, but both Tfly and GB asked how many A Levels we had, and also had a questions whether they were science related. And again as ppl said, if you're lacking in either qualifications or experience, then I get the impression you have to be pretty strong in the other area to compensate.
Also, the Tfly, GB and BACF schemes all came in pretty quick succession, so if that's anything to go by then there should be another scheme opening fairly soon after BACF closes. Then again, it would seem that the number of partner airlines would run out pretty quickly if that pattern continued.
From my as yet inexperienced perspective of this industry, I would have to say that there may possibly perhaps be another scheme opening maybe sometime fairly roughly soon-ish!
Also, the Tfly, GB and BACF schemes all came in pretty quick succession, so if that's anything to go by then there should be another scheme opening fairly soon after BACF closes. Then again, it would seem that the number of partner airlines would run out pretty quickly if that pattern continued.
From my as yet inexperienced perspective of this industry, I would have to say that there may possibly perhaps be another scheme opening maybe sometime fairly roughly soon-ish!
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It's slightly strange that hookerbot has removed his post 
Is there now no bad news? It would be good if you could tell us what is happening so that those of us intending to apply in the future get an idea of what thomsonfly is like.
Is there now no bad news? It would be good if you could tell us what is happening so that those of us intending to apply in the future get an idea of what thomsonfly is like.
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so is anyone going to tell us what the news is? I hope its not anything too bad... 
Where did that Hookerbot go, is he having second thoughts now?
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to confirm what out sider says, this is taken from the pilotjobsnetwork website:
Thomsonfly announced 02/07/07 they would have no jobs for their current cadets in 2008. They have dropped the two remaining courses they have at FTE, one finishing in Aug the other in Jan 08. They are not being put in the holding pool. Thomsonfly will still be running two more mentored schemes to start by the end of the year.
Presumably after the merger with First Choice they are over crewed at the moment and therefor won't be needing any more pilots until late 2008/2009
Thomsonfly announced 02/07/07 they would have no jobs for their current cadets in 2008. They have dropped the two remaining courses they have at FTE, one finishing in Aug the other in Jan 08. They are not being put in the holding pool. Thomsonfly will still be running two more mentored schemes to start by the end of the year.
Presumably after the merger with First Choice they are over crewed at the moment and therefor won't be needing any more pilots until late 2008/2009
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I was interested in applying to this scheme the next time around, but reading some old posts last night has given me second thoughts.
Am I right in thinking that this has happened to the previous two courses? With these two more courses being dropped thats 4 in the last year, and yet Thomson still have 2 new courses starting in the next few months. What am I missing here?
Am I right in thinking that this has happened to the previous two courses? With these two more courses being dropped thats 4 in the last year, and yet Thomson still have 2 new courses starting in the next few months. What am I missing here?