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Guys,
When is the last time anyone from the holding pool was actually plucked for employment. Also what is the longest time currently that anyone has spent in the pool. As I understand it from previous posts there are approx 39 of you. Is there any information forthcoming from CTC about future employment or are you just expected to sit around/get part time jobs and wait for a call.
Cheers in Advance.
When is the last time anyone from the holding pool was actually plucked for employment. Also what is the longest time currently that anyone has spent in the pool. As I understand it from previous posts there are approx 39 of you. Is there any information forthcoming from CTC about future employment or are you just expected to sit around/get part time jobs and wait for a call.
Cheers in Advance.
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According to PPJN, Monarch is looking to hire 50 this winter. Of course, I'm not saying all 50 of them are going to be CTC ATP cadets!
http://www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/fact...3wubjg07k0mztv
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Perhaps they'll send an update to congratulate those that will soon have waited one year in the pool on their first anniversary. Sure, Monarch will take a few, they always do, but I can't see any major demand from the other partner airlines. Keep applying elsewhere; not fair but that's the way it seems to be.
Anyone see the CTC/Club 328 ad in Flight International? What do you make of that then?
Anyone see the CTC/Club 328 ad in Flight International? What do you make of that then?
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Easy Jet recruiting again?
Has anyone heard anything from Easy Jet? They still say they'll start recruiting in November. How do you all think this will affect us? Monthly intake from pool?
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Has anyone heard anything from Easy Jet? They still say they'll start recruiting in November. How do you all think this will affect us? Monthly intake from pool?
So I am not sure they will need inexperienced cadets.
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Also looking at another thread, it seems to suggest EZY are pretty over crewed at luton this winter.
As I understand the airlines agree to take so many cadets, Us ATPers then fill the gaps, so I don't think there will be many gaps to fill from pool this coming recruitment season.
The best hope is Monarch who want 50 pilots this winter, and at best, I feel only about 10 will probably come from the hold pool as Im sure they will want to take on a spread of experience. ( just my speculation and not based on any facts).
I havent heard a peak out of CTC for a while now so I can only assume they don't know much more than we do.
To be honest Im loosing hope of being fished out of the pool this winter
Sorry to be on a downer......... bad day at work.
Hopefully something will happen soon
mint
As I understand the airlines agree to take so many cadets, Us ATPers then fill the gaps, so I don't think there will be many gaps to fill from pool this coming recruitment season.
The best hope is Monarch who want 50 pilots this winter, and at best, I feel only about 10 will probably come from the hold pool as Im sure they will want to take on a spread of experience. ( just my speculation and not based on any facts).
I havent heard a peak out of CTC for a while now so I can only assume they don't know much more than we do.
To be honest Im loosing hope of being fished out of the pool this winter
Sorry to be on a downer......... bad day at work.
Hopefully something will happen soon
mint
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I wanna ask something to you all. Do you think there's the possibility to stay more than a year in the pool? And the possibility of seeing the ATP Holdpool cancelled? Or the benefits and conditions of the contracts with the partner airlines downgraded?
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Do you think there's the possibility to stay more than a year in the pool? And the possibility of seeing the ATP Holdpool cancelled? Or the benefits and conditions of the contracts with the partner airlines downgraded?
b: No I don't think it will be cancelled... Things have slowed up in terms of recruitment with the partnership airlines due to mergers, BACON guys going to EZY etc. so its just bad timing on our part. Above all CTC have a reputation to keep and dumping 37-39 guys currently in the hold pool who they have already invested a small chunk of money in then what’s the point. We are not costing them anything while we contiue to swim. We are fortunate that we are not bonded and free to find an alternative route should we want to.
C: I hope not but I guess that will depend on how much CTC want to get rid of us or how desperate we get. We need to remember we went this route because we liked what it said on the tin, and again it would not do CTC much good to do otherwise without our consent.. I still believe they will continue to work hard to help us out.
Hopefully we will get an update from them soon!!
Mint
Firstly, some have already been in the hold pool for more than a year. At last count, there were still some people from the September AQC in the pool, and not heard that there's been any movement recently.
Cancelling the pool I'd like to think would be damaging to CTC's reputation. They are a well respected type rating provider after all, and partner airlines like to have a mix of FO's including a few low houred ones. If CTC is doing the type ratings, it's in the airline's interest to take on a few CTC-recommended people (ie out of the pool) as it saves them having to interview, sim ride, etc. etc. In that respect, CTC is acting as a recruitment agency too.
Changing the conditions - let's hope not....
PS: Must have had the web page open for longer than I thought and Mintflavour beat me to it. Same sentiments though.
Cancelling the pool I'd like to think would be damaging to CTC's reputation. They are a well respected type rating provider after all, and partner airlines like to have a mix of FO's including a few low houred ones. If CTC is doing the type ratings, it's in the airline's interest to take on a few CTC-recommended people (ie out of the pool) as it saves them having to interview, sim ride, etc. etc. In that respect, CTC is acting as a recruitment agency too.
Changing the conditions - let's hope not....
PS: Must have had the web page open for longer than I thought and Mintflavour beat me to it. Same sentiments though.
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I very much doubt it.. unless they can't find enough candidates from the applicants they already have/interviewing.
Do many ATP's have the 1000 hours they where looking for? I don't know... Also to be in the hold pool, CTC will have already put them through the phase 1-4 where as Club328 seem to be starting from scratch and interviewing themselves.
Interesting point though..
Do many ATP's have the 1000 hours they where looking for? I don't know... Also to be in the hold pool, CTC will have already put them through the phase 1-4 where as Club328 seem to be starting from scratch and interviewing themselves.
Interesting point though..
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Perhaps it has already been mentioned, however BA are looking for around 170 pilots each year for the next three years. Maybe they will look at the holdpool to acquire some of this number?
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