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Nugget of truth to the 300 hr in IOM comment. There is a tie up with a larger airline in the pipeline to give experience to their cadets whilst recruitment is on hold. They are paid by said airline and are not in the seniority system.
The guys working as cabin crew are now on type rating courses and further recruitment will commence later in the year.
Crews working up to 95hrs a month in some bases this summer so all going well. Great flying!
Oveur
The guys working as cabin crew are now on type rating courses and further recruitment will commence later in the year.
Crews working up to 95hrs a month in some bases this summer so all going well. Great flying!
Oveur
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There is only going to be a handful of FO's going out to Greece for a full time stint with some spending a bit longer out there than the others. Bear in mind though that the number of Flybe aircraft based out in Greece is reducing now so less crew needed to crew the operation. Overall there is room in the system to let a couple of FO's go to Greece for a long stay although as several others have posted, there are a couple of bases around the network which are working hard, although there are also some that are not.
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"mass Exodus"
There will be no massive void in Flybe pilot staffing over the next couple of years, because the days of the 7 yr cycle in the industry are OVER people!! There will not be mass recruitment and the "old model" has definitely gone FOREVER!!
In any case, when Flybe get more jets (probably embraer 175/190's) over the next 5 yrs,(and they will balance the fleets at some stage) people will stay, particularly skippers who want a jet command.
T
In any case, when Flybe get more jets (probably embraer 175/190's) over the next 5 yrs,(and they will balance the fleets at some stage) people will stay, particularly skippers who want a jet command.
T
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And I'm sure there'll be a nice big pay rise to go with all those E175s. 
I mean, they wouldn't want hundreds of FOs building jet hours on £30k a year now, would they?
I mean, they wouldn't want hundreds of FOs building jet hours on £30k a year now, would they?
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The ubiquitous "mass exodus". Predicted at so many airlines as soon as "recruitment gets going".
Is the 7 year cycle really dead? Check out the dates of 9/11 and Excel going under - both were the formal starting of UK pilot recruitment downturns.
Is the 7 year cycle really dead? Check out the dates of 9/11 and Excel going under - both were the formal starting of UK pilot recruitment downturns.
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I sincerely hope this mass exodus happens.
Flybe now seem to have THREE sources of pilot recruitment. 1) The new Thomas Cook scheme 2) The original FTE part sponsored scheme and hold pool 3) The original original (!!) non sponsored hold pool.
I am unfortunate enough to find myself in 3) and have been waiting for a very long time. Obviously 1) and 2) get priority as there is an (in)vested interest for the company.
Very demoralising to be honest. The original hold pool is in effect a stand by pool now.
Flybe now seem to have THREE sources of pilot recruitment. 1) The new Thomas Cook scheme 2) The original FTE part sponsored scheme and hold pool 3) The original original (!!) non sponsored hold pool.
I am unfortunate enough to find myself in 3) and have been waiting for a very long time. Obviously 1) and 2) get priority as there is an (in)vested interest for the company.
Very demoralising to be honest. The original hold pool is in effect a stand by pool now.
If you didn't want to answer the question I had asked, don't post back 
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Sorry I wasted your rather valuable time that you're productively spending policing PPRuNe for etiquette offenders... 
EDIT
Besides having scanned this entire thread I can't see a black and white answer to my question of "are Flybe replacing the Dash-8s with Embraer 170/175s?"
EDIT
Besides having scanned this entire thread I can't see a black and white answer to my question of "are Flybe replacing the Dash-8s with Embraer 170/175s?"
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"Post #29 says all that needs to be said, the EMB175 isn't happening, I don't know how many more ways you can say the same thing, if you want elaboration on that then we were told "very, very unlikely" because the economics do not add up, the caveat to that is that this is the airline industry, just about anything can happen at any time"
All that was required...
I guess when someone asks a question on the flight deck they get a similar reaction? Rhetorical question no need to answer this time :P
Cheers for the eventual reply though
All that was required...
I guess when someone asks a question on the flight deck they get a similar reaction? Rhetorical question no need to answer this time :P
Cheers for the eventual reply though
