Wizzair open day Riga October 2014
 

Open day 8/10/2014 in Riga

Pilots

Only for Lithuanian or Latvian passport holders!

Good luck for the ones who match the criteria

Doesn't say it on the website though.. :8

Yes it does state that - very clearly....

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My bad.. :}

Is 500 requirement for power driven aircraft or any aircraft? Can gliders be counted? Anyway they are certified GA aircraft... and 30 hours counts even for CPL requirements

It's nice to know, but is this allowed within the EU? I would have thought a more legal way of discriminating in this way would be to just stipulate the language requirement like the rest of continental Europe.

Minor changes... now U just need to have 1000hrs but not to be national anymore... but speaking Latvian or Lithuanian would be a great assest!

Would you attend the roadshow as non latvian or lithuanian?

Didn't they put this min 1000h requirement just now? Wasn't there before?!?
So nice for people with less hours that have already arranged their plane tickets for Riga...

Actually they put it at the same time they removed the LT/LS Passport thing. So if someone had arranged tockets to there, they were actually arranging tickets back home :)

I am beginning to think that with the online applocation form they are just surveying the market. Now that they know that over the Baltic states there are quite a few pilots with experience they just rise the numbers.

And another Low Houred pilot job gone. Getting less and less chances to get a job anywhere :( .

First it was 200 hrs ACTUAL and JOC. Now 1000 hrs as min. Where should a beginner get those hrs if we never get any chance anywhere else?

And I believe will remain so... Unfortunately for us, low hour pilots. Wizz Air is planning to contract an ATO to train their own ab-initio pilots. Most probably will be a self-funded program. :ouch:

First it was 200H and now it is 500, for Cadet pilot non type-rated on A320.
1000H MEP is for experienced First Officer.

Does anyone know the content of this open day and what to expect please?

It will most probably be like it was in Bucharest. Company presentation to all participants (history, future prospects, bases, salary, min requirements etc) and thereafter all participants got a very short interview (your name and if you meet all minimum requirements). If you got all minimum requirements (they strictly follow their minimum req!!!) you were invited to complete a pilot data sheet and gave it back to them. If you didn't meet all min you were told to apply as soon as you got all min req completed and inform them via e-mail.

Thanks for the info, so as I understand there are no technical MCQ about the ATPL ?

Not at the Open Day. All they want is to prospect the market and to collect data sheets from suitable candidates. After a time they will decide if you will get an invitation for an interview in Budapest.

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Quite confusing they keep changing the requirements… So for rated pilots (0hours) with 800 hours total there is no point going there?

Another question, guys.. in the minimum requirements for the open day, they wrote: "COMMERCIAL PILOT'S LICENCE with a valid MPA-IR and passes in all ATPL subjects, and at least 1000 flying hours are welcome to join Wizz Air’s growing team" I have a CPL with IR/ME (SP) with more than 1000 hrs total time and all other reqs... they want a MPA rating on the licence or is enough the basic ME/IR (SP)??

well I believe it is very clear written! CPL with MPA-IR. :hmm:

Hope this helps.