Also did the stage 1 online assessment and have still not gotten a reply back, and with next week being christmas not sure what to expect now

I suppose no one has heard anything in the last week or two? When do you reckon there may be more news...next week or January I suppose? February is getting close to allow us to give the 4 weeks notice period...

Got my PFO this morning after the November online assessments. Best of luck to everyone still in the running.

Sorry to hear that, for the folks who received the dreaded rejection letters. Keep the faith and with this year's experience, I'm sure you'll nail it next year!

Did anyone else receive some good news since Christmas?

BuzzKill

Got a rejection email 5 days after the interview but was told it would be end of Jan before they would decide!!

Sorry to hear that smamrock. I applied 4 time before I made it past the panel interview, so I can promise that you really learn something from the experience each time that will help you to progress to the next stage next time around. Keep the faith and hopefully there will be another one in the summer!

Were you in the latest November intake? I don't suppose they gave you guys any more information such as start dates or how many classes or positions they would have or anything?

Thanks a lot, and blue skies for the future!

Hello everyone,

Do you think that Aer Lingus will run another draft for 2020?
thanks

Although it's not confirmed, the chances are extremely high.

Any updates folks? I heard that some more medicals took place over the last week or two?

They told us on the assesment days they would open it again for 2020 in May but nothing's set in stone til it happens I guess.

Aerlingus
 

Hi all,
I was wondering with the cadet program is it better to have a ppl to get in or do they want completely new pilots. Any help would be very good thanks.

From what I can tell, the only thing they really want to see is that you have done at least a couple of hours or orientation flights to prove that you are interested and comfortable in a small plane. I know people who have gotten the cadetship with a PPL and were in the same class as people who had only done one or two introduction flights, so dont think it's either necessary or frowned upon really to have a PPL. Once you can prove its your passion and not just a whim then you'll be fine!

I realise this thread has not been used for sometime but I’m wondering if the cadets have been reinstated following Covid?
I’m aware easy jet cadets are back and BA cadets are still in a holdpool.

The major difference between the easyjet + ba cadets and the aer lingus cadets is that aer lingus spend 120k+ on them. I wouldn't go as far as to say they'll never bring it back though.

Yes. I believe that cadets have been reinstated.

Thanks for the info.

Is it realistic that this could come back in 2023/2024 for anybody in the know?