Pegasus Turkey - what’s it like?
 

Folks!

Looking for any info available regarding Pegasus of Turkey. Joining as a B737 F/O but would appreciate any insight whatsoever, especially when it comes to quality of life (life outside of work, rostering practices, etc) while working for this company.

Pop me a private message if this feels better.

Thanks!

Me too
 

Would anyone please give us an insight about the working T&Cs at Flypegasus ?

Salary, Roster, legs/Day, transportation, holidays... etc ?

FO or CPT? Previous experience?

I'm interested in too. My case is: Cpt A320, over 2000 PIC on type and 7600 hours total. Is Pegasus a good reliable airline? What about roster and commuting options? Thanks to anyone that will share some info.

In my case - FO, 1000+ hours on B737. Looking for a sound company culture, realistic work/life balance load. Money is secondary.

Pegasus Airlines - After work life
 

Hi Vidinel. Thank you for your feedback regarding the city. I have few friends in there working for Turkish and Sunexpress and all said that the city is lovely and nice even if there are few cons as well.
if you can get some info about Pegasus, please share them with us. Thanks again

Like many places, its a great city when visiting, Living there is a totally different thing. If you can find time to see it, and don't mind the traffic, there is a lot to do. Living within 5-10 minutes of LTFJ like 95% of PGS pilots definitely makes life easier.

PGS is not a bad carrier to fly for, if you keep your blinders on regarding managerial issues and just fly. Employs a lot of former military pilots, can feel like an old boys club occasionally with many pilots being buddies from their respective AF graduating classes.

Hi guys,

is Pegasus recruiting A320 pilots actively??

thank you

:O Are you trolling?

from the PG website,

13.04.2020Information About Cancelled Flights for 1st - 15th of May 2020

Dear Guests,

In line with the additional precautions to combat the coronavirus all flights are cancelled between 1st of May 2020 and 15th of May 2020 according to SHY-Passenger Regulations.

Open Ticket:

You can convert your ticket to open ticket via flypgs.com and Pegasus mobile app

- No penalty will be applied when you convert to open ticket.

In line with the SHY-Passenger Regulations due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) published as of 25th of March 2020 , all cancelled flights ticket operations will be done according to the process down below.

One broker is asking for pilots for Pegasus. I'm not joking

Samca, I'm receiving every day many job offers too but I believe they are automatic and planned weeks or months ago. Nobody is hiring now, it's exactly the opposite! Follow the aviation news please!
Unfortunately no hiring expected, until, next season

FBW 390

Samca... You need to stop your incessant need to gossip.. Pegasus are not recruiting right now .. The same as any regional or international airline currently operating under an EASA approval.

Pegasus are a wonderful company to work with and have arguably one of the best SOP’s I have had the pleasure to entertain. But for now, like most of the pan Asia-Euro market airlines they are not in any position to undertake anything of the like...
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pilot assessment
 

Seems recruitment is on going. Any recent information regarding the interview, or simulator?

Please, I do not need any negative feedback......

Hi, just applied to Pegasus.
Any info about the airline?
How much time do they take to contact you?

Heard the Turks do not fancy expats much.

Expats are regularly blamed for the massive unemployment of local pilots.

Positive feedback - recruitment agencies are positively looking for pilots.

Negative feedback - the company and recruiters have a different requirement criteria - unprofessional in my opinion.

Anybody had an assessment recently as DEC for Pegasus? Can you share your experience?

I have started my training with Pegasus and flew there as an FO for 2.5 years. I have been employed in the company for 4 years and recently left for the flag carrier.

Overall it’s a nice and stable company to work for. Financially the company is managed well, even during the pandemic there were no layovers. Pay is competitive, even a notch higher than flag carriers.

SOP wise they are very solid, sims and checks can stressful and your score depends a lot on the instructor. There is a large number of expat captains which you can get support from, locals are respectful but they won’t be close to you. Management can be icky, but if you just leave work at work and don’t mind people you will be happy. Management and instructors are a close knit group mostly former air force pilots, which effect the company culture. They can be unprofessional. Their HR is horrible.

Roster is fixed but can have a lot of last minute changes. You will get a lot of layovers within Turkey, Middle East and Central Asia. You won’t have much 2 legs a day. It’s mostly 3 legs with a layover (2 international+1 domestic) or 4 legs. I remember it was quite tiring with a lot of night flights and early starts.

Sabiha Gökçen is way more central than IST airport, but it is very congested and can be very tiring with long queues.

Please keep in mind that USD/TRY rate is volatile, it’s been stable for a while and pay is competitive in terms of USD, but with sudden devaluations your pay can be lowered until the next raise period.