PPL prior to undertaking Integrated ATPL?
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cheers mate. Everything's difficult and there's always more people than there are jobs- the grad job sector's very difficult as well and I should know- been there done that!Mike, keep trying and hopefully something will happen for you! How about FI?
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Nah, im sitting in 2 very reputable turboprop hold pools just now thanks very much, no point in doing an FI. The TP jobs will probably pay me more than any 'first jet job' too.
I was offered Ryanair interview too but declined to attend. I aint paying to work!
I was offered Ryanair interview too but declined to attend. I aint paying to work!
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And its getting worse, RAPIDLY!!!
SN for instance are taking any pilots with instruction experience and many ab-initio pilots coming out of Sabena Flight Academy.
Too many Airbus (and even some shorthaul, regional) captains are leaving to Asian (HU) and Middle-East carriers (EK) and SN are shifting captains from the RJ fleet to the A319/A333 fleet. As a result, they need to upgrade first officers in the RJ fleet and hire ab-initio's to replace them.
They are so desperate that they need to hire leased crews at tremendously high cost.
I see that happening at many other carriers: increasing numbers of LCC captains looking for a better lifestyle and more prestige moving to EK, EY, etc...
I don't dispute that European airlines, especially the British ones will struggle... worse, this situation will make it even harder for them to survice as they'll need to spend more money into hiring and rating/upgrading training, pay-rises, etc... if they want to resist the Eastwards pilots exodus... but I doubt they can do anyting to stop it:
If you're a 15000 hour captain flying for Ryanair and you get an offer from EK to be based in sunny Dubai, living in nice crew homes while earning twice as much, a driver to take you to work, flying around B777's and later A350xwb or maybe even A380... would you say no?
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