Constant speed.

Go do the ATP. I am an ex cadet with them. I fly a 757 for another UK charter operator now. I always wanted to work for Brits, but they just never came up with the goods at the right time.

ATP is excellent. If you do the course, just forget about anything else. Forget about Brits. If they ring before you join your airline, go to them. But I don't think they will.

I am pretty well connected in Brits...a TRI/TRE friend rang me today. He believes that when they do recruit in the future, that they MAY go for type rated 757 guys who are available and suitable before they go back to the un rated holding pool. It all comes down to economics. Of course they may not.

I guess what I am saying is do not wait. Brits are good, but so are the lines that ATP will get you in.

Expect a 737 course i reckon. easyJet maybe??

You have done extremely well to get in the ATP. It is tough.....but then again you are obviously quality as you got selected by Brits too. Enjoy it. I loved it.

Best rgds.

Thanks a lot for the replies! Much appreciated in these testing times, if you are ever up in London, pop into Transair and I'll buy you a pint! Cheers!

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B*ll*cks to this. I dont have a penny to spend on anything for Christmas let alone more Training!! Though since having been bumped with Brits Oct. I have had 2 interviews with private operators (1 waiting for call!) and have managed to gain RH jet time with a TRE at my current work. So all things considered Im not in such a bad situation after all. Make the most of a bad one and have a great Christmas guys.

MAX :cool: HoHoHo

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Just refreshing the thread and happy crimbo guys and girls next year may well bring better things for us all!!!!!

Chin. :p

To all Britannia 2001'ers, Happy Christmas and New Year. As Chinchaser says, lets just hope that 2002 holds some good luck, positive development (mass exodus to IBZ) and brings some good news for us all.

Best Wishes everyone.

Cheers,

starship ;)

Good luck to you all! Hope to see all you boys soon at the best airline I know.

Merry Christmas

XXXXX

Yeah! Happy Christmas everyone - have a good one.

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Constant Speed, your dedication is remarkable. Happy new year and merry christmas !!

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DU
May I suggest you set up a yahoo email group.

We ex-Gill Airways crews found this a tremendous help/support in our re-employment endeavours.
Best of luck
Rgds
dv8

Quotes in the newsletter of the IPA :

'There will be no pilot recruitment for the forseeable future. Any vacancies will be filled by those pilots already in the holding pool. New applications will not be processed until at least the early part of 2002'

Just incase you had not seen this.

It is encouraging to see the holding pool mentioned. Hopefully, this information will have come from a reliable source.

Cheers, Best Wishes for Xmas, and to a 2002 filled with typeratings, circuits and line training!

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Starship, I'm in the IPA and I believe that the newsletter is normally compiled by Trevor Newton who in my experience is a very reliable source and whilst i was hunting was a great support.

To the best of my knowledge this is the case so hang in there guys and girls.

Have a good Crimbo and heres to a good new year!


Chin

Howdy. Anyone checked out the new Brits website? Needs some work me thinks. Anyway, can someone please email me Jo's email as I am Mr forgetful.

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Well i hope every-one had a good Chrismas.

I here from sources in the airline (sister-in-law's, friends, brother!) that there is a note in the crew room stating that recruitment will begin again in the New Year. Only a rumour but i'll thought i'll pass it on.

In the mean time i've been offered a job instructing which i guess beats working for WH Smith so i'll probably take it. A bird in the hand and all that.

Hope 2002 works out well for us all.

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Lets all hope 'recruitment' means a phone call to the hold pool and not Q & A time to type rated pilots. <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

Now how about that email adress guys? It will save me having to ring again....

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Max
Check your email, it doesn't seem to work...

Got email adress thanks. Something up with email thingy!!! BlueBaron, cant send them to you either. Bl@*dy thing!!

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Max, Dudley and co,

I,ve been reading your postings with great interest as I made it through the Brits selection in mid September.
Not quite in the same boat as you guys as I wasn't given a start date but told that my details would be kept on file etc,etc

I havn't spoken to the HR department since the letter so it was great to find this thread.

Have a good one tonight!!! Cheers..

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