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Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Sep 2011, 07:58
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

Some of the comments that are posted on here...

Some of the comments that are posted on here about Jet2 are absolute drivel and tosh. If you are thinking of joining the company for goodness sakes do not listen to some of the bitter and twisted...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Oct 2010, 10:07
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

Starbear i cannot resist this so here we go. ...

Starbear i cannot resist this so here we go.

Charlatan and Shyster two words that you used which are chosen to be emotive in the nature of identifying Jet2 and the current recruitment. Such...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Oct 2010, 21:06
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

Starbear i am assuming that you will not be...

Starbear i am assuming that you will not be accepting the contract that Jet2 offered you ?
Oh hang on are you going to tell us you didn't apply and would never work for such degrading terms and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Sep 2010, 10:33
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

Starbear i am only stating facts, i am in no way...

Starbear i am only stating facts, i am in no way implying anything and of course all decisions that are taken regarding percentage contracts will be in no way emotionally driven they will all be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Sep 2010, 19:58
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

All 70% commands this year upgraded to 100%...

All 70% commands this year upgraded to 100% commands, all part time contracts offered full time. More aircraft arriving, as expected people moving on as is healthy, 70% now, will that be 70% in 2...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Sep 2010, 07:53
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

People are moaning about 70% contracts and 25k up...

People are moaning about 70% contracts and 25k up front ? However this is where the industry is since moons ago people offered to pay for type ratings or pay to fly schemes at Easyjet and previous...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Sep 2010, 21:09
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

Derestrictor...

Derestrictor (http://www.pprune.org/members/307575-derestrictor) please do not hide behind comments like that lets hear them in the open !! Personally i find the Job at Jet2 as follows .. its been a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Aug 2010, 20:31
Replies: 1,416
Views: 650,200
Posted By Captainkingkong

A lot written about the 70% contracts, they seem...

A lot written about the 70% contracts, they seem unfair especially to maybe some FO's being upgraded to them etc. However look at the big picture the financial world is walking a knife edge, Jet2 has...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jul 2010, 14:52
Replies: 18
Views: 7,484
Posted By Captainkingkong

Just wait till BA and virgin start nibbling at a...

Just wait till BA and virgin start nibbling at a few .. stampede
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2010, 18:55
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,587,362
Posted By Captainkingkong

As someone who has to sit in the ash at 36,000...

As someone who has to sit in the ash at 36,000 feet daily my partner and children are perhaps thankful for the so called prudence and wisdom of those who have more data at their finger tips than most...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Mar 2010, 08:25
Replies: 32
Views: 5,474
Posted By Captainkingkong

The striking hosties did have a sign up on their...

The striking hosties did have a sign up on their picketline that said "Fee Hugs" now i think i counted 38 girls on the picket line and a very strange thought went through my mind so i honked even...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Feb 2010, 16:40
Replies: 30
Views: 6,382
Posted By Captainkingkong

al446 lets start with the opening line you have...

al446 lets start with the opening line you have absolutely no connection with BALPA now i am assuming you have no connection with Jet2 so in that case what do you have a connection to ?? As you have...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Feb 2010, 09:13
Replies: 30
Views: 6,382
Posted By Captainkingkong

Now don't get me wrong i am ambivalent on this...

Now don't get me wrong i am ambivalent on this BALPA thing, however there does seem to be a suggestion that as long as you have BALPA then your Terms and Conditions are protected and guaranteed and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Feb 2010, 17:14
Replies: 30
Views: 6,382
Posted By Captainkingkong

Industrial action mentioned by the 3rd paragraph...

Industrial action mentioned by the 3rd paragraph above, no wonder PM goes into meltdown.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Feb 2010, 13:46
Replies: 30
Views: 6,382
Posted By Captainkingkong

Pop it in your pension with some tax relief worth...

Pop it in your pension with some tax relief worth about £90 a month multiply by 12 months and then how many years left to work ? A tidy sum me thinks:D
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jan 2010, 05:45
Replies: 331
Views: 111,937
Posted By Captainkingkong

It would seem all those people who have been told...

It would seem all those people who have been told "thanks but no thanks" have come on here to have a pop at the company how sad. Now 1.6vs what are your motives to agitate ? To create disturbance...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Nov 2009, 12:17
Replies: 331
Views: 111,937
Posted By Captainkingkong

Count Bawbag "Unless they live next to the...

Count Bawbag "Unless they live next to the runway at LBA, anyone happy with their salary is a mong."

Lets just say Count Bawbag does not represent the average level of intelligence or literacy...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Oct 2009, 18:09
Replies: 331
Views: 111,937
Posted By Captainkingkong

Its probably the same contract that was offered...

Its probably the same contract that was offered to all existing permanent staff this year, so external candidates are not being offered anything more or really anything less. The company in my own...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Sep 2009, 19:30
Replies: 76
Views: 24,501
Posted By Captainkingkong

As someone said a vein of gold this thread. The...

As someone said a vein of gold this thread. The primary reason i say that is here we have from the horses mouth the man that has experienced something we only ever practice in the Sim or read about...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Sep 2009, 21:06
Replies: 41
Views: 14,612
Posted By Captainkingkong

757 speedbrakes totally agree with your...

757 speedbrakes totally agree with your calculation. However i believe that as stated in a crew room recently if no leave in summer and not including the accrued annual leave was a show stopper for...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Aug 2009, 08:04
Replies: 41
Views: 14,612
Posted By Captainkingkong

Screwball You are absolutely correct pilots...

Screwball

You are absolutely correct pilots don't stick together, well they dont unless they have a union or representative body that holds them together. Maybe that's why management literally are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Aug 2009, 18:40
Replies: 41
Views: 14,612
Posted By Captainkingkong

757 Speedbrakes, if you get paid per sector and...

757 Speedbrakes, if you get paid per sector and do 6 a day sounds like good money to me, you can still only do a 12 hour duty day on average a day. Seems comparable to what we do a lot of at the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Aug 2009, 22:07
Replies: 41
Views: 14,612
Posted By Captainkingkong

Screwballburling makes some interesting points. ...

Screwballburling makes some interesting points.

all absolute twaddle but trying to scare people is a good angle...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Aug 2009, 15:29
Replies: 41
Views: 14,612
Posted By Captainkingkong

A lovepad ??? Didnt they have those in the 70's...

A lovepad ??? Didnt they have those in the 70's showing your age "prawny"...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Aug 2009, 11:54
Replies: 41
Views: 14,612
Posted By Captainkingkong

Woodpigeon nr How foolish of me to take the...

Woodpigeon nr

How foolish of me to take the reality check. Note to self..."Stop being sensible.. Stop being sensible"

However i shall return to the Del Boy Trotter Mantra for life ..

option...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Aug 2009, 12:50
Replies: 41
Views: 14,612
Posted By Captainkingkong

Who took the risk all those years ago and...

Who took the risk all those years ago and invested a large part of his personal stake in a small and relatively unknown (outside the cargo world ) airline called Channel Express ???

He who takes...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jul 2009, 14:03
Replies: 47
Views: 9,205
Posted By Captainkingkong

Lets just see what the 18th brings we may all be...

Lets just see what the 18th brings we may all be very surprised. Does anyone know if the winter schedule has been released yet to crewing ?? Given the potential demise of another 737 operator in the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Jul 2009, 19:04
Replies: 47
Views: 9,205
Posted By Captainkingkong

Its easy really, they are going to have to spend...

Its easy really, they are going to have to spend a bit to save a bit. If people are offered 50% salary for the Winter off they will get the takers they need. That will save them 50% salary, are they...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Jul 2009, 14:35
Replies: 47
Views: 9,205
Posted By Captainkingkong

I see the meeting date is 18th Aug now thats for...

I see the meeting date is 18th Aug now thats for i am assuming initial consultation with pilot workforce putting forward their bids and suggestions. Now i cannot see many people volunteering for...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Jul 2009, 05:55
Replies: 47
Views: 9,205
Posted By Captainkingkong

What an odd situation, they are desperate not to...

What an odd situation, they are desperate not to have BALPA as the pilots representation however given the discussion above no one could make a decision on whether this is good or bad, legal or...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Jul 2009, 16:58
Replies: 47
Views: 9,205
Posted By Captainkingkong

Unpaid Leave

Just a quick question for the legal beagles out there. Unpaid leave .. Is a company able to impose that upon an employee without his or her agreement or as it is a change in terms and conditions does...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Dec 2008, 19:02
Replies: 63
Views: 15,650
Posted By Captainkingkong

IS 411A one of those codgers who think CRM ( This...

IS 411A one of those codgers who think CRM ( This is the Cockpit you are the Resource prepare to be Managed ). Reminds me of a Monty Python sketch in my day we flew 24 hours before we licked the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Oct 2008, 12:47
Replies: 28
Views: 5,816
Posted By Captainkingkong

So will any of those guys being offered summer...

So will any of those guys being offered summer commands be turning them down ? Thought not ... and as we all know life at this low cost operator is a veritable feast of changing opportunities. So the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Sep 2008, 11:21
Replies: 29
Views: 1,874
Posted By Captainkingkong

The share price says it all. But so does the...

The share price says it all. But so does the atmosphere in the main office there is such an air of optimism and creativity to use the assets to their maximum potential its a pleasure to see.
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