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Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2023, 15:49
Replies: 6
Views: 3,100
Posted By captain8

PM sent .

PM sent .
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Oct 2023, 15:22
Replies: 6
Views: 3,100
Posted By captain8

PM sent

PM sent
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Oct 2023, 15:12
Replies: 6
Views: 3,100
Posted By captain8

CAE Burgess Hill TRI Recruitment

I've been interested in this job position for awhile, has anyone been through the selection process?

Some feed back I've received is that the roster is not flexible, 5 on, 2 off, although with...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Dec 2020, 20:01
Replies: 39
Views: 23,812
Posted By captain8

Fatbus is bored, most his co pilots have been...

Fatbus is bored, most his co pilots have been fired, hes got no one to fail nor no where to fly. So he hangs around here, like the rest of us, bored and sucking our thumbs until the gyms open.
Forum: Middle East
7th Nov 2020, 18:45
Replies: 1,062
Views: 861,631
Posted By captain8

Not quite. In 2010 the lira was around 2.2...

Not quite.

In 2010 the lira was around 2.2 to the £
currently its around 11.5 . Thats a depreciation
of , well 500% .

depends on your starting point of reference.
Anyone whos been there...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
19th Oct 2020, 19:57
Replies: 42
Views: 14,971
Posted By captain8

Re-Hiring has already commenced, albeit at a...

Re-Hiring has already commenced, albeit at a moderate pace. Around 33 expat Captains taken back. No more recruitment for now.
Covid dependant , maybe more hope next year. Don't hold your breath if...
Forum: Middle East
21st Sep 2020, 14:33
Replies: 24
Views: 25,291
Posted By captain8

Its amusing now what derision a few who left...

Its amusing now what derision a few who left received over the last few years to chose & fly a narrow body out of wet & windy Manchester or the industrial wasteland of Leeds .

It may be a 737 and...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
21st Sep 2020, 14:23
Replies: 42
Views: 14,971
Posted By captain8

Contracts now being renewed and guys recalled to...

Contracts now being renewed and guys recalled to fleet.

No mention of any change in T&Cs, ie start at basic year 1 pay .

Tough on those already released over the last few months. Shouldn’t be...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Sep 2020, 17:41
Replies: 42
Views: 14,971
Posted By captain8

I hear that guys are having their contracts...

I hear that guys are having their contracts renewed, but without pay. Only B777 I understand. But that's better than no renewals.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Sep 2020, 17:37
Replies: 4
Views: 2,470
Posted By captain8

Steve D does EASA and IAA renewals . Airbus...

Steve D does EASA and IAA renewals . Airbus mainly & familiar with removing foreign none easa restrictions . If I remember correctly, Its basically just a LST (not LPC) which is just a manually flown...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2020, 19:02
Replies: 116
Views: 35,372
Posted By captain8

Im guessing around 250 pilots were still...

Im guessing around 250 pilots were still operating the type. As all are very senior, will they be shifted to other fleets as needed , or simply bump off less senior folks through their choosing? (...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th May 2020, 11:40
Replies: 351
Views: 224,326
Posted By captain8

So whats your point, ask all passengers to behave...

So whats your point, ask all passengers to behave unethically and be irresponsible ?
Many laws can be worked around, thats not the point. Its a strong government recommendation, a requirement. Sure...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st May 2020, 21:16
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,853,190
Posted By captain8

The elephant in the room is that BA has become...

The elephant in the room is that BA has become irrelevant in our corona hit world. However, their management scream redundancies to force the uk governments hand.
Pilots love BA, its supportive...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Apr 2020, 12:37
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,853,190
Posted By captain8

BA made 1.95 Billion Pounds last year. They pay...

BA made 1.95 Billion Pounds last year.
They pay fat cats big money. They dominate the market and supress the emergence of competition, simply
by size and their monopoly out of the UK, and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Apr 2020, 21:32
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,853,190
Posted By captain8

Back in the banking crisis, companies were...

Back in the banking crisis, companies were advised, in future, to save for a rainy day, or 10.
Looks like BA’s vast profits have gone to the fat cats at the top, share holders and institutions, and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Apr 2020, 16:05
Replies: 54
Views: 32,039
Posted By captain8

Lets not shed a tear for Ryanair. They won’t...

Lets not shed a tear for Ryanair. They won’t crumble. Well not yet anyway.
Would be funny if O’leary came cap in hand to the money markets, and then they refuse to lend a penny.

whats happening...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Apr 2020, 21:43
Replies: 815
Views: 481,704
Posted By captain8

VA still pay major salaries to its pilots at...

VA still pay major salaries to its pilots at least.
Over £200000/year for senior trainer checker.
No one I know has volunteered to take a permanent salary cut . Not in my back yard I hear them...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2020, 22:23
Replies: 167
Views: 85,542
Posted By captain8

I can’t feel sad for BA, Virgin , Skyteam et al. ...

I can’t feel sad for BA, Virgin , Skyteam et al.
huge profits. Big dividends. Nothing for a rainy day. Stand up for yourselves, and take it on the chin. You won’t make fat and obscene profits this...
Forum: Middle East
17th Feb 2019, 23:47
Replies: 27
Views: 16,326
Posted By captain8

I doubt I would be able to match your levels of...

I doubt I would be able to match your levels of wisdom in the cockpit ;)

Ive flown many types, both domestically and internationally . Boeing and Airbus.
BFD. But hey, believe whatmakes you...
Forum: Middle East
13th Feb 2019, 15:06
Replies: 27
Views: 16,326
Posted By captain8

plenty of decency thanks. I was simply browsing...

plenty of decency thanks. I was simply browsing available jobs. As we all do . I’m an expat as well , we are only a hairs width from being sent home , wherever we work . If things go pear shaped.
...
Forum: Middle East
11th Feb 2019, 06:02
Replies: 27
Views: 16,326
Posted By captain8

Direct Entry A380

I noticed on the career website that EK will accept suitable qualified applications for DEC A380 . I know a former college, now in EK , who was demoted to FO A380 after serving as A330 skipper for...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2019, 02:07
Replies: 179
Views: 287,580
Posted By captain8

If an experienced Airbus Captain/FO , wants to...

If an experienced Airbus Captain/FO , wants to join , say Ryanair, they pay for the rating to work there.
If a similar experienced Boeing Captain/FO wants to join easyjet, they pay for their...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Feb 2019, 02:25
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,135,946
Posted By captain8

Same case at CX/EK and most every other airline...

Same case at CX/EK and most every other airline these days. Seems only BA actually will type rate without taking it out of pay etc.

What happens when there are insufficient pilots who are able...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Dec 2018, 03:19
Replies: 2,003
Views: 1,457,621
Posted By captain8

Thanks for that. Plenty of Ex WOW A330 guys...

Thanks for that. Plenty of Ex WOW A330 guys applying to EZ will be willing to pay this now.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Dec 2018, 03:47
Replies: 2,003
Views: 1,457,621
Posted By captain8

I'm EASA A330 rated. From EZ recruitment website...

I'm EASA A330 rated. From EZ recruitment website :

A330/40 Captains will complete a self-funded CCQ with our preferred training provider (CAE) prior to easyJet employment

So they don't consider...
Forum: Middle East
26th Oct 2018, 01:02
Replies: 17
Views: 9,879
Posted By captain8

Anyone know how much the training bond is, and...

Anyone know how much the training bond is, and for how long? It use to be euro 28000 out of salary. For Non rated DEC.

I was thinking of flying in to DXB from the far east for this . Reason to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Aug 2018, 02:33
Replies: 234
Views: 205,750
Posted By captain8

Doesn't really say a lot about Norwegian being...

Doesn't really say a lot about Norwegian being better, many pilots are leaving NLH to go to Virgin Atlantic, Jet2 and the like.
Its a pilot merry go round, fundamentally because its much of a...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Jul 2018, 10:58
Replies: 23
Views: 11,975
Posted By captain8

Wrong. Its accidents at Emirates and FlyDubai. ...

Wrong. Its accidents at Emirates and FlyDubai.

Nothing at CX or KA. Not a serious incident in 30 years. Despite fatigue, the guys are actually good at managing this.
Unlike at Emirates. A...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Mar 2018, 06:03
Replies: 105
Views: 74,462
Posted By captain8

As an experienced Captain, its a great day out...

As an experienced Captain, its a great day out when I'm flying with a colleague who has say, a couple of 1000 hours, is motivated and experienced on type.

Flying with a 200 hour cadet is fine,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Feb 2018, 00:56
Replies: 234
Views: 205,750
Posted By captain8

With patterns of potentially 3 weeks away , this...

With patterns of potentially 3 weeks away , this good to hear !
Airport hotels are one thing , 24/7 commings and goings & slamming doors
. Never ideal for crew rest
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