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Forum: Terms and Endearment

17th Mar 2020, 10:49

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Posted By Busdriver01

I cant imagine BALPA would let them offer...

I cant imagine BALPA would let them offer anything other than unpaid leave, voluntary redundancies (aimed at the top 747/777 skippers id assume) and part time options as most other carriers (all in...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

10th Jan 2020, 16:14

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Posted By Busdriver01

Why is that? Have not as many people as would...

Why is that? Have not as many people as would have been expected bid for long haul?

Forum: Terms and Endearment

7th Jan 2020, 20:06

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Posted By Busdriver01

Bugger! :}

Bugger! :}

Forum: Terms and Endearment

7th Jan 2020, 19:51

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Posted By Busdriver01

does not putting money back in reduce your tax...

does not putting money back in reduce your tax liability?

Forum: Terms and Endearment

3rd Jul 2019, 11:01

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Posted By Busdriver01

honest opinion? It sounds like you’d be better...

honest opinion? It sounds like you’d be better off applying for a Spanish base with EZY. With those hours you’d be looking at a command within 2 years, no commuting, and the money is better....

Forum: Terms and Endearment

7th Jun 2019, 09:14

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Posted By Busdriver01

I understand there’s a certain amount of “doing...

I understand there’s a certain amount of “doing your time” / earning your command etc but I struggle to see how one would enjoy the early years of their command having their well established home...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

6th Jun 2019, 22:00

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Posted By Busdriver01

My query here is that even for a 24 year old with...

My query here is that even for a 24 year old with no real commitments (other than the fact most of their friends will likely work normal mon-fri jobs, which makes socialising with them a nightmare),...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

4th Jun 2019, 11:22

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Posted By Busdriver01

I’m constantly amazed by the way this industry...

I’m constantly amazed by the way this industry works. In many ways it’s very safe - we learn from our past and are constantly striving to improve. Why, then, has the industry allowed pilot (and...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

22nd Mar 2019, 18:54

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Posted By Busdriver01

I read somewhere else in the depths of this site...

I read somewhere else in the depths of this site that long haul layovers are to eventually be reduced to 24hrs. Any truth to that or just plain rumour mill? Doesn’t sound like time for much more than...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

27th Feb 2019, 10:02

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Posted By Busdriver01

Is there any reference material for potential new...

Is there any reference material for potential new joiners to read about JSS? I feel to join with eyes wide open requires a complete understanding of what the rosters will look like / are capable of...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

24th Feb 2019, 18:49

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Posted By Busdriver01

Completely agree, though I would add that the...

Completely agree, though I would add that the lower company contributions at the LoCo (50 % less in some cases) results in a lower company contribution even on a command salary, compared to a year 1...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

13th Feb 2019, 18:58

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Posted By Busdriver01

Yes that’s what I had come to understand. Though...

Yes that’s what I had come to understand. Though master seniority place will never get leapfrogged, fleet seniority place will regularly. That alone probably makes it worth getting first available...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

13th Feb 2019, 18:37

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Posted By Busdriver01

This may be a daft question, and is almost...

This may be a daft question, and is almost certainly one that’s been asked before but I can’t find anything on it...

If you’ve got a load of people who are on the 320, who started before someone...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

13th Feb 2019, 13:55

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Posted By Busdriver01

Thanks for the insight. I suppose I thought that,...

Thanks for the insight. I suppose I thought that, being in a fortunate position at a short haul carrier already, if I were to move to the bottom of the pile at a new airline (Not complaining about...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

13th Feb 2019, 09:16

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Posted By Busdriver01

Would you say it’s better to get in ASAP, on the...

Would you say it’s better to get in ASAP, on the SH fleet, take the engagement freeze and then go LH, or wait an extra year until you’ve the hours for a DEP LH position but with a lower company...

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