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Forum: Terms and Endearment

18th Dec 2019, 21:34

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Thomson recruitment.

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Posted By Boeing 7E7

What ignorant cr@p. Some of the best pilots I’ve...

What ignorant cr@p. Some of the best pilots I’ve had the pleasure of flying with are ex Ryanair. The airline may treat its employees and public with disdain, but my experience of pilots trained by...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

15th Nov 2019, 10:33

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Thomson recruitment.

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Posted By Boeing 7E7

Good idea.

Good idea.

Forum: Terms and Endearment

13th Nov 2019, 14:35

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Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

I suspect what will happen is that TUI will have...

I suspect what will happen is that TUI will have offered jobs to the 50 best TC DECs. These pilots will be the ones who represent the very best in their profession. No doubt they will have attended...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

5th May 2018, 10:23

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Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Interline on BA is ID 80. Roughly speaking, when...

Interline on BA is ID 80. Roughly speaking, when all taxes and charges are added to the final price, it works out at about a 50% discount on an equivalent firm ticket with the airline.

£1750 is...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

14th Apr 2018, 10:53

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

I would reiterate that doing a large number of...

I would reiterate that doing a large number of ‘Flexi’ payments is theoretically possible, but it is highly unlikely. The 6 months from May through October are busy and expecting to do a couple a...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

11th Apr 2018, 20:00

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

To be honest, you must have been at Thomson quite...

To be honest, you must have been at Thomson quite a while ago as block window protection has been one of the good things about the roster for many years. But this is the sort of thing the company...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

11th Apr 2018, 10:11

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

I suspect one reason that there been few if any...

I suspect one reason that there been few if any responses forthcoming is that people aren’t sure anymore! Thomson/TUI used to be regarded as a career airline and very good one at that -arguably the...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

24th Mar 2018, 20:05

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

It’s an outstanding airline if you joined in the...

It’s an outstanding airline if you joined in the 70. A great airline if you joined in the 80s. A good airline in the 90s. Not bad compared to the low costs, if you joined in 00s. Probably better than...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

19th Nov 2017, 07:51

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Time to command is a difficult one to predict....

Time to command is a difficult one to predict. Currently it is around the 10 year mark, but who knows by the time 10 years comes about....Based on past experience it is probably fair to say that it’s...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

21st Sep 2017, 08:15

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Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Days off are usually paired together and we get...

Days off are usually paired together and we get 10 days off a month in the summer. More in the winter. You are required to live within 1.5 hours of your base though, so the company would expect you...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

8th May 2017, 12:25

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Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

- good - mixture of long and short haul -...

- good
- mixture of long and short haul
- depends; but there are some very junior FO bids that have been granted.
- bidding system is a source of frustration. Think if it as purely a...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

2nd May 2017, 17:30

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Don't join TOM if quick time to command is...

Don't join TOM if quick time to command is important. 2 years ago time to command was about 15 years. People getting their commands now have been in the company around 10 years. People getting their...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

29th Jun 2016, 14:17

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Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Back to back long sectors? Yes absolutely. But so...

Back to back long sectors? Yes absolutely. But so to might you get back to back short sectors e.g UK to MAH, IBZ, PMI etc. More often it will be a mixture of short and long sectors with around 14...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

4th Apr 2016, 19:59

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Perhaps, Stable500 you'll find that you were sick...

Perhaps, Stable500 you'll find that you were sick a bit more than you normally are that month which, oddly enough allowed you to go to the assessment days...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

19th Feb 2016, 18:29

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Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Thanks yeoman.

Thanks yeoman.

Forum: Terms and Endearment

19th Feb 2016, 07:48

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Only time will tell whether you have made the...

Only time will tell whether you have made the correct decision. Hopefully you have! What we do know is that a significant number of 'new recruits' have not turned up on the day they were expected as...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

2nd May 2015, 07:20

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

Two years ago Thomson received in excess of 900...

Two years ago Thomson received in excess of 900 applicants when it advertised for pilots, I imagine because it was seen as an excellent career airline.

Last year that number fell to just 40. Yes...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

18th Aug 2014, 10:48

Replies: 1,003

Thomson recruitment.

Views: 975,274

Posted By Boeing 7E7

....and 15 years to a command! Now that Thomson...

....and 15 years to a command! Now that Thomson Airways has lowered its cost base in the form of new contracts for new pilots to the airline that are very similar to the competition (easy, Norwegian...

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