"Please tell me where this magical high paying, two week on two week off, home based 777 contract is, I have a bunch of friends looking for it."

Does not exist!

My Turkish contract is 3 weeks on, 1 week off (usually works out 20 days on 10 days off). Many ex Jet contractors here.
Commute home on THY or other airline if not on network. I usually fly about 60-70 hrs month, 3 or 4 trips. Accomadation is excellent but pay is low, about 9.5k $US for B777.
Guys who work a 6 week rotation are able to pick up significant overtime and boost their salary to approx 12.5k, trainers a bit more.

It a good choice I think. Time at home for guys with younger families or more active girlfriends and a chance to make some cash for the guys nearing retirement.

Still if your airline can't honor a roster it is all pie in the sky.:O

FLuke... if I may ask, are the salaries you quoted net of taxes? Does THY pay taxes on your behalf... housing allowance?

Captjns

THY deducts approx 5-10% for tax, so they are net of taxes. However for us non Europeans who commute home we are prone to double taxation. Housing allowance is a choice of hotel or 2000 TL for rental. Poor buggers on B737/A320 contracts get none of this so not to keen to shout it out.

9W
 

Quotes:

"Jet is the only company I know who pays guys for 6 months, who go out on medical failure. I know of two guys who will retire from jet having never flown the aircraft. "

There are many of them. Looks like JA have a geriatric welfare institution arm besides being an airline. Even knowing the prospective captains would have to undergo a thorough medical, the company held them for several months, siting at the hotel, waiting for paperwork, do the training etc and then send them to the medical. Medical should be the first thing!:ugh:
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"[COLOR="Blue"]There are many companies “agency” desperately scrambling to locate B777 captains for Jet Airways. A few have found this the pool of highly experienced, medically fit B777 captains. On first contact with these agents they will try to channel to other contracts! What’s that all about?
Do you think if they would offer better terms they would get a better candidates?

Do you really have any question about that?

FF

Full, this is the first statement we agree on. They should do the medical first, but this is incredible India and things that make sense really don't apply.

777,
I don't think anybody searches out this as a way to end their career, but it is a testament to the company that they don't leave you high and dry if you fail your medical because you broke your arm 30 years ago and they need six opinions from specialists to evaluate if your able to safely fly with a metal pin in your arm. :ugh::ugh::ugh:

I am still waiting for all these leading 777 contracts that are so much better than jets.

DRIVE
 

No more good contracts, as long as there are people like you, eager to sell themselves cheap.
Like I said many times before (this is getting tiresome!), JA used to have one of the best contracts around. As soon as they discovered a cheap source on a bunch of grannies crazy to get strapped on a flight deck, willing to give up from family (and vice versa...) or just enjoy "the adventure" in India for some months, we have the current terms.
And now there are some of them strolling through hotel aisles whinning and moaning like regretful girls caught on sex vids- "ohh, 6 weeks is really too much..."...lol:ugh:

And the lucid moment passes, fullforward is back.. I hope you enjoyed your brief moment of reality..:ok:

Rejoin?
 

I'm considering their offer of $7.5K month as a contract relief/stby Capt. They get me backwards and forwards biz confirmed seat from home, and my only stipulation was the decent hotel as I will be there for 3 weeks at a time. They were only too happy to agree.

I was only prepared to do 3 on/2 off as I have numerous retirement activities that require my attention. Again no problem.

A pleasure to be able to help out!

Tahoe?

6th floor, Intercon, 1800, don't be late.

My current T's and C's stipulate fair wx only!

Hey TAC
 

Welcome to the real world, buddy!

Smell the coffee: many, many things advertised on the agencies are just as solid as your coffee smoke.
Just 'fishing', they are purely building hold pools.

And yes, Santa Claus is just a nice fiction.

All recruitment for Jet Airways has been cancelled. Expats being let go.

AI may have adverts out.. but they are not going to be starting any expats at the moment.. DGCA is not allowing it at present.. for how long.. who knows!

72 Expats got sacked thus far. The number is comprised of TMUs, Recent hires in training, those on Leave Without Pay, Par Time Contract Emploees 15 or 17 ATR Skippers and the balance are the Baby Boeing Flyers.

I would not be surprised to see more after the monsoon season.

Well...
 

Like always everything can change with the wind, for worse or for better.
BTW, there's still recruitment on 777.

Remember that the vast majority of KF available pilots are up and well on their new jobs in the ME and China. On the other hand there are numerous issues before hiring a DEC, it would be allowed only on contract basis, not full time employment. Why would they consider such a thing when there are permanent positions available?

Then, there are the costly and long training.

Finally, it would be the second time that JET recruits massively then fires after the first sign of crisis. No good reputation if they ever think about hiring expats in the future.:=

Jet for a long time has been recruiting DEC's onto perm contracts. Many ex IAF guys some good some not so good.

SWIP dont seem to bat an eyelid, that really is jumping the list... where as an expat is not.

Go figure!

I guess you're wrong...
 

DEC's only on contract basis, not on permanent job!
Please check your sources.
SWIP is very keen about seniority list.

100% fact they took on ex IAF guys as DEC!

Really?
 

How they manage the seniority issues?
From past experience, given the completely diverse background and many other issues, it looks like the airline is shooting their own feet.:ugh:

Furthermore there are many FOs qualified for command upgrade.

On many ways, an expensive solution.

Indian politics !

That's true
 

Heard from a reliable source: recruitment freeze, all fleets.
Many layoffs on 737 and ATR.:{