Virgin Atlantic Questions - the Master Thread! (Merged)
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Try this thread for starters. There are many more, if you try a search. This is a link to our recruiting website.
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Virgin Atlantic Pension Info.
Boring I know, Virgin pay 15% towards pension. Can anyone tell me 15% of what? Basic, pensionable, gross?
And I have the pay scales from PPJN, how do the increments work, how long from base to top of scale RHS and LHS.
Thanks in advance, FT.
And I have the pay scales from PPJN, how do the increments work, how long from base to top of scale RHS and LHS.
Thanks in advance, FT.
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Virgin Atlantic will pay pension contributions on 100% of your gross pay, including profit-related pay and any overtime or trainers pay earned. However, you must contribute a minimum 6% of your pay before Virgin will contribute the full 15%.
Pay increments are 2% annually. There are 16 F/O increments and 14 Captain increments.
Pay increments are 2% annually. There are 16 F/O increments and 14 Captain increments.
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Virgin Atlantic -- pay Vs. other Carriers
Over here in the US there is a lot of anti Branson talk claiming that he pays pilots too little etc. etc.
For those of you working at VS -- any of this true? I have flown VS and seen their crews many a times at LHR. They seem to be pretty thrilled and content with the company.
For those of you working at VS -- any of this true? I have flown VS and seen their crews many a times at LHR. They seem to be pretty thrilled and content with the company.
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Thrilled, No. Content, Yes.
We're probably just below BA and slightly better than all the independents when it comes to pay and benefits.
We're still a long way from the packages offered by any of the Loss-making, Chapter 11, US based carriers though.
We're probably just below BA and slightly better than all the independents when it comes to pay and benefits.
We're still a long way from the packages offered by any of the Loss-making, Chapter 11, US based carriers though.
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well this is my first message but i think i have an answer for this.Branson has highly criticised chapter 11 as "the easy way for US airlines to avoid paying their debts and being legally protected as well".I think the guy is right.Thats the reason for all these rumors in the states.Btw i dont work for VS but as a citizen of the EU i am getting sick with these stupid american stuff.
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I imagine Shanwick is probably about right regarding pay etc. However, it is widely rumoured on the BA side of the fence that our hours requirement is greater than VS. We can, (and some do!) work close to the 900hr per year limit. I believe VS are contracted for fewer hours, so probably overall, their package may well just edge it.
I won't even begin to incorporate the 'fun factor', though it is difficult to imagine an organisation with less 'fun' than BA at the moment!
I won't even begin to incorporate the 'fun factor', though it is difficult to imagine an organisation with less 'fun' than BA at the moment!
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Croc,
Virgin does not hire direct entry captains for either fleet, there are plenty of SFO's with with sufficiant experience within the company, many of whom have been waiting for years for a command and lots of prospective F/O's in the hold pool to replace them. Sorry!
By the way I see from your byline that you are US based, you would need an JAA ATPL to work in the UK. If you have one then providing you have the right to live and work in the UK you could apply to Virgin as an F/O. A 737 rating would be perfectly acceptable, there are loads of ex 737 drivers in the company, myself included.
Good luck
Virgin does not hire direct entry captains for either fleet, there are plenty of SFO's with with sufficiant experience within the company, many of whom have been waiting for years for a command and lots of prospective F/O's in the hold pool to replace them. Sorry!
By the way I see from your byline that you are US based, you would need an JAA ATPL to work in the UK. If you have one then providing you have the right to live and work in the UK you could apply to Virgin as an F/O. A 737 rating would be perfectly acceptable, there are loads of ex 737 drivers in the company, myself included.
Good luck
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Virgin Atlantic does not hire DECs. Forget the idea, it won't happen.
Virgin Nigeria does hire DECs. This link should help, but is down as I write. As far as I remember, A340 DECs at VK must already have command experience on the A340 or A330.
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Virgin Nigeria does hire DECs. This link should help, but is down as I write. As far as I remember, A340 DECs at VK must already have command experience on the A340 or A330.
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Virgin Atlantic
or Virgin Nigeria? Not really interested to work in Nigeria. Just heard that a former colleague with a 737 rating got a job as A340 PIC. However, I fully understand, if there are plenty of qualified FO's then there is no need to hire DEC's.
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Am sure the commanders currently flying for Virgin Nigeria on the B733 fleet, will not be too happy with you coming to fly for them (i.e. going directly to the A340). I heard the CP at Virgin Nigeria, flies the B733 and holds a JAA licence ! All (almost) the foreign crew on the A340 working for Virgin Nigeria have A340 on their JAA license. All B733 crew flying for Virgin Nigeria have been enrolled on the Bristol course, and should start taking the exams very soon for the conversion to JAA.
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