Jet2 757 Fleet?
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Jet2 757 Fleet?
Can someone please let me know what the Jet2 757 fleet is like? Routes, roster stability, pay, monthly flight hours etc. I'm particularly interested in MAN base. Also whats Jet2 like to work for as a whole? Appreciate any feedback.
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There was a whole thread about this a few months ago, I think it was titled "An honest and uncensored debate about jet2"
Have a search for that, and you should find what you are after.
As far as I know, the 757 is currently in service.
Have a search for that, and you should find what you are after.
As far as I know, the 757 is currently in service.
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Sorry rudolf but you're wrong:
2engop, I would pay a great deal of attention to that thread, the vast majority of it is, if anything, on the conservative side regarding this dubious outfit.
If you are 757 rated then this will be just about the worst deal that you could possibly find in the UK. Jet2 are the amoeba of the business. The only crew who stay with them are those who can't pass an assessment with any other airline or young F/Os who have to stay because of the hideous bonding arrangements that they are plugged into.
This is an organisation where the CEO & Managing Director made a decision not to tell a crew who were about to air test an A300, off maintenance just after 9/11, that it had been sabotaged! There are far too many matters which should cause great concern for any pilot or engineer, but they have all been documented on the above mentioned post & on another post that PM had censored previously.
I would never touch this company, it really is dreadful. I know because I've had the misfortune to have been there.
P.s. These 757s are the usual heaps of junk purchased by Channex with the obligatory crap maintenance this time carried out in Turkey. You've been informed.
I wouldn't pay much notice to the thread 'An honest and uncensored debate about Jet2'.
If you are 757 rated then this will be just about the worst deal that you could possibly find in the UK. Jet2 are the amoeba of the business. The only crew who stay with them are those who can't pass an assessment with any other airline or young F/Os who have to stay because of the hideous bonding arrangements that they are plugged into.
This is an organisation where the CEO & Managing Director made a decision not to tell a crew who were about to air test an A300, off maintenance just after 9/11, that it had been sabotaged! There are far too many matters which should cause great concern for any pilot or engineer, but they have all been documented on the above mentioned post & on another post that PM had censored previously.
I would never touch this company, it really is dreadful. I know because I've had the misfortune to have been there.
P.s. These 757s are the usual heaps of junk purchased by Channex with the obligatory crap maintenance this time carried out in Turkey. You've been informed.
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Pulp, hmm, that's a bit harsh on the pilots who work for Jet2.
Type rated 75 guys only have a 5k bond if they leave before a year, not brill but not the end of the world.
The pay for an F/O is more than you'd get for AEU. Not knocking AEU. Course if you come from Thomas Cook or Virgin then the pay isn't going to be great.
Lastly, most 757's have some sort of thing going wonky on them just due to their age. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a A Class 757 anywhere!
Type rated 75 guys only have a 5k bond if they leave before a year, not brill but not the end of the world.
The pay for an F/O is more than you'd get for AEU. Not knocking AEU. Course if you come from Thomas Cook or Virgin then the pay isn't going to be great.
Lastly, most 757's have some sort of thing going wonky on them just due to their age. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a A Class 757 anywhere!
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Blah Blah blah "contravene the EU's advocacy of free labour"
Vim, Plop never made the point about 5k bond, I did!
The case is put forward that they have extra training costs etc etc. I just spelt out terms and conditions. But do find Plop's remarks about Jet2 pilots pretty off colour!
Can you state that Jet2 is in contravention of EU laws or not?
Vim, Plop never made the point about 5k bond, I did!
The case is put forward that they have extra training costs etc etc. I just spelt out terms and conditions. But do find Plop's remarks about Jet2 pilots pretty off colour!
Can you state that Jet2 is in contravention of EU laws or not?
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Nearly Man,
Pulp did comment, however, that pilots are "plugged into hideous bonding arrangements" which, when you consider some of them are already type rated, seems a little harsh. Any barriers to the free MOVEMENT of the labour force (what did you think I meant by 'free labour'?) in Europe is a concern of the EU in any job market. I think it was a fair point. Whether they are in "contravention of EU law" or not, ask a lawyer; I was merely citing EU convention.
What further training costs can you point out for an already type rated pilot that would cost £5k? Merely curious. Not looking for a spat.
Now, put your dummy back in... only joking!
Vim
Pulp did comment, however, that pilots are "plugged into hideous bonding arrangements" which, when you consider some of them are already type rated, seems a little harsh. Any barriers to the free MOVEMENT of the labour force (what did you think I meant by 'free labour'?) in Europe is a concern of the EU in any job market. I think it was a fair point. Whether they are in "contravention of EU law" or not, ask a lawyer; I was merely citing EU convention.
What further training costs can you point out for an already type rated pilot that would cost £5k? Merely curious. Not looking for a spat.
Now, put your dummy back in... only joking!
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One can understand that a company will want to retain its staff and if people want to leave because they have found a deal which is better suited to their life/work balance then clearly it will add to channexs costs, so by locking an employee in it saves money and is cheaper than paying the extra money or providing the work/life balance and conditions that would ensure that (most) would want to stay.
Pay is something that seems to come up a lot with Jet2 `posts` yet the vast majority of Jet2 pilots that i have met have nothing but praise for the company and its management.
Given their very impressive growth they are doing something right, i wish them well for the New Year
Viktor
Pay is something that seems to come up a lot with Jet2 `posts` yet the vast majority of Jet2 pilots that i have met have nothing but praise for the company and its management.
Given their very impressive growth they are doing something right, i wish them well for the New Year
Viktor
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How dare you Vim!
I was pissed when I wrote that
Have a go at the company but the pilots are not fair game I think!
Few years back who would have thought we'd be paying for type ratings and stuff?
I'd like to see someone first try and push them on that 5k bond!
I was pissed when I wrote that
Have a go at the company but the pilots are not fair game I think!
Few years back who would have thought we'd be paying for type ratings and stuff?
I'd like to see someone first try and push them on that 5k bond!
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Nearly Man
Where in my post exactly did I have a go at the pilots?? Are you still pished?! You are now bringing paying for a type rating into the discussion when that is an altogether different matter. In this context the point concerned bonding an already type rated pilot. I'm just making an observation here - in what other job markets would a qualified applicant be bonded heavily (financially) should he/she accept a job offer?
Back to the whine, hick!
Vim
Where in my post exactly did I have a go at the pilots?? Are you still pished?! You are now bringing paying for a type rating into the discussion when that is an altogether different matter. In this context the point concerned bonding an already type rated pilot. I'm just making an observation here - in what other job markets would a qualified applicant be bonded heavily (financially) should he/she accept a job offer?
Back to the whine, hick!
Vim