Next window for DEP B737 @ Tfly

[Aslan]

Does anybody know when the next window for Direct Entry Captains for the B737 is expected to open at Thomsonfly?
I aware that there are some 'difficulties' with the notion but usually there is always a solution that allows for a 'win-win' outcome - it may take some work to figure it out but that is something else
thanks
Aslan

[two speed prop 3]

Never!

[captjns]

No DEC's with their current union structure as it should be. Let the guys in the right seat have their shot at command.

[Aslan]

I understand the politics of it all extremely well but as the phrase goes "nothing ventured, nothing gained"....
It certain circumstance, even with a healthy union input in the company, it can allow F/O to get a healthy amount of experience before having to make the critical decisions himself...

[stansdead]

Aslan

You should listen.

It will probably not happen again at TFLY.

[GBNPY]

The DEP tend to upset the bitter and twisted F/O's and cause fights in the flightdeck. Don't hold your breath.

It could also be due to this dual 767/757/737 rating they are trying for, but the CAA don't seem to like giving lowcost operators any special treatment like this. How can they argue that the 737 is the same as the 757/767???

[Pilot Pete]

GBNPY

You seem to have an axe to grind. Your total of 6 posts include 3 which refer to some supposed fight on a Thomsonfly flightdeck between some DEC and an FO. There is no evidence to back up this quite ludicrous rumour and certainly nothing in the company which I am aware of.

Stopping hiring DECs has NOTHING to do with upsetting

bitter and twisted F/O's

and by the way it is Direct Entry Captain recruitment that has stopped, not Direct Entry Pilot recruitment (DEP as you refer to).

The reason DEC recruitment has stopped is because there are now large numbers of FOs with the required experience level and desire, through the internal bid process, to fill the command vacancies. The company were a little slow to action these bids and quite rightly our union representatives pointed out that the (easier) option from the company point of view, i.e. DECs should stop and those who were internally applying should be assessed and offered commands first.

It could also be due to this dual 767/757/737 rating they are trying for, but the CAA don't seem to like giving lowcost operators any special treatment like this. How can they argue that the 737 is the same as the 757/767???

Again, uninformed speculation from someone who has no idea. The flying of more than one type has nothing to do with 'arguing' that a 737 is anything like a 75/767. No 'special treatment' from the CAA is needed. What is needed is a trial to ensure that the practice of flying this combination of types is safe, as no precedent exists. The CAA have granted Thomsonfly the authority to have pilots fly the two types. The decision as to whether they roll this out across the pilot workforce will come down to economics. DEC recruitment has NOTHING to do with the future plan of flying more than one type.

So if you haven't got anything of substance to add, why not say nothing at all?

PP

p.s. How did your assessment go?