Thomas Cook
Having spent ten years on the tools myself as a Licenced Eng on many types, the low cost crowd I am with at the moment looked very favourably at my airline experience. Knowing the flight deck already means you have won half the battle. Type training becomes much easier. Don't give up! Good luck to those still in the T Cook race.
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Could be that as you will be joining as F/Os at the bottom of their seniority list they consider you have too much experience. I don't know about now, but when I worked there they realised the time to command was increasing and were getting fed up of experienced F/Os pestering them about when they would get a shot at command. Consequently they like to take on 200hr guys who will sit there for several years before they have enough flying experience to even be considered 'qualified' for a command shot.....
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Pete,
I don't think it's true to say that when you worked for TCX that they were "were getting fed up of experienced F/Os pestering them about when they would get a shot at command....."
You and I know full well that there were neither Commands available for anyone, or indeed jobs for the likes of you and I.
To everyone else,
The FACT is this.... TCX want to reduce salaries paid. Cadets do just that.
If you have much experience, forget TCX. You WILL wait 12 years or more for a command. And even then, it will be summer only.
Join someone who will be around in 15 years, like easy, BA or Virgin. Note, not TCX, First Choice, Thomson or My Travel.
On the plus side, there will be plenty of F/O jobs in TCX, because loads of people are looking to leave. GOOD LUCK.
I don't think it's true to say that when you worked for TCX that they were "were getting fed up of experienced F/Os pestering them about when they would get a shot at command....."
You and I know full well that there were neither Commands available for anyone, or indeed jobs for the likes of you and I.
To everyone else,
The FACT is this.... TCX want to reduce salaries paid. Cadets do just that.
If you have much experience, forget TCX. You WILL wait 12 years or more for a command. And even then, it will be summer only.
Join someone who will be around in 15 years, like easy, BA or Virgin. Note, not TCX, First Choice, Thomson or My Travel.
On the plus side, there will be plenty of F/O jobs in TCX, because loads of people are looking to leave. GOOD LUCK.
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I have still heard nothing from TC, however I did ring and speak with a lady earlier this week who said no news is good news the way they are doing it!!! However as my heart started to beat slightly faster she then went onto say that some rejection emails had not been delivered due to peoples own personal firewalls etc... So knowing my luck that will be the case with me.
I have 2 friends who applied after me, both have had rejection emails. I am 232hrs finished training in June 2006. They are both 23 I am 32. So really have no idea what TC are actually looking for as it seems people with no experience have been rejected and people with 2-3000 hrs have been rejected.
The application form was very brief compared to some so there really wasn't enough room to make yourself really standout.
The wait goes on!!!
Good luck
Dan
I have 2 friends who applied after me, both have had rejection emails. I am 232hrs finished training in June 2006. They are both 23 I am 32. So really have no idea what TC are actually looking for as it seems people with no experience have been rejected and people with 2-3000 hrs have been rejected.
The application form was very brief compared to some so there really wasn't enough room to make yourself really standout.
The wait goes on!!!
Good luck
Dan
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2500 TT, 2000 Turboprop. Just got the bad news e-mail... (ten days after my application submission)
They put forward the difficult nature of a selection process. i'm 37.
maybe too old ???
They put forward the difficult nature of a selection process. i'm 37. maybe too old ???
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My mate whom works with me on the Q400 out of BHX got an invite for interview! We both have the same amount of hours, on the same aircraft, both from similar backgrounds (Engineering), yet I got the double PFO???
Who knows what they are up to?
Good luck to you all, maybe its a random software package, you pay in you take your chances!
I am 3 years older than him though....Maybe 33 is too old! Although I hope they are not been bias, which would be highly underhand!
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Who knows what they are up to?
Good luck to you all, maybe its a random software package, you pay in you take your chances!
I am 3 years older than him though....Maybe 33 is too old! Although I hope they are not been bias, which would be highly underhand!
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There is also a thread on the wannabe's forum where someone has been invited for interview (ie low hrs). At least it seems that some people are getting lucky. I have heard nothing as yet - same experience as above.
I find it difficult to understand how they can distinguish between applicants based on their simplistic application form though.
I find it difficult to understand how they can distinguish between applicants based on their simplistic application form though.