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Any one.
I woud apreshiate any informations on Captain position with Wizz Air.
Mony , flying blocks, days off, living expenses in Poland and styl as well.
Planing to yoin but there are no informations on net.
Any info is wery welcomed.
Thanks
I woud apreshiate any informations on Captain position with Wizz Air.
Mony , flying blocks, days off, living expenses in Poland and styl as well.
Planing to yoin but there are no informations on net.
Any info is wery welcomed.
Thanks
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As a long time lurker here, I have resisted registering as I only did a few hours as a trainee for my PPL...then ran out of cash...but visited every country on earth except China and New Zealand as SLF.
I will not forthwith pollute the Forum with dumb comments, but offer this ...prompted by the post by a Polish person asking for advice...I speak fluent Italian, my German is acceptable, my French can get me to a toilet, and my Arabic is a source of fun to Egyptians.
But I cannot WRITE very well in these languages...as slf I found the question from the poster completely understandable...and was disappointed at the reaction.
Shame on you!
Matt.
This post referred to comments later removed by either smart Moderators or embarrased smart arse pedants.
I will not forthwith pollute the Forum with dumb comments, but offer this ...prompted by the post by a Polish person asking for advice...I speak fluent Italian, my German is acceptable, my French can get me to a toilet, and my Arabic is a source of fun to Egyptians.
But I cannot WRITE very well in these languages...as slf I found the question from the poster completely understandable...and was disappointed at the reaction.
Shame on you!
Matt.
This post referred to comments later removed by either smart Moderators or embarrased smart arse pedants.
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Any one.
I wood appreciate any information’s on Captain position with Wizz Air.
Money , flying blocks, days off, living expenses in Poland and style as well.
Planning to join but there are no information’s on net.
Any info is wary welcomed.
Thanks
Thanks for your remark on spelling I do speak 5 language but my written English is not the best with out spelling check
Matt35 Thanks for understanding and support
I wood appreciate any information’s on Captain position with Wizz Air.
Money , flying blocks, days off, living expenses in Poland and style as well.
Planning to join but there are no information’s on net.
Any info is wary welcomed.
Thanks
Thanks for your remark on spelling I do speak 5 language but my written English is not the best with out spelling check
Matt35 Thanks for understanding and support
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40000 euro pa + 60 per sector if experienced on type.
36000 euro pa, as inexperienced on type for first 6 months.
6 days on, 4 days off, flexible if you are commuting;
basically they try to give you the days you request but FTL's say max of 6 on.
You can work for example 6 + 1, 6 + 10, 6 + 1 or something similar. Max is normally 12 days off a month.
Poland quite cheap to live in. Beer's good, so is the food.
All the Girls are pretty.
My Polish, Hungarian and Romanian is crap but hey I'm having fun learning!
So far a good outfit to work for.
Enjoy.
Salutari BR.
36000 euro pa, as inexperienced on type for first 6 months.
6 days on, 4 days off, flexible if you are commuting;
basically they try to give you the days you request but FTL's say max of 6 on.
You can work for example 6 + 1, 6 + 10, 6 + 1 or something similar. Max is normally 12 days off a month.
Poland quite cheap to live in. Beer's good, so is the food.
All the Girls are pretty.
My Polish, Hungarian and Romanian is crap but hey I'm having fun learning!
So far a good outfit to work for.
Enjoy.
Salutari BR.
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No sweat pal...thanks for your countries' help when I was born in Scotland in 1940.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_..._Great_Britain
Fly safe...
Matt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_..._Great_Britain
Fly safe...
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just did the interview with Wizz as a direct entry captain... never seen before a so rude and arrogant attitude among the Human Resource (polish lady
) and the chief training captain (swiss-hungarian young guy ...)
briefly:
-they'll TRY to give you a roster on 6/4 but IS NOT SURE you'll get it.
-if they call you on your day off they'll pay you only the sector pay (they ARE NOT BUYING your day off) and will be better not to move any trouble.
-they need captains (better if already type rated) for the Gdansk, Katowice and Poznan bases untill next december... so almost no chance to have Warsaw or Budapest base.
-for those capts. without A320 expect a bond for 5 years!!, around 23.500 euros and reduced salary, of course, untill the final line check - expect up to 4 months to complete everything.
-expect to commute between the polish bases at least twice per week (by train or minibus!!! - the road in Poland are a complete disaster and is very dangerous to drive - fast and drunky).
The distance between Warsaw, Katowice, Poznan and Gdansk is around 4 hours by car and 2.40/3.20 by train and is not clear if are computed in the duty hours.
-flight time up to 14 hours daily (upon permission from Hungarian JAA).
-need to obtain a validation for your JAR ATPL (Hungary is NOT JAA member yet)...takes 4/5 weeks.
-those pilots outside of bilateral Hungarian work agreement (i.e. Belgium
) need to obtain a work permit - 4 weeks at least.
During the personal interview I asked the HR lady to clarify some points of the contract but she didn't reply
correctly to the questions .
- be ready to provide a full references from your previous company (they like to be ACCURATE).
personal opinion: generally I've got a bad impression from them and I'll not attend their sim check in LGW.
stay cool guys
) and the chief training captain (swiss-hungarian young guy ...) briefly:
-they'll TRY to give you a roster on 6/4 but IS NOT SURE you'll get it.
-if they call you on your day off they'll pay you only the sector pay (they ARE NOT BUYING your day off) and will be better not to move any trouble.
-they need captains (better if already type rated) for the Gdansk, Katowice and Poznan bases untill next december... so almost no chance to have Warsaw or Budapest base.
-for those capts. without A320 expect a bond for 5 years!!, around 23.500 euros and reduced salary, of course, untill the final line check - expect up to 4 months to complete everything.
-expect to commute between the polish bases at least twice per week (by train or minibus!!! - the road in Poland are a complete disaster and is very dangerous to drive - fast and drunky).
The distance between Warsaw, Katowice, Poznan and Gdansk is around 4 hours by car and 2.40/3.20 by train and is not clear if are computed in the duty hours.
-flight time up to 14 hours daily (upon permission from Hungarian JAA).
-need to obtain a validation for your JAR ATPL (Hungary is NOT JAA member yet)...takes 4/5 weeks.
-those pilots outside of bilateral Hungarian work agreement (i.e. Belgium
) need to obtain a work permit - 4 weeks at least.During the personal interview I asked the HR lady to clarify some points of the contract but she didn't reply
correctly to the questions .- be ready to provide a full references from your previous company (they like to be ACCURATE
).personal opinion: generally I've got a bad impression from them and I'll not attend their sim check in LGW
.stay cool guys
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Wow! Sounds completely the opposite of my Interview.
Tech Guys were great, made you feel relaxed, not too many type specific questions. HR lady was OK But as with All HR types, I guess you should take the Bull by the Horns, this will enable you to "Control" the Interview. Be Proactive.
I did not seem to have any problems with the roads around Katowice???? No Sim Check either.
BR.
Tech Guys were great, made you feel relaxed, not too many type specific questions. HR lady was OK But as with All HR types, I guess you should take the Bull by the Horns, this will enable you to "Control" the Interview. Be Proactive.
I did not seem to have any problems with the roads around Katowice???? No Sim Check either.
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My interview was also very relaxed,very friendly people,sometimes it seems to be a big family.Very happy with Wizz although salary is a bit low.
pilot415 may I ask you where you have the information from?
never had any problems with my roster,sometimes even 6on 5off,you`ll get one day additional off on your birthday!!!
Looking now for crews in BUD.
It`s true they sometimes call you on your day off,BUT they ask you if you can fly(and I really mean ask...),I often told them that I am not available,never had any problems.
..,but pilot415 I fully agree,the streets in Poland are like hell,it`s relly very dangerous,there were already accidents.Imagine being in the crewbus at 4 am on Saturday,it is easier to count the people who are not drunk!!!
pilot415 may I ask you where you have the information from?
never had any problems with my roster,sometimes even 6on 5off,you`ll get one day additional off on your birthday!!!
Looking now for crews in BUD.
It`s true they sometimes call you on your day off,BUT they ask you if you can fly(and I really mean ask...),I often told them that I am not available,never had any problems.
..,but pilot415 I fully agree,the streets in Poland are like hell,it`s relly very dangerous,there were already accidents.Imagine being in the crewbus at 4 am on Saturday,it is easier to count the people who are not drunk!!!
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Flytheplane,
Are you sure that they are looking for pilots in BUD. On theyr web page its only for Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Ukraine, (new?!).
Anyone with an impression about the base in Bucharest?
Thx
CB
Are you sure that they are looking for pilots in BUD. On theyr web page its only for Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Ukraine, (new?!
).Anyone with an impression about the base in Bucharest?
Thx
CB
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Hi everybody,
i should have an interview soon with Wizz...i know from you salary are not really the best...company is not bad....but what the latest about type rating?i heard rumors about a possible way to have an off shore contract...let me know please !tks
i should have an interview soon with Wizz...i know from you salary are not really the best...company is not bad....but what the latest about type rating?i heard rumors about a possible way to have an off shore contract...let me know please !tks
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How many sectors do you usualy do, around 60? That would mean around 6400€ gross for a CPT, what about taxes and per diem, what is more or less the monthly net for a CPT?
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Depends on where you are based. If BBU it will typically be about 28 sectors, in CLJ, BUD or WAW probably less.
You look after your own tax, if you are from the UK(resident) then any time in UK airspace or LTN night stops will count against you for UK residency purposes.
BR.
You look after your own tax, if you are from the UK(resident) then any time in UK airspace or LTN night stops will count against you for UK residency purposes.
BR.