XL & Zoom Pilots

[Obi Wan Kirk]

So n ow that both Zoom & XL have gone bust where are all the pilots heading? Any ideas? How many are prepared to relocate to Middle East & Far East? What's the trend?

[A and C]

I'm going to the pub!

[757-200]

I am going to quit flying! + to the pub

[Firestorm]

Sounds like buying a pub might not be a bad idea: they'll be loads of ex XL and Zoom blokes blowing their redundancy in pubs by the sound of the previous posters!

[GSMini]

Apart from the pub...give a try to FlyDubai...

By the way, what pub r u gonna go guys?

[haughtney1]

A lot of us Ex Zoom guys/gals have already had a big booze up

[A Very Civil Pilot]

blowing their redundancy

I doubt they'll be getting any redundancy money. They might be lucky to get last months pay.

[stue]

As for flyDubai, dont have the hours yet, so the pub it is.....
As for the pub, Manchester, Deansgate locks, any time after 8 pm.

PM me if you want anymore details.

Very gutted, will miss you all!

[MitrePeak]

Sympathy

To all you guys and gals who've recently been laid off, i feel for you. I've been made redundant 6 times now in this industry ! Life does go on somehow, somewhere...

[GSMini]

Kinda far Manchester right now..I´m in Mumbai..but..give me a couple of months, when all expat copilots are laid off from here (yes..again!!)..and I´ll join you guys in the pub!!

[petesevenseven]

Keep Smiling Guy's!!!!

Hi Guy's and Gals,

As someone whose been hard done by many a time in this flying career of mine!!! And having had to be rescued by my much better looking stable half with stable career for the love of flying that I can't seem to shake on more than one occasion.

I must commend all of you great Guy's and Gals on your great sense of humour during these really crazy times!!!

Keep smiling all!!! The world will Smile with you!!! You will be back in the air again before you know it!!!

Enjoy the pub!!!!

You all sure as hell deserve a beer!!!

See you back in the blue sky's soon!!!

Until then Happy Landings

Pete

[LSGG]

As an ex Oasis Hong Kong airlines, I know what you guys (and girls) are going threw. Hang on in there and good luck.

Cheers

LSGG

[whatdoesthisbuttondo]

Good luck everyone.

[RMC]

Agree with all the above would like to think I could keep my sense of humour if (when) this happens to me... easier said than done.

A lot of contract jobs in India/Japan/China/Korea and the Middle East ...wouldn't discount the sandpit....been looking at it quite closely myself recently and the lifestyle with some of these companies is something else (even if the pay is not what it once was).

All the best.