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Old 8th Jan 2009, 11:51
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Turkish Airlines Seeking Captains.

For the fırst tıme in history, Turkish Airlines is looking to hire Captains who are qualified in B737NG or A319/20/21.

You can apply on the Turkish Airlines web site:


- 8000 h total time
- 3000 h in cmd as Captain on B737NG or A319/20/21
- 4000 h Multi Crew, multi eng. jet MTOW 50 tonnes or greater

etc.....
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..and work 900 hrs a year for all the Turkish Lira you can carry home in your wheelbarrow? (equivalent to about EU 12k a year no doubt...)
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Old 8th Jan 2009, 13:19
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Turkish Airlines Seeking Captains.

You should talk about the things you know. This is not a forum for B.S.
1Turkish lira= 1.5 USD=2.10 Euro.
And the captains pay about 8000 USD. By the way THY just received it's 127 th airplane.
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Old 8th Jan 2009, 13:24
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Are these year-to-year contracts or are they full-time employment opportunities (i.e., hire to retire)? I doubt the many Turkish FOs would be happy about this... How did this deficit of qualified commanders come about? Attrition issues?
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Old 8th Jan 2009, 13:57
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Dear Noelbaba

Let's keep things in the correct order please:

1 EURO = 2,1 new Turkish Lire, not the other way around!!!
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for which bases are they recruiting and does anyone atually know the salaries ?
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Old 8th Jan 2009, 15:42
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The base will be IST. I do not have the details, however the pay will be no less than $9000 (net) / month + benefits.

TK is one of the fastest growing airlines in Europe (127 A/C + the big order will be announced in the next couple of months).
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Besides the on-line application does anyone have an email address, name of Chief-Pilot or other contact for their Flight Operations.
Thanks.
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Contact details

If anybody is willing to share further contact details at THY Flt Ops, besides the on-line application form, pls send me a PM.
Tnx a lot!
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Dec. 31st 2008 did the trick!
 
Old 13th Jan 2009, 15:36
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3,000 hours PIC on type! I don't think I've ever seen a PIC on type requirement that high before! Even the likes of Emirates and Singapore Airlines ask for 3,000 PIC on jets but most airlines ask for only 500 or occasionally 1,000 on type. 3,000 is just plain silly...
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Old 13th Jan 2009, 15:45
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3,000 hrs PIC.........They only want the best!
Ist is a great city to live in and work from.
The only caution in my experience is that when TALPA (their BALPA) get a bit xenophobic, they put pressure on the Turkish DCA not to renew foreign pilot validations. This is always resolved eventually, but most frustrating at the time.
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Has any one been contacted for an interview? Once you filed the application there is no link in thier website to mend it or follow it-up.What accommodations like is it expansive to rent ?
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Carefully!!!

I wouldn't apply at TK.

Why? Things can go very fast in turkey and maybe in a direction which may not be your desire. They are treading non-turks like sheep. I have some friends living in turkey, married with a turkish wife, running a business there and so I know what I'm talking about. When a foreigner gets in their way it may get kind of rough.

NEVER EVER!
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What makes you think that captains with 3000+ hours on type are better than those with less? More experienced, yes, but not necessarily better.

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Old 15th Jan 2009, 09:57
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Hetfield

Sorry for being so skeptical and maybe cynical...but your post looks like something coming from a local affraid of a supposed expat pilot "invasion"...
No matter of what associations, unions etc think one fact is cristal clear: in today's environment, every airline in the world is driven by the word COSTS.

If there's a requeriment to quickly fill seats with experienced and type rated pilots, they will use the available surplus work force without hesitation...

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Old 15th Jan 2009, 18:12
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your post looks like something coming from a local affraid of a supposed expat pilot "invasion"..
I can assure this is not the case.

Fully agree with the rest of your post.

regards
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Dear Het

Accept my apologies...
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Istanbul

Brit currently living and working in Istanbul. Anyone looking for some info on the city and the aviation life here can drop me a pm.

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@fullforward.

No problem

Have a nice day.

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