Virgin recruiting soon...
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If you're bus rated, you'll go to the 330. 340 comes post 500hrs/2 OPC's so 12-24 months. Non bus = the 747. Or at least that's whats happened the last couple of years
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Just out of curiosity...why the wait between 330 and 340 flying? If you've managed the transition from 320 to 330, there can't be much more to it, can there? I gather Emirates do (or did, now they're losing them) the same thing.
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Virgin advert on LinkedIn.... They are open for applications by B747 type rated FOs today until 10th October. Website confirms it.
Doesn't apply to me but May interest some....
Regards,
Doesn't apply to me but May interest some....
Regards,
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I think there may in the future be opportunities for non tyre rated, but only when they can't get anybody TR. At the moment there seems to be plenty of 330 rated folk coming home from the gulf, the 747 I'm not so sure about.
But even when it's non type rated it will more than likely be 320/737-757 rated so they can do a shortened TR course. I think, and only my personal opinion , but it is very unlikely there will be recruitment from those rated on something less transferable ie, bae146, rj85, emb145-175-195, Q400, other turboprops and the like.
All supposition but I don't think it's far off the mark.
But even when it's non type rated it will more than likely be 320/737-757 rated so they can do a shortened TR course. I think, and only my personal opinion , but it is very unlikely there will be recruitment from those rated on something less transferable ie, bae146, rj85, emb145-175-195, Q400, other turboprops and the like.
All supposition but I don't think it's far off the mark.
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But my point is flying a 737/757 does not qualify you for just a differences course and a shortened TR onto the 744 does it?
Also it's just an aeroplane. I can't see why it would be any harder for a CRJ/E190/DH8D/IL96/E145 pilot to get through the TR than a B734/B738/B752/B763 pilot.
Also it's just an aeroplane. I can't see why it would be any harder for a CRJ/E190/DH8D/IL96/E145 pilot to get through the TR than a B734/B738/B752/B763 pilot.
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787-900 will be a new type for the airline given it does not operate 777s (some similarity with the 787). Perhaps that will be an entry point for non-typed pilots but I imagine that all of the A340 pilots will be switching over and occupying most of the seats.
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Assuming it goes through, what are the consequences of the new EU FTL scheme? If you can do 2-crew to LAX, are the chaps and chappettes currently being hired already redundant?