TCX Recruiting FOs
, but it certainly isn't what it used to be, sadly.
Joined: Mar 2000
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From: England
It's become a RGF, which is a real shame.
1. The people you fly with ARE great.
2. The pilot scheduling agreement/terms & conditions WERE great.
3. The board were NOT great and should have been taken outside and shot for allowing the semi literate spanish barrow boy to drive the group into the ground.
3 is a top gear reference and clearly in jest. Perhaps.
I fear TCX is moribund. If not, it is certainly tainted. Most of the airline management are decent enough misguided people but the even more misguided group beancounters pull their strings. I agree with 763 jock, I could no longer recommend this airline.
1. The people you fly with ARE great.
2. The pilot scheduling agreement/terms & conditions WERE great.
3. The board were NOT great and should have been taken outside and shot for allowing the semi literate spanish barrow boy to drive the group into the ground.
3 is a top gear reference and clearly in jest. Perhaps.
I fear TCX is moribund. If not, it is certainly tainted. Most of the airline management are decent enough misguided people but the even more misguided group beancounters pull their strings. I agree with 763 jock, I could no longer recommend this airline.
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: More than a tank of fuel away from home.
Would you care to elaborate on what the scheduling agreement/terms & conditions were and are now?
As far as I know you get 10 days off pm in the summer, 13 in winter. 42 days leave upto 50 after 5 years....Max 800hrs per year.
As far as I know you get 10 days off pm in the summer, 13 in winter. 42 days leave upto 50 after 5 years....Max 800hrs per year.
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: BHX
Scheduling agreement is about to be attacked by the DFO again. I would suggest that there is no chance whatsoever of being kept on past October as further downsizing is a certainty next winter. Rumour has it that the West Jet contract is not being renewed next winter as the aircraft sent sat tech for 2 weeks and they were furious about it.
30 odd skippers demoted, holiday concessions rendered useless, morale lower than a snakes belly and F/Os told to relocate if they still want to work for the company.
Apart from that...
30 odd skippers demoted, holiday concessions rendered useless, morale lower than a snakes belly and F/Os told to relocate if they still want to work for the company.
Apart from that...
any idea how many they are likely to recruit
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: uk
Looking to recruit a minimum of 10, number could go up still as the summer programme has not yet been released to the Airline, which is one of the reasons why we are so inefficient. It would seem highly likely non rated pilots will be recruited due to a lack of supply and that we are under going a large number of Boeing conversions, so recruits will plug the gaps in the type ratings
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Essex, UK
I spoke to HR direct via email and received this:
I’m afraid that we are only planning to recruit a small number of B757/767 type rated pilots on fixed term contracts for this summer. My personal view based on the current pilot market is that we will have to start offering type-ratings in the future but probably not until next year.
I was also B737 Rated.
I’m afraid that we are only planning to recruit a small number of B757/767 type rated pilots on fixed term contracts for this summer. My personal view based on the current pilot market is that we will have to start offering type-ratings in the future but probably not until next year.
I was also B737 Rated.