Non type rated easyjet recruitment?
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Phensocks: I'm not delusional, I'm a realist.
How can I be delusional when you look around at the industry and see the trends?
You've allowed Pandora's box to be opened and generally, it has unintended consequences.
I'm not going to argue with you. As I said, let's see what happens.
How can I be delusional when you look around at the industry and see the trends?
You've allowed Pandora's box to be opened and generally, it has unintended consequences.
I'm not going to argue with you. As I said, let's see what happens.
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Stucano - you have to be on a permanent contract and have the minimum hours to apply for the command process. You do not have to hold a particular rank, although in practice you are more likely to be an SFO, but that is not a stated requirement. There are then a significant number of hoops to jump through before you become a Captain. None of them are based on who your mates are, your colour, race, beliefs, nationality or anything else. You need to be very competent and a credible future Captain - nothing more and nothing less. It is not therefore automatic, but we have we have more promotions per year than any other airline in the world that I know of. Every last one of them go on to the standard Captain's deal, despite the constant warnings from the likes of Narrow Runway. The only variation to that is those guys that take up the Lisbon deal, which is not very good but offers the advantage of getting a command sooner than might otherwise have been the case - horses for courses etc.
For practical purposes we run a seniority system for command, although the word 'seniority' is banned from our vocabulary! The seniority system comes into play when you register your name for pre-command and get the appropriate interview. At that point you are frozen on a list and the date your name was placed on that list determines the order in which you will be offered a command course subsequently, subject to successful completion of the assessment process. It is about as fair as you could hope for and the vast majority of people are successful. The downside is that you have to go where the command vacancies are - that is more often than not Gatwick. If you have a wife and kids in Milan or wherever, that can be a problem. If you are waiting to get back to a popular base, you may wait a long time as vacancies only rarely occur. To change base you just put your name on the Transfer List, and when your name comes up you can accept or decline the offer. As you might expect, tensions can arise and there are not always easy answers. For example, when the Madrid base closed the guys there got put ahead of all the transfer listed people to move to bases of their choice - a great deal if you are in Madrid, but pretty grim if you were Number 1 on the list and found 10 guys now in front of you taking up the only free slots that had appeared for years! This is a vast subject that is largely outside the scope of this thread, but I hope that helps. No system is perfect but it is very transparent, and no more can you ask for.
For practical purposes we run a seniority system for command, although the word 'seniority' is banned from our vocabulary! The seniority system comes into play when you register your name for pre-command and get the appropriate interview. At that point you are frozen on a list and the date your name was placed on that list determines the order in which you will be offered a command course subsequently, subject to successful completion of the assessment process. It is about as fair as you could hope for and the vast majority of people are successful. The downside is that you have to go where the command vacancies are - that is more often than not Gatwick. If you have a wife and kids in Milan or wherever, that can be a problem. If you are waiting to get back to a popular base, you may wait a long time as vacancies only rarely occur. To change base you just put your name on the Transfer List, and when your name comes up you can accept or decline the offer. As you might expect, tensions can arise and there are not always easy answers. For example, when the Madrid base closed the guys there got put ahead of all the transfer listed people to move to bases of their choice - a great deal if you are in Madrid, but pretty grim if you were Number 1 on the list and found 10 guys now in front of you taking up the only free slots that had appeared for years! This is a vast subject that is largely outside the scope of this thread, but I hope that helps. No system is perfect but it is very transparent, and no more can you ask for.
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For the record, short of paying for my CPL and MIFR, which everyone but a very select few military types in Canada will do, I have never EVER dropped another dime on training nor signed a bond of any sort. I now hold 5 different type ratings and have flown over 20 different types. Call it delusional, call it whatever you want, but you are only fooling yourself and it will be too late before you will ever realise it.
Times have changed. It's great that you never paid extra for a type rating but the unfortunate truth is that nowadays airlines don't offer what they used to. I honestly don't know what they offer in Canada, but right now, in the UK, it is all but impossible for someone without a type rating to get a job. Nobody is fooling themselves.
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Haha you've given me a good giggle, thanks. The "prisoners dilemma" is just an example in game theory applied to group decisions like refusing to pay for type ratings. The circumstances are interchangeable, it's not actually about going to prison! 
And you say I'm dumb?
Prisoner's dilemma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It very obviously applies to this situation and explains how individuals rationally make decisions in their own best interest (not necessarily selfishly) by following a logic path, that cause detriment to the group as a whole. Ie, if everyone refused to pay for type ratings yes things would improve. But you can't guarantee everyone does it, so the best decision for any one individual is to pay for type rating.
But sure, you keep swearing and insulting swathes of pilots with each post you make
And you say I'm dumb? Prisoner's dilemma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It very obviously applies to this situation and explains how individuals rationally make decisions in their own best interest (not necessarily selfishly) by following a logic path, that cause detriment to the group as a whole. Ie, if everyone refused to pay for type ratings yes things would improve. But you can't guarantee everyone does it, so the best decision for any one individual is to pay for type rating.
But sure, you keep swearing and insulting swathes of pilots with each post you make
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It's a tough situation over here though. UK doesn't have the GA route to the airlines that N America has (which is a huge shame). Going to Africa won't get UK pilots into a jet job. You'll get some valuable experience building your skills for sure, but generally airlines require jet time on type or contribution to type rating, so once you get back you're in the same position you left with.
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AirFrance is a major. So following the gigolo's logic, the passenger would be safer on the 49€ flight than the 250€ one.
36 years old and 20 different types. Stable career
36 years old and 20 different types. Stable career
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justagiglio77 - At the risk of seeming rude, may I politely suggest you are over-contributing to this thread. From what I can see, you are a 36 year-old Canadian gift to aviation, with a stroke of genius, who has blessed numerous airlines with your presence and gained countless type ratings in the process. Awestruck as we all are, this thread is for people who want to know about joining a humble little outfit called easyJet and who want to discuss terms and conditions with informed people - of whom you are not one. I am not a genius, and nor am I a gift to aviation. I do, however, have one critical asset that you do not - I know all about easyJet as I have worked there many years. Perhaps you may grace us all with your 'insights' on another occasion, and allow others with a more realistic likelihood of working here to have their say.
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Blantoon,
Just a small point, you say that the UK doesn't have the GA route to airlines.
Well, it did until really quite recently. Then the whole thing changed in the blink of an eye.
What started as a trickle, soon became a stream, then a river, then an out of control torrent of individuals willing to accept the "easy" route (no pun intended) to the RHS of a Boeing/Airbus etc etc.
Just an observation, but GA was a way into the regionals until recently and from those regionals, those pilots could move up into the more mainstream, even occasionally, major airlines.
Not any more. That valid career path is dead. Forever.
And that is a shame.
Just a small point, you say that the UK doesn't have the GA route to airlines.
Well, it did until really quite recently. Then the whole thing changed in the blink of an eye.
What started as a trickle, soon became a stream, then a river, then an out of control torrent of individuals willing to accept the "easy" route (no pun intended) to the RHS of a Boeing/Airbus etc etc.
Just an observation, but GA was a way into the regionals until recently and from those regionals, those pilots could move up into the more mainstream, even occasionally, major airlines.
Not any more. That valid career path is dead. Forever.
And that is a shame.
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justagigolo77 I don't think I would fly or let my family on a Canadian airline, I mean at least with easyjet cadets (and British Airways/Monarch since its the same training school) they go through a tough selection and are trained by ex long haul skippers, mil fast jet guys and the occasional Red arrows mavericks in easyjet, so their getting the best training and are switched on people, in Canada you get trained by some ppl civilian cowboy out of a back garden shed in the middle of nowhere and fly around like cowboys with high accident rates due lack a SA and ability which is fine in your propeller driven aircraft with few SOB but its bad news when you need to fly something big and fast carrying many people when you need to be ahead of the aircraft and understand many systems.........................now how much of moron do I sound????? 
And btw I fly for easyjet and haven't paid for a type rating as I'm sure about 70% of pilots at ezy haven't.
And for the record would you let your family fly BA/KLM/Lufthansa? Knowing that the skipper prob flew 100hrs 15years ago in a light a/c and pushed buttons in a jet ever since, sitting next to a 200hr cadet...and guess where the vast majority of experienced f/o's came from in BA's last 2 intakes
And btw I fly for easyjet and haven't paid for a type rating as I'm sure about 70% of pilots at ezy haven't.
And for the record would you let your family fly BA/KLM/Lufthansa? Knowing that the skipper prob flew 100hrs 15years ago in a light a/c and pushed buttons in a jet ever since, sitting next to a 200hr cadet...and guess where the vast majority of experienced f/o's came from in BA's last 2 intakes
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Oh how employers must laugh when they see pilots on forums like this!
This whole situation is borne out minimum cost to the company and all the time they can get away with charging people for training they will.
For me, the main question is, are they employing the best available talent for their flight operation? And the answer has to be no. Because they have been excluding experienced guys in previous recruitment.
And now experienced guys are getting interviews, they are turning it down as the offer is derisory.
This whole situation is borne out minimum cost to the company and all the time they can get away with charging people for training they will.
For me, the main question is, are they employing the best available talent for their flight operation? And the answer has to be no. Because they have been excluding experienced guys in previous recruitment.
And now experienced guys are getting interviews, they are turning it down as the offer is derisory.
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Absolutely - well said Epsilon Vaz. Deep and fast - Firstly, absolutely anyone of experience could apply, and many have done. Secondly, many experienced pilots are accepting easyJet's offer. And yes, we are getting some great people. And yes, like every employer who wants to stay in business, it is a judgement - they pay the least they can to get the right people. You may not like it, but that is the way the world is. And finally, it is a great place to work - there will be very few disappointed people who come here. Those that are will find they are much sought after by other top airlines who know exactly the product they are getting from an easyJet pilot. No easyJet pilot has any difficulty getting another job if he wants to leave - it seems win-win to me.
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Many are accepting perhaps. Unfortunately I won't be. I have had a better offer, simple as that.
No malice towards Easy, on the contrary I think it will fit in with some people very nicely indeed. For me I had another offer which fits in with my personal aspirations and circumstances better.
But that's life and it's good to see EZY taking guys. There is a few amongst my ranks who are very much looking forward to changing from blue and yellow to orange.
I think Alexander has been a very helpful insight into EZY on this thread and it's unfortunate that he/she seems to be getting a fair amount of flak for doing so.
No malice towards Easy, on the contrary I think it will fit in with some people very nicely indeed. For me I had another offer which fits in with my personal aspirations and circumstances better.
But that's life and it's good to see EZY taking guys. There is a few amongst my ranks who are very much looking forward to changing from blue and yellow to orange.
I think Alexander has been a very helpful insight into EZY on this thread and it's unfortunate that he/she seems to be getting a fair amount of flak for doing so.
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it is a judgement - they pay the least they can to get the "right" people.
AdM, I recommend you stick to selling car insurance.
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King Dong, I wonder why the "right" people would choose Easyjet when there are other airlines who are paying more and charging less, or nothing!
Maybe Easyjet are getting the "right" people from what's left after the other airlines have had their pick.
Maybe Easyjet are getting the "right" people from what's left after the other airlines have had their pick.