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I have been invited for a 3 day assessment at Wizzair in Nov. I am realy interested in the technical written test (90 questions multiple choice)
Hope they dont go to deep in the raw ATPL therory, its been 5 years since I did the exams and although I have ample time to prepare, one month is going to be a short one.
Does anybody have any pointers on the written exam?
Non type rated 320
1200 ME TP
1500 TT
Hope they dont go to deep in the raw ATPL therory, its been 5 years since I did the exams and although I have ample time to prepare, one month is going to be a short one.
Does anybody have any pointers on the written exam?
Non type rated 320
1200 ME TP
1500 TT
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Hi there!
Some info about the new recruitment process. Info received from a mate working with Wizz.
Tech q? 100 (10 out of them are open questions and 90 are multiple choice q?)
Math test
Group test
(English test... I am not sure anymore)
HR
Sim check
They are apparently really picky and you need to know well your atpl, jeppessen intro, ifr minima, if rated you should be able to draw and explain any of the system on board (elec, fuel, hyd, press,...)
Good luck
Some info about the new recruitment process. Info received from a mate working with Wizz.
Tech q? 100 (10 out of them are open questions and 90 are multiple choice q?)
Math test
Group test
(English test... I am not sure anymore)
HR
Sim check
They are apparently really picky and you need to know well your atpl, jeppessen intro, ifr minima, if rated you should be able to draw and explain any of the system on board (elec, fuel, hyd, press,...)
Good luck
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They are apparently really picky
Well, they should be, they are paying you something approaching €2000 /mth AND you get to fly a lovely Pink Airbus
isn't that just so. . . . super , no, super dooper I think 
This industry just makes me want to
& then & then 
If you have a brain , FFS why don't you go & get a "proper" job paying "proper" money & fly a Cessna at the weekends ? too late for me aged 56 , I am stuck with this cr@p, if you are 20 ish & educated , you are not. . . are you blind ? ?
Well, they should be, they are paying you something approaching €2000 /mth AND you get to fly a lovely Pink Airbus
isn't that just so. . . . super , no, super dooper I think This industry just makes me want to
& then & then If you have a brain , FFS why don't you go & get a "proper" job paying "proper" money & fly a Cessna at the weekends ? too late for me aged 56 , I am stuck with this cr@p, if you are 20 ish & educated , you are not. . . are you blind ? ?
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2000 Euros a month!!! Ha ha ha If you are non rated, and with training bond for XX amount of years, expect to have around 1200 Euros a month!
And guess what, you get treated like you get paid! No further comment 
If you are non rated, and with training bond for XX amount of years, expect to have around 1200 Euros a month! And guess what, you get treated like you get paid! No further comment
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For people looking for the first job Wizz and other low cost are still a good choice, brand new planes, europe, nice destination, quite good roaster, nice envirment, and at least you are sure to get the salary, and when you get the experience you leave for better T&C..
And these low cost are the only one hiring people.. Fortunately
Or we wanna talk about all the airlines that are more close to bankrupt than to fly???
And these low cost are the only one hiring people.. Fortunately
Or we wanna talk about all the airlines that are more close to bankrupt than to fly???
me. I am speechless. Utterly speechless.
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Saturno "Or we wanna talk about all the airlines that are more close to bankrupt than to fly???"
Yes maybe it is better that the authorities made a proper audit of the conditions of this airline, and they stopped flying! Or are you working just to make the airline rich!
Last I heard they reported 1 million profit a day! Why not give people a good bonus! 4 free tickets
Yes maybe it is better that the authorities made a proper audit of the conditions of this airline, and they stopped flying! Or are you working just to make the airline rich!
Last I heard they reported 1 million profit a day! Why not give people a good bonus! 4 free tickets
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Last I heard they reported 1 million profit a day! Why not give people a good bonus! 4 free tickets
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And therein lies the problem.
Why should Wizz Air be considered a first job? Because they know that kids will accept anything in order to fly.
Believe me, I've flown with some of these kids. Some were good, some were very, very bad indeed.
Initial selection is almost based on ability to pay, not ability in it's purest form.
Why should Wizz Air be considered a first job? Because they know that kids will accept anything in order to fly.
Believe me, I've flown with some of these kids. Some were good, some were very, very bad indeed.
Initial selection is almost based on ability to pay, not ability in it's purest form.
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This is a 2 way games, they hire pilots giving them low salary, and pilots come get the hours and experience they need and leave, everybody is happy.
The selection is not based on ability to pay believe me, a lot of things changed, and resignations are from all nationalities, both fo and cpt, only local pilots, based in their own country are not leaving, not yet
The selection is not based on ability to pay believe me, a lot of things changed, and resignations are from all nationalities, both fo and cpt, only local pilots, based in their own country are not leaving, not yet
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It is based on ability to pay. If you can somehow live on €800 a month, then that is ability to pay, when compared against someone who can't.
It is a direct economic relationship.
Most of the €800 a month FO's will be somewhat subsidised. This will likely be by parents, grandparents, partners or whatever. But make no mistake, that is selection by ability to pay.
250 hour pilots always struggled to get their first job. However, in the past they didn't directly destroy the entire industry T & C's.
It is based on ability to pay. If you can somehow live on €800 a month, then that is ability to pay, when compared against someone who can't.
It is a direct economic relationship.
Most of the €800 a month FO's will be somewhat subsidised. This will likely be by parents, grandparents, partners or whatever. But make no mistake, that is selection by ability to pay.
250 hour pilots always struggled to get their first job. However, in the past they didn't directly destroy the entire industry T & C's.
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Narrow Runway,
I do not know where do you have 800Eur figgure from. The one I know is bigger than that, so no lower than 1200EUR for the first year.
And one CAN live on that in eastern EU. It is not much, but one years goes fast and do not forget that on top of that your Type Rating is being deducted. So your sallary is around 2000eur.
Considering todays situation in aviation this is, from my point of view good chance.
Kind regards
I do not know where do you have 800Eur figgure from. The one I know is bigger than that, so no lower than 1200EUR for the first year.
And one CAN live on that in eastern EU. It is not much, but one years goes fast and do not forget that on top of that your Type Rating is being deducted. So your sallary is around 2000eur.
Considering todays situation in aviation this is, from my point of view good chance.
Kind regards
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Great. Freedom of labour between member EU states is really not helping. 1200 Euro a month to fly an airliner. In UK this is less than the minimum wage and what you would expect if you filled Tesco shelves for a living. Would not get close to covering my mortgage.
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And yet it is the salary everyone in my country (with a wizz base) dreams of. No surprise when the average salary is around 500 eur. Even more 2000 is around what you can expect as an FO in another local airlines.
It is not Wizz. Is it the lack of equality in EU.
It is not Wizz. Is it the lack of equality in EU.
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It is neither. It is the bonkers political dream of providing a level playing field across a huge geographical area with a huge divergence in employment opportunity/unemployment levels/cost of living/wages. You surely can see why those in the UK (for instance) are pissed off at seeing their salary and terms and conditions eroded as our employers see a wave of potential resource at their disposal that are happy with salaries that won't cover the cost of keeping a roof over our heads. I talk not only of those from Eastern EU but the spotty kids whose mummy has plonked £100k on the table to get young James a glam job.