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I would get PIC time in the States if possible. That will always be valued. Plus probably gives you more options down the road. The Wizz pilots I have talked to work very hard for not much dosh.
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With your experience and position I would stay away from Wizz. Take the command and after some time it shouldn't be difficult to change the type and go somewhere where your hours will be accredited normally. In Wizz they even factorize hour on Bus with 0.8 :ugh
And the company is in chaos. Managment and planing are doing everything they can to make you miserable. New agency contracts, I wouldn't sign even if it would be the only job in the world.
On top of all the other , now they canceled all commuting contract for July, without any approval from pilots on those type of rosters and only with an e-mail from managment few days before the roster was published
And the company is in chaos. Managment and planing are doing everything they can to make you miserable. New agency contracts, I wouldn't sign even if it would be the only job in the world.
On top of all the other , now they canceled all commuting contract for July, without any approval from pilots on those type of rosters and only with an e-mail from managment few days before the roster was published
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I know of two interviews in May, one in June, but I guess there were more.
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You will fly max hours anywhere. And if you badly ask for it you clearly have no idea how unpleasant it is to do that. Flying 900 hours a year with earlies/lates as wizzair with 30 min turn around is simply soul destroying.
Even just flying 700 or 800 hours would be a big difference, in positive.
You ask only company/base related info, but I remind you that you have to live in this places, not only work.
Living in let's say Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Gdansk, Riga or Vilnius is tremendously different than living in Kutaisi, Chisinau, Craiova or Skopje, quality of life wise.
If you are just interested in the number of planes and network, look at wizzair website on the network map, it's easy to establish where the variety is better. Not helping much when you come back home after 13 hours duty or when you have two days off in the weekend, but if that's not what you are looking for...
Even just flying 700 or 800 hours would be a big difference, in positive.
You ask only company/base related info, but I remind you that you have to live in this places, not only work.
Living in let's say Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Gdansk, Riga or Vilnius is tremendously different than living in Kutaisi, Chisinau, Craiova or Skopje, quality of life wise.
If you are just interested in the number of planes and network, look at wizzair website on the network map, it's easy to establish where the variety is better. Not helping much when you come back home after 13 hours duty or when you have two days off in the weekend, but if that's not what you are looking for...
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Hi everybody!
I have an assesment with Wizz next month and I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can answer my following questions:
1. Where would you recommend doing sim prep on an A320?
2. What ATPL subjects are the most important for the written test and the interview?
3. Are there any things, other than the above, I should prepare for?
Thank you for your time!
I have an assesment with Wizz next month and I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can answer my following questions:
1. Where would you recommend doing sim prep on an A320?
2. What ATPL subjects are the most important for the written test and the interview?
3. Are there any things, other than the above, I should prepare for?
Thank you for your time!
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You will fly max hours anywhere. And if you badly ask for it you clearly have no idea how unpleasant it is to do that. Flying 900 hours a year with earlies/lates as wizzair with 30 min turn around is simply soul destroying.
Even just flying 700 or 800 hours would be a big difference, in positive.
You ask only company/base related info, but I remind you that you have to live in this places, not only work.
Living in let's say Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Gdansk, Riga or Vilnius is tremendously different than living in Kutaisi, Chisinau, Craiova or Skopje, quality of life wise.
If you are just interested in the number of planes and network, look at wizzair website on the network map, it's easy to establish where the variety is better. Not helping much when you come back home after 13 hours duty or when you have two days off in the weekend, but if that's not what you are looking for...
Even just flying 700 or 800 hours would be a big difference, in positive.
You ask only company/base related info, but I remind you that you have to live in this places, not only work.
Living in let's say Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Gdansk, Riga or Vilnius is tremendously different than living in Kutaisi, Chisinau, Craiova or Skopje, quality of life wise.
If you are just interested in the number of planes and network, look at wizzair website on the network map, it's easy to establish where the variety is better. Not helping much when you come back home after 13 hours duty or when you have two days off in the weekend, but if that's not what you are looking for...
I'm currently flying 1000 per year with 4-7 sectors and 30 min turns. 900 will be easier and far easier than previous jobs I've had.
Do people normally get a 10-20 min phone interview before being invited to an interview? Any ideas on what to expect? Thanks
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Money wise Gdansk is the base with highest number of sectors (due to short flights).
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FL240 -
I am slightly intrigued, you say "I'm Australian and also hold a British passport" but you working in the USA on the CRJ, out of personal interest and curiosity, how you managed to get work permit in the USA?
I am slightly intrigued, you say "I'm Australian and also hold a British passport" but you working in the USA on the CRJ, out of personal interest and curiosity, how you managed to get work permit in the USA?