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Thanks for the reply. Interesting as interviewed in October with sim the next day.Got a call the following day saying I met the benchmark but then radio silence ever since.
My call was for BHX base, not sure if MAN is any different. Understand EDI are getting Busses this year also.
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And was that for Direct entry Captain? I know FOs getting called quickly but specifically interested in wait times for skippers. BHX my first choice of base as coming from down south.
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I've seen above that 'year round' pilot recruitment is happening - but does anyone know what periods of the year I could expect to start an intake if successful?
I'd be non type rated, ex military, about 1500 hrs on multi engine, medium weight. Hoping for Manchester, Leeds, maybe Liverpool regardless of type if that info helps.
I have to give a years notice in current job so knowing periods when intakes are /aren't happening would be really helpful!
I'd be non type rated, ex military, about 1500 hrs on multi engine, medium weight. Hoping for Manchester, Leeds, maybe Liverpool regardless of type if that info helps.
I have to give a years notice in current job so knowing periods when intakes are /aren't happening would be really helpful!
I've seen above that 'year round' pilot recruitment is happening - but does anyone know what periods of the year I could expect to start an intake if successful?
I'd be non type rated, ex military, about 1500 hrs on multi engine, medium weight. Hoping for Manchester, Leeds, maybe Liverpool regardless of type if that info helps.
I have to give a years notice in current job so knowing periods when intakes are /aren't happening would be really helpful!
I'd be non type rated, ex military, about 1500 hrs on multi engine, medium weight. Hoping for Manchester, Leeds, maybe Liverpool regardless of type if that info helps.
I have to give a years notice in current job so knowing periods when intakes are /aren't happening would be really helpful!
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A year's notice? You wont be joining Jet2 straight from leaving your current employer if you need a year notice then. You best get used to being able to get at least 3 months notice of a start date. During the interview process they might ask you "when could you start", if you answer "my notice is currently a year", they wont hire you. Might want to investigate how you can leave your current employer within less than a year.
I was under the assumption he wasn't still in active service, as he said "ex-military' but now you mention it, the 1 year notice does seem possible for military.
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Just to clarify, I'm current in the military - and haven't done 20 years service so am not eligible for the Managed Pathway scheme. I'll have to apply directly for non type rated first officer.
I'm eligible to hand my notice in from July 2024, which would make me available to work from July 2025. However I can delay the notice to any point, but it will still be a year.
Hopefully Jet2 will let me apply with a long notice period, but if not, it would be really useful to know when during the year Jet 2 do their new pilot course dates- this will allow me to plan handing in my notice. In an ideal world I'd want to start a course September 2026, but I'm not sure if they only start intakes at certain times of the year.
I'm eligible to hand my notice in from July 2024, which would make me available to work from July 2025. However I can delay the notice to any point, but it will still be a year.
Hopefully Jet2 will let me apply with a long notice period, but if not, it would be really useful to know when during the year Jet 2 do their new pilot course dates- this will allow me to plan handing in my notice. In an ideal world I'd want to start a course September 2026, but I'm not sure if they only start intakes at certain times of the year.
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Just to clarify, I'm current in the military - and haven't done 20 years service so am not eligible for the Managed Pathway scheme. I'll have to apply directly for non type rated first officer.
I'm eligible to hand my notice in from July 2024, which would make me available to work from July 2025. However I can delay the notice to any point, but it will still be a year.
Hopefully Jet2 will let me apply with a long notice period, but if not, it would be really useful to know when during the year Jet 2 do their new pilot course dates- this will allow me to plan handing in my notice. In an ideal world I'd want to start a course September 2026, but I'm not sure if they only start intakes at certain times of the year.
I'm eligible to hand my notice in from July 2024, which would make me available to work from July 2025. However I can delay the notice to any point, but it will still be a year.
Hopefully Jet2 will let me apply with a long notice period, but if not, it would be really useful to know when during the year Jet 2 do their new pilot course dates- this will allow me to plan handing in my notice. In an ideal world I'd want to start a course September 2026, but I'm not sure if they only start intakes at certain times of the year.
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Just to clarify, I'm current in the military - and haven't done 20 years service so am not eligible for the Managed Pathway scheme. I'll have to apply directly for non type rated first officer.
I'm eligible to hand my notice in from July 2024, which would make me available to work from July 2025. However I can delay the notice to any point, but it will still be a year.
Hopefully Jet2 will let me apply with a long notice period, but if not, it would be really useful to know when during the year Jet 2 do their new pilot course dates- this will allow me to plan handing in my notice. In an ideal world I'd want to start a course September 2026, but I'm not sure if they only start intakes at certain times of the year.
I'm eligible to hand my notice in from July 2024, which would make me available to work from July 2025. However I can delay the notice to any point, but it will still be a year.
Hopefully Jet2 will let me apply with a long notice period, but if not, it would be really useful to know when during the year Jet 2 do their new pilot course dates- this will allow me to plan handing in my notice. In an ideal world I'd want to start a course September 2026, but I'm not sure if they only start intakes at certain times of the year.
Either way, hope you find out what you need.
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Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated! Current train of thought is to just put the notice in, and apply about 6-8 months out from my expected availability. If I end up in a hold pool, I'll try and find some other work to tide me over until a start date is offered.
Final related question, is Jet2 likely to be picky about how recent the last flight was? I've got the start of a plan to do some travelling for 2-4 months between RAF and starting, just wondering if that's a non-starters as I'll likely be out of a cockpit for 5 months before starting with an airline.
Final related question, is Jet2 likely to be picky about how recent the last flight was? I've got the start of a plan to do some travelling for 2-4 months between RAF and starting, just wondering if that's a non-starters as I'll likely be out of a cockpit for 5 months before starting with an airline.
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Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated! Current train of thought is to just put the notice in, and apply about 6-8 months out from my expected availability. If I end up in a hold pool, I'll try and find some other work to tide me over until a start date is offered.
Final related question, is Jet2 likely to be picky about how recent the last flight was? I've got the start of a plan to do some travelling for 2-4 months between RAF and starting, just wondering if that's a non-starters as I'll likely be out of a cockpit for 5 months before starting with an airline.
Final related question, is Jet2 likely to be picky about how recent the last flight was? I've got the start of a plan to do some travelling for 2-4 months between RAF and starting, just wondering if that's a non-starters as I'll likely be out of a cockpit for 5 months before starting with an airline.
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Yep, also know several colleagues that joined last year that hadn’t flown for about 24 months due to Covid redundancies. You’d be competing a full type rating course in any case. Best of luck!
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Hi there, just wondering if anyone who has recently entered the holdpool could give a rough indication on how long it took to receive a contract/start date? NTR and flexible with base.
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