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[snl13]

Originally Posted by BarryMG

Don't know about resignations, but recruitment and CMD upgrades are going full throttle, needing all positions: (good) DEC applications have basically dried out, so there is a big push for internal upgrades, causing in turn an even bigger strain on FO side. Just keep in mind that bases offered will be mostly in Romania, Albania or Georgia, you will have to wait for a transfer if you want to be somewhere else.

Ok thank you for the explanation

[SierraTangoBravo]

Hello everyone!
I have a question for experienced colleagues.
What are pros and cons of working at base with short legs (Gdansk, Tirana) in comparison to "long-leg" bases (Kutaisi, Abu-Dhabi)?
Schedule, salary, workload, etc. Basically, hwatever you think is good to know for new-coming FOs.

[barkerlut]

Originally Posted by SierraTangoBravo

Hello everyone!
I have a question for experienced colleagues.
What are pros and cons of working at base with short legs (Gdansk, Tirana) in comparison to "long-leg" bases (Kutaisi, Abu-Dhabi)?
Schedule, salary, workload, etc. Basically, hwatever you think is good to know for new-coming FOs.

Depends on what you like, really. 2 long sectors with someone on your left you don’t feel the vibe with can be a loong day. But it’s surely less stressful. Paywise they’ve got distance pay mixed with sector pay, it won’t make much of a difference. It’s more the applicable taxation in the country you’ll be based in which makes the difference. Abu Dhabi is another AOC, you’ll earn a little more there compared to the Hungary and Malta AOC

[Frenchpilotguy]

2nd attempt

Hy everyone,

Do you know some people who got called another attempt (a 2nd wzz assessment) after one year?
Thank you

[Bellerophon1]

How is the pass rate now? Still low? There's a reason why they fail most of the candidates?

[enzino]

Originally Posted by Frenchpilotguy

Hy everyone,

Do you know some people who got called another attempt (a 2nd wzz assessment) after one year?
Thank you

Yes, me.

[Frenchpilotguy]

Well done mate, how was the second attempt?

[enzino]

I believe I was assessed based on my experience I gained in the meantime flying for another commercial operator (not Airbus). The assessment wasn't the easiest, but I reckon it was fair and objective. If you know your stuff and you are the type of person that they would be happy to spend a working day with, you should not have any trouble to move on to the sim stage.

I know many will disagree, but to each their own.

[Condor84]

Hi guys, any tips on how to prep for online assessment Cadet none type rated ? any websites to use? which ATPL subjects will be on the online assessment? this is for Wizz UK .

[pilot4life98]

Condor84 study ACE pilot book and pilotassessments.com, get the Wizz package. With these resources it's all up to you on assessment day

[320EFC1234]

Hi Guys,
I attended an assessment event in BUD for WUK on September 9th-11th 2022 and received the email that I was successful and placed in the holding pool on 14/10/2022. Been swimming since and yet to hear about any potential TR start date. Just wondering if anyone else is in a simile position or if anyone can give me information regarding WUK TR start dates. I know they’ve had to delay a lot of things because of needing sims for internal command upgrades. Thanks.

[Potatos_69]

WUK

People interested in WUK some idea of current conditions…

Pay based on an average 40000km per month and 24 sectors. Before tax.

CPT: £10310 minus ~370pm if bonded
SFO: £6170 minus ~370pm if bonded
FO: £4285 minus ~370pm if bonded

Your annual salary isn’t too bad but the pension is terrible…. Minimum legal contribution 3% capped to a max basic salary of £44030... Company contributions p/m come to:

CPT: £110.07
SFO: £76-87
FO: £60-70

For the whole group staff travel has recently doubled or even trebled in price depending on how long the flight is. Additionally from April 1 there are total bans on all staff travel during busy holiday times so your only choice will be to pay full price, I know guys with a family where a Christmas holiday was going to go from 400-500£ for tickets to 2500£.

[midnight cruiser]

They put me in the euro hold pool with a threat to be withdrawn if I didn't accept, despite me doing the selection for WUK, and only being able to work in the UK, having a UK licence, and me emailing repeatedly, which got totally ignored. Kind of academic, as it was a very distant third choice of the three offers I had at the time, but it didn't bode well of what the company is like.
PS a salary deduction for training isn't really a bond, it's a charge... And it's taken from net (after tax) pay, so gross that up at 62% tax for Captain makes corrected gross pay about £93,000. For Captain, it made more sense to buy the rating up front.

[Potatos_69]

Originally Posted by midnight cruiser

PS a salary deduction for training isn't really a bond, it's a charge... And it's taken from net (after tax) pay, so gross that up at 62% tax for Captain makes corrected gross pay about £93,000. For Captain, it made more sense to buy the rating up front.

You’re wrong with this. The deduction is from gross pay not after tax, your basic salary is reduced for the period.

[midnight cruiser]

Ok, it's changed or I was misinformed (by the then UK DFO, no less)! Anyway, paying ain't bonding. Plus pay up front and you're not locked in, though that makes less sense if the deductions are indeed from gross.

[enzino]

It's worth noting that you get 50% of the bond back as a 'loyalty bonus' the first month after the end of the bonded period.

[Brexoff]

It’s not really a bond at all. They don’t make you sign anything.

Due to the lack of LTC’s and therefore a 2-3 months delay in line training; loads of freshly type rated FO’s have simply left with a TR & base training. Some to fly completely different A/C and there’s nothing the company can do about it.

An ex work colleague of mine has given up his flat in London and moved back to his parents for the last couple of months because he can’t afford the rent. (They only pay for HOTAC when you’re line training)

[enzino]

Would you like HOTAC to be paid for the whole career in your own base?

[Captain-Random]

Originally Posted by enzino

Would you like HOTAC to be paid for the whole career in your own base?

No but If I did my base training in November and was told my line training would start in January so I rented a flat over the break for a month or so, to be then told it would be February and finally the end of March I would also be a little annoyed.

[Brexoff]

Originally Posted by Captain-Random

No but If I did my base training in November and was told my line training would start in January so I rented a flat over the break for a month or so, to be then told it would be February and finally the end of March I would also be a little annoyed.

we must know the same people