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Joined: Jan 2019
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From: FL390
How common or easy it do do mixed fleet flying on the a330 a350. Is there a certain requirements based on hours/experience or seniority to determine it?
and what is expected when you say rebalancing of destinations with the fleet?
and what is expected when you say rebalancing of destinations with the fleet?
Joined: Nov 1999
Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
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From: UK
Hi femfly, I have tried to respond to your message but the system states that you don't want to receive messages/emails ? ......ah, maybe because you are new here. Give it a few more posts and pm me.
I probably don't have the info you require though, unfortunately.
I probably don't have the info you require though, unfortunately.
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Hong Kong
Hi all, can someone explain more about the staff travel? We were told during their roadshow that the staff travel scheme was very flexible and that you could have quite a number of people on the list, a brief read here and on google suggests that everyone except spouse needs to travel with the employee, is that true?
Joined: Jul 2023
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From: Europe
Nope, not correct: any registered travellers can travel unaccompanied on Virgin aircraft.
However extended family/friends may be restricted on other airlines, depending on what category of traveller they are, and the particular inter-airline agreement.
However extended family/friends may be restricted on other airlines, depending on what category of traveller they are, and the particular inter-airline agreement.
Joined: May 2011
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From: UK
Joined: Jul 2023
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From: United Kingdom
Do yourself a favour and go to BA. Better route network and better all round, and probably won’t make you redundant in five years time.
Joined: Jul 2023
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From: United Kingdom
Trust me as someone who left recently it’s much better at BA.
Joined: Sep 2024
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From: EU
Avoid like the plague
Government furlough scheme not utilised to save pilot jobs despite aircraft merely being grounded and a clear future requirement to crew them. VAA cited no money for the conversion courses to retrain senior pilots then paid the management team millions in bonuses shortly thereafter. This was all agreed by the BALPA chairman who is now head of flight crew.
It’s no longer a legacy, seniority airline. You will spend your career under a cloud of uncertainty, knowing that they will/can make you redundant using any criteria that suits them at any given time.
Join BA if you have the option where seniority principles are respected and you can at least plan on career stability based on this principal.
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From: Outbush
Joined: Jul 2023
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From: United Kingdom
Joined: Jul 2023
Posts: 43
Likes: 24
From: United Kingdom
Bullying by management is endemic in Virgin. If you dare to raise a safety concern or even simply question them you have a target painted on you.
Sexual harassment is covered up and excused as banter so for the ladies it’s definitely not a safe place for women. And more so if you are LGBTQ, which is completely the opposite to what they try to make out.
By all means if money is your driver, yes they have had a nice pay rise, but the devil is in the details and trust me VAA will shaft you, and not even have the decency to lube up first.
But if you want a safe and secure environment to beae
to plan for your future and family come to BA. Or go to DHL, Tui or anywhere else than VAA.
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From: Outbush
I’m not shocked. When you have people with years of seniority leaving a supposed seniority based company it’s telling.
Bullying by management is endemic in Virgin. If you dare to raise a safety concern or even simply question them you have a target painted on you.
Sexual harassment is covered up and excused as banter so for the ladies it’s definitely not a safe place for women. And more so if you are LGBTQ, which is completely the opposite to what they try to make out.
By all means if money is your driver, yes they have had a nice pay rise, but the devil is in the details and trust me VAA will shaft you, and not even have the decency to lube up first.
But if you want a safe and secure environment to beae
to plan for your future and family come to BA. Or go to DHL, Tui or anywhere else than VAA.
Bullying by management is endemic in Virgin. If you dare to raise a safety concern or even simply question them you have a target painted on you.
Sexual harassment is covered up and excused as banter so for the ladies it’s definitely not a safe place for women. And more so if you are LGBTQ, which is completely the opposite to what they try to make out.
By all means if money is your driver, yes they have had a nice pay rise, but the devil is in the details and trust me VAA will shaft you, and not even have the decency to lube up first.
But if you want a safe and secure environment to beae
to plan for your future and family come to BA. Or go to DHL, Tui or anywhere else than VAA.
BA, TUI, DHL, are way better options.
Joined: Jul 2023
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From: United Kingdom
But virgin are only worried about one thing and that is brand image. Unfortunately for them more and more people realise it’s just Ryanair with long haul aircraft. And that’s not just amongst crew and colleagues past and present, passengers that used them in the past are saying the same.
It’s a real shame as I know it was better. When I joined all those many moons ago it was a friendly and collaborative environment where you could count on colleagues to look out for each other. Now because of the toxicity from above everyone is scared, crew will sell people down the river to get a promotion and no one dare question anything for fear of reprisal.
And it’s got to a point where I know from conversations with the flight ops inspector for the caa this is very much on their radar.
Last edited by Ohfeck; 8th September 2024 at 04:21.
Joined: May 2018
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From: EU
The vast majority of the nearly 1000 pilots are quite happy.
Biggest problem is a few troublemakers with loud mouths and unfounded rumours.
Quite a few entitled characters but the vast majority are great to work with.
Money is better, great pension and a redundancy agreement at last.
Biggest problem is a few troublemakers with loud mouths and unfounded rumours.
Quite a few entitled characters but the vast majority are great to work with.
Money is better, great pension and a redundancy agreement at last.
