Monarch Interview
 

Hello. Managed to finally get an interview with Monarch. Only taken four years of letters!

Im aware of the current feeling of disappointment with the new terms and conditions.

Would appreciate a little info regarding the actual interview i.e questions they ask, group exercises, psychometric tests........

Any info appreciated.

Red

In the past it's always been just an interview with a couple of management pilots, usually the Chief Pilot and a Fleet manager (depends who's available). No tests or group exercises in previous years but it ain't the place it used to be so this may change.

Could anyone at MON divulge how many of the CTC guys taken on in Jan/Feb 2004 have been offered contracts now that their 6 months line training has been completed?

Many Thanks
Joe

As has been already stated, probably just an interview. I don't think they have either the time or resources to do much else, bearing in mind the expansion that has just been announced. Low hours, little experience to expect A320 or B757. Only the more experienced to be selected for the A300. Course dates to start early in the year.

Joe
I believe 20 out of the 29 CTC cadets were kept on...

I believe it was 24 out of 30ish. It was only supposed to be 15 plus the 9 CTCer's from the previous year. These 9 had indicated a desire to return to Monarch. However when they looked at what Monarch is presently offering they decided it was better to stay at Easy. The numbers might be out by one or two but you get the idea.

Why?
Is MON's new C scale that much below what Easy offer ?

Rgds

It's less, no sector pay and 10 plus years to command. Best you ask the company for a copy of the Scale (along with the package or lack of it) that they are now offering and make your own comparison.

Just curious to see the experience levels of people getting called (Not CTC). I am trying with 4000 all turbo and some is heavy/P1. No jet time though.

Also curious of the entry level pay scale on the new scheme. Any hard numbers?

From what I have heard they are doing only interview due to time and a policy that has been working for years.

Good luck to all!

First Officer Year 1 - 39K rising to Year 10 - 45K.

people getting their command courses at the moment have averaged 6/7 years at Monarch....if you get a choice best fleet for variety is probably the A300 if you get the 320 fleet be warned you will work hard..at MAN 850 hours a year.
Balpa is currently in dispute with the company over the new payscale/conditions for new entrants so hopefully they can get this package improved .
Good bunch of people in the cockpit and in the cabin although the MD has been trying his best to destroy morale...if the union can get things changed in terms of conditions etc then still a good company to come and work for.

Monarch
 

Am a little more clued up!

Thank you all. Responses appreciated.

Red.

You mention the A300 fleet has the best variety. Can you give some examples? You would think that the A330 with its longer range would have better variety... Are the A320/A330 cross qualified as well? Can you fly an A320 one day and then an A330 the next?

Cheers

As a rule Monarch do not recruit directly on to the A300. The A300 operates the whole range of flights that Monarch offers, with the vast majority being charter. Ie 1hr ski flights (LYS or TLS), short hauls eg (AGP,ALC,PMI) medium short eg (TFS, BJL, SSH, TBA) all the way upto long hauls flights like GOI. Although these flights will tech stop in BAH. (BAH being like a second home to A300 crew in winter). Much ad-hoc work is also undertaken on the a300.

With 320,321,330 fleets, crews are not selected directly for a330. That said, pilots are rated on both 320 and 321 with a330 rated pilots, rated on all 3 types. The A330 operates 90% long haul and most notably (various Caribbean destinations, Cuba, SFB and YYC) and eastwards such as GOI, MLE and CMB. A330 selection is primarily done by seniorority, with many already waiting for their turn, so don't go holding your breath for quick selection.
The 320,321 operate probably 75%+ of the scheduled service flights. These range from the significant number of flights to southern Spain, Gibraltar, the Balearics to longer canaries sectors. Little seasonal variety between schedule or destination.

The 757 workhorse operates probably an equal mix of charter and scheduled flights. There are also some long haul flights operated (BAH, TRV). In addition, the versatility of the aircraft makes it very acceptable to the ad-hoc market

So whats the whole package worth then? Destinations sound great but what about the rest?

So has anyone attended an interview in the last two weeks and recieved a positive response yet??? Could be a good christmas present!

A colleague of a long time back, got an offer last week, so I am told.

Which fleet did he get on with? Did he already have a type rating?

He was at easy, so may have had a 320 rating

Hi guys,

Just one question. I was called yesterday by Monarch. They invited me for an interveiw. Does anybody know how long it takes, which questions they ask and what the next step in their selection system is? I am already type-rated on one of their a/c.

If somebody could help me with information about which aircraft at which bases, working schedule, salary etc I would appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.