Info on Air Malta Sought
 

I've noticed that Air Malta is looking for A320 captains to be based at BHX and BRS. Does anyone out there have any information on the company, its culture, its routes, future plans and the T&Cs on offer?

Just bringing this back to the top.

Air Malta pay and conditions
 

Dear all,

I have a possible interview coming up with Air Malta in the next month. I am an A320 F/O. Can anyone shed some light on the terms and conditions they offer? I couldn't find anything so far. Thanks a lot in advance!

Cheers,
Pindakaas

Very low net salary
 

They should have sent the T&C to you when invited to the interview???.
For captains is 58000 pounds gross (Sorry, no info for F/O´s), plus 2.5 per duty hour. Private medical insurance; Base: Bristol.

Good luck:ok:

I know Storm Aviation is looking for rated guys/girls for Air Malta, give 'em a call !

Good Luck !

The present ad is for saisonal and full year contract. You might want to contact Storm directly, they are very nice and will provide you with the information.

I heard Air Malta pilots are not so much happy, lots of flying, unstable roster and less pay than in Malta. Pay is much better in Asia for sure. And if you want to fly from UK, then EJ is better...

I assume this is for the new three year contract Air Malta has signed with Excel Airways flying from BHX & BRS with two based A320s? Flights will be operating on behalf of Excel to the Canary Islands, Spanish Med resorts, Greek Islands, Cyprus, Red Sea, Turkey and ski destinations. If nothing else the flying aspect will be interesting! :ok:

Regards
BAe 146

Air Malta
 

Air Malta are advertising for DE positions on the Bus at BRS & BHX.

Does anybody have any info on T's & C's ,rosters etc. Would appreciate a heads up. Thanks.

Binder

Binder,

I've sent you a PM.

WS

Me too please!
 

Hi, any chance of the same PM please? Thanks

Does anyone who has applied for the position as F/O on A320 heard anything from someone yet?

I applied but nothing yet, hope to hear from then soon. I have no hours on type but totaltime of 1630h and A320 rating.

Cheers

Air Malta Interview
 

Hi everybody.
can any one tell me what kind of interview at Air malta are done for F/O position. specially i would like to know about the tech part and the sim. if any one has any information about that company please write here. thanks

i cannot tell you what do they ask but i can ask somebody i know who got hired by them not long ago.

I don't know where are you from or what ties you have in Malta, but,
as far as i know the most difficult is not the questions but to be called for an interview, it's not a writen rule but you must be maltese to be considered for a F/O position, and also have plenty of contacts.

I know of at least two A320 rated foreign pilots who applied and got no answer, one of them quite experienced, has flown 1000's f hours on turboprop, so for what it seems they aren't looking for experienced people even if they have a rating in the most common aircrat in their fleet.

In any case wish you good luck

When i see the guy i'll ask him about the process and will post it here.

I heard they badly needed Pilots cuz thier are leaving. Is that true?

Yes a lot of pilots are leaving (20+ in the past 6 months!!!!!!), but all of them are Captains, no copilots leaving, and there are Maltese pilots applying to join them as copilots, i don't think they need unexperienced pilots, they are in need of experienced Captains.

As i said there has been foreign A320 rated pilots (with litle or no time in A320) applying and they haven't even been interviewed or asked to asist for an interview.

Has anyone heard what they're offering? Salary expectations, conditions etc..?

I spoke to a pilot's wife who said her husbad's salary at Air Malta didn't help pay the bills. Pretty scary for an airline. The guy is now flying for QR. but I know for a fact taht they need pilots.

Aimalta
 

LEVC,

Did you ask the pilot you know about the airmalta interview etc?

Not yet, i have been away for almost 10 days, but i should be meeting with him this week end, i'll post any info i get on the subject.:ok:

As i said before, the feedback i got untill know from several persons working in the company, is that it is more important who you know and where are you from than any other thing to get in to the company.

And i confirm what Hakeem Shakur has heard, wages are much lower than virtually any other company in Europe.

As far as I know they have foreign people on their UK bases. Wage around £3000. Not flying a lot of hours right now I heard.

Errr ... I don't think so. Malta is in the EU, so this would be illegal, wouldn't it? Of course, there would be nothing to prevent them requiring you to pass a technical interview in Maltese, as KLM does. (In Dutch, obviously! := )

It is not a writen rule, and , yes , they require "O" levels in Maltese, i know of very few people of other european countries who can speak maltese (can you Fokker?), and none of them are pilots.

That, translated in plain language, means they do not want foreign pilots in Air Malta, and you must be Maltese to get in.

You mean for maltese bases, right? I only know two Air Malta pilots; one is dutch, the other one's french. UK based though.

Air Malta has one base in Malta and one in the UK as far as I know. apart from the problems being posed by a bunch of pilots leaving for the likes of Emirates and Qatar, there is also the looming problem of low-cost operators soon to start operating in Malta.
Easyjet are soon starting, and probably Ryanair in the near future. with the exorbitant ticket prices charged by Air Malta, one wouldn't be surprised if the airline is forced to take some drastic measures soon.
and yes, KM pilots are arguably some of the lowest payed in the EU.
the problem is that, Air Malta being the only airline based in Malta (apart from Britishjet, which owns one MD-90), then there isn't much of a choice for pilots wishing to live in Malta. they either accept the low wages or drag their families to go and live in another country. and since Malta has no land links to mainland europe, then travelling to and from is quite expensive. not to mention the high departure tax charged by Malta International Airport. Pity isn't it?

Air Malta are currently hiring cadets for traineeships. I think all you need is a JAA F. Atpl. No mention of hours minima, except it is a bonded flying position for 10 years. But I think there are different terms for experienced F/o's. AM operate A320/A319 and B737 classic.

Apply at http://www.airmalta.com/page.jsp?id=4728&siteid=1

I wont be applying unfortunatly. I'm still PPL! Good Luck.

The only information I can provide is for Air Malta.

The Cadet Scheme they provide is only for nationals, or Maltese speakers. The reason why is obvious, they want the people to be in Air Malta, and not move around. They also require a ten year bond.

The pay under maltese contract is veeeery low and that is why people are leaving and Air Malta are so desperately for pilots.

They also hire expats for the UK base and the contract offered is from six months to a couple of years. Moneywise is much better than the maltese contract (but still low for A320 flight crew).

Terms and conditions... well there are no conditions.

F/O Basic Salary 36000 GBP per year (Gross).
Capt. Basic Salary 60000 GBP per year (Gross).

Duty pay F/O is 3.5 and 4.5 Capt. (aproximately 4000-5000 GBP on top each year)

2 days leave per month. 8 days off per month.

5% basic salary bonus at the end of every year.

No pension scheme.

Low loss of licence.

Medical Insurance.

Roster... HELL, complete chaos, higlhy unreliabe and unastable plus ridiculous set up (for example flying the same crew and few routes for months, because in Malta is the way we do it). We still do it manually, no computer system.


From Malta normal european destinations, Paris, London,...

From UK base charter destinations to Canary, Balearic and Greek Islands, Egypt, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus.

Enviroment in Malta not good due to bad relationship between Union and Management. In UK there is no union and no control from management.

Although not very high salary, bad T&C´s and bad organization people generally quite good and kind of operation is fun.

Sahha.

:ok:

Job security
 

If Ryanair set up a base in Malta as is being suggested, a lot of jobs at Air Malta will be in jeopardy.

See this article:
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2006/07/09/t1.html

I don't know whether to laugh :} or cry :{ at this Air Malta report, effectively saying that Ryanair and Easyjet shouldn't be allowed into the Maltese market because they would generate too much tourism and would put pressure on airport transfer coaches amongst other things.

http://www.businesstimes.com.mt/2006/07/05/t3.html

Low and behold it might create a few jobs in the airport transfer coach market, eh?

Poor Air Malta though :sad:

Air Malta New Recruitment
 

I see Air Malta are recruiting again for BHX and BRS.
Any Info on Rosters?

Plus the usual questions on T&C s

BR.

'Selected candidates will be required to enter into an agreement with the Company, which will require them to bind themselves for ten (10) years from the date of appointment as Junior First Officer.' http://www.airmalta.com/generic/mark...20CPL_2006.pdf
:ooh:

They say Maltese Language is a requirement...

Thanks Guys, but I was referring to the BHX & BRS contracts advertised by BALPA. So I don't think the 10 year rule will apply nor the language requirement, as it is a contract from March - October 2007 with a possible extension.

BR.

KM
 

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...ight=air+malta

cheers

Hey I downloaded the application form but didnt see anywhere any mention that you must be from malta.. I only noticed that you have to hand it in person or by a representative of yours.

Being from greece i was thinking of taking my motorbike and go there through italy.. should be fun!

Hey whitefly, I strongly suggest that you clarify whether or not you have to be a Maltese national before you hop on yer bike! Management at Airmalta (Malta base) is quite chaotic... they might have left a sentence out or made a mistake. The advert would have passed from manager to assistant to assistant's assistant to secretaray to secretary's assitant etc etc... hehe! :) As far as I know Airmalta is currently not recruiting non-locals to be based in Malta....

Air Malta ARE recruiting for UK,March 2007.
Based in either BHX or BRS.:ok:

BR.

Epsilon....Check your PM's

BR.

I'm also interested in knowing how i can apply....

Their requirements to have a Maltese language O'Level, in addition to delivering it by hand, a copy of your Government ID card, and the police conduct certificate would suggest the need to be resident in Malta, if not a national.

Air Malta or Royal Brunei?
 

It has taken over five years, but I have finally been offered my first airline job. By a happy coincidence, two offers have materialized in the same week. The question is...Air Malta or Royal Brunei? Both would involve flying
A319's and A320's.

Any information regarding these airlines would be much appreciated.

For those still applying, stick with it.