What about new assessments guys?? Are they still running regularly?? I have applied more than 1 year ago now and got an email in the summer saying I would have been called in for interview 'cause my CV seems to have passed initial screening....still nothing...any ideas on how to contact them and ask for some infos??
thanx a lot.
G.D.S.

Don't bank on much ( if any ) recruitment before the autumn - from a recent briefing. There may be a little to fill vacant slots that can't be filled any other way. New 'buses partly going to LTN and limited additions at a few other bases - CDG and LYS spring to mind. The number of aircraft for this year is much reduced on previous years.

The gates are forecast to open again in the autumn with the restarting of recruiting to the Company and also a lot of internal promotions - DEC will only happen if places can't be filled from within. LOTS of new a/c coming next year.

All this, of course, is as of now - it may all change again!!!

Dutchjock, I know very well that collegues got transfered to the bus since the base changed a/c. That is not my point. My point is that there will be lots of upgrades on the ´bus and these pilots have already got offers for a Command but rejected it (I guess because of an upgrade not within UK). So now eJ will have to pay for a refresher course plus a CMD course for a limited time since they will surely go back to their home bases in the UK and the ´bus asap. In the meantime I think there are about 20 f/o:s on the 737 that are ready/soon ready for a Command. To me that doesnt make any sense.

Also, I heard from a friend at a departement that offers had gone out to only ´bus rated pilots for a command on the 737...... Maybe that was a misstake? :confused:

So I do understand that there are some guys on the 737 not too happy with it.

But hey, that´s life :ok:

BTW I dont drink beer :cool:

Viking,

The system is simple really. Offers are made in CPI date order. The offers that have just been made went to those with a CPI date of about March / April 2007.

The total number of upgrade offers for Bus pilots where you didn't have to forfeit your pension: 0.

For those who hold a valid rating on both types, then LTN and NCL was included in the list of offers. If a LTN FO had a senior enough position, then I'm sure that they would have been offered the base. Just because a LTN FO is current on the 737, does not mean he can jump the queue.

You should. You really, really should.

"top Swiss"
 

A friend of mine got hired in GVA with 2 other guys, a former RAF pilot and a Swiss citizen. They've been told that if they got hired so quick (selection was end of January) is that they really are in need of pilots in GVA.
They didn't swim very long, did they? :ok:

J_74

Two DEC have just joined in Madrid. :ugh:

Hi there

Any EZY insiders got a view on how BA and Air France's requirement for pilots will affect recruitment at EZY over the summer ?

e.g. Will EZY lose a lot of french based, french speaking "experienced A320" pilots to Air France ? Will EZY lose pilots to BA ? Do you think the company are expecting this and changing their plans to account for it ?

From a swimmer.

And what about when KLM opens up recruitment externally?

Later this year this will happen, I think some Dutch Ezy pilots might be tempted?

Only if they're under 30. Or reeaally want an AMS base. It's back to the right seat on a KLM Regional speed taped F50 no matter what experience you have.

For some maybe, however some may be tempted by the possibility of Boeing 777, 747, MD-11 or A330 Second Officer, and some even more by the 737 becoming an entry level type this year for First Officers, of course it all depends on how they perform.

new DEC in MAD??! They told me I am the first, they would call!

By the way, how many days do you have to work at easyjet (including all public holiday days and vacation, MGO,...). because on the internet page it is not realy clear if these MGO days counts for regualar off days? And how much net money is a captain earning in Spain, GB, Swiss,...
Are there any disadvantages, if I go part time or parental leave? For instance the roaster is not stable anymore or whatever?!
Thanks

Assurances have been given that there will be no more DEC this year at least.

Nine total DECs for the year.

The four are in the system, the five are still to come.....

320seriesTRE

do you know whether those 9 guys are already in possession of an appropriate type rating?

Thanks

EW

TRSS
 

Hello there,

Could anyone say how the TRSS route is doing at the moment? At what pace are the TRSS applicants called ?
Having applied on July 07 and kept'em updated on regular basis, still no news. TT 3600 (2100 Turbo)

Thx:ok:

DE A320 rated FOs more news in Sep, earliest

I was on a course which began in March, 8 direct entry 737 guys and 6 TRSS for the 737.

Would have thought that TRSS' were put on the Bus given that the 73's are gradually phased out...

the easyjet interpretation of 'gradually' seems to be be generally in line with the life of the airframe. There will still be 737's about when they are seeking a successor to the bus :\

Who knows, maybe some day they'll even go back to flying Boeings again.

Perhaps some economic headwind ahead (fall out from US credit crisis) and they are able to play out Boeing against Airbus to get a rock bottom deal, just like they did a few years ago.

Never say never in aviation... ;)

So TRSS' still being taken on then ?
At what pace do they currently run selections ?

fuelclog:)

Looks like there wont be any soon , the CEO has just announced 200 flight crew redundancies over winter 08 !

Recruitment Freeze
 

Bad news guys and girls. The Boeings and old GB Airbus's are being phased out quicker than originaly planned so the fleet total will be 5 less than originaly planned for 08. This means that easy have excess Flight deck and Cabin crew. Andy Harrison is sharpening his axe:ooh:. Unless some of the smaller operators go out of business soon all will be quiet on the job front for a while

Andy Harrison Quote.

.1. Accelerated fleet rationalisation: Our goal is to have an all Airbus (easyJet specified) fleet which means de-fleeting the Boeings and the GB aircraft fleet over the coming years. We will accelerate this programme which means that we shall have five fewer aircraft for W08 than previously planned. This means we shall need 200 fewer crew. We shall obviously aim to manage the crew numbers by stopping recruitment but this alone may not deliver the required numbers.



We are still working on which bases these aircraft will come from. The decision will depend both on airport cost negotiations and route profitability. We shall also need to accelerate the introduction of Airbus into Luton.



To minimise the impact on jobs, we shall be seeking to review our basing strategy. We cannot afford to have anybody (management or crew) sitting around with nothing to do. As you would expect, we shall then need to discuss the output of this with the relevant people.

lost in calculations
 

Mr Harrison states : "...we shall have five fewer aircraft for W08 than previously planned. This means we shall need 200 fewer crew...."

This does not mean flight crew, because if so, then we are 200/2/5=20 flight crew per aircraft !!:bored: So we should be presently 157x2X20=6280 pilots ! :=

Considering the fact that Mr Harrison speaks obviously of Flight and Cabin crew, this means that we are 200/6/5=6.66 crew per aircraft.

At the present level of 157 aircaft we are then around 6300 crew with easyJet.
So 200 people represents 3.2% of the actual crew population.

Given the rate of expension of around 15% that we have, were the hell on earth should this mean any possible job cuts ???

"qui veut noyer son chien l’accuse de la rage"="give a dog a bad name and hang him":=

Even if you choose Madrid base?

Or paris base....still waiting since july and i m not confident for the future:(

guys i m afraid the recruitment is frozen for the moment. any base of course. hopefully more info after the summer, ciao

Then who is going to fly the 25 new aircraft we are receiving this year ?

Hi everybody!

What is the delay expected for an A320 type rated pilot with 100 hours on type (and counting:}) + 1200 tt. if I submit my application now?

Regards! And let´s pray for that axe not to start working..

GSmini,
Who knows? You might as well presume a very long time with this new recruitment freeze :eek:

Know of guys being typerated being in the pool since mid 07 with a predicted startdate mid 2009, which is gonna be even further delayed now.

Ouch!!:{

Anyway, thanks for the info :}

Have a great day!

Boeing Pilots . . . .

Looks like the 737 days are numbered at Easy. Makes sense as a single type fleet will dramatically reduce costs. Particularily with the Bus being alot newer.

The pillars of the business model of easyJet as Mr Harisson said it himself are a 15% ROE and a 15% growth.

The increased fleet rationalization has more to do with the fact that 65 A319 with CFM engines are now available since the banckrunpcy of SkyBus in the USA.

This means Boeing pilots will fly the Airbus soon, but also will will receive extra airbuses to keep growing, may a be at a slightly slower rate, but at a positive rate anyway.

I am more woried about EMA and Dortmunt bases, CDG LYS MXP and Zurich ! will need more aeroplanes soon.... (easySwitzerland did not stop recruiting ! )

Anyone know what bases Easyjet might possibly be recruiting for, or are low on numbers...if any?! That includes the international bases like GVA etc. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

In the pool since july07 and no start date.....regarding the last message from easy in january "no dep before november" so....good luck:{

Correct - they were taken on to fly the Boeing :rolleyes:

5150 doesn't seem that way to me - those 737 pilots were taken on 4 months ago when we needed them. We didn't need 'bus drivers then, and probably not many for a while yet.

Lots of things don't make sense if you apply 20/20 hindsight.

You sound like a balanced chap flysi - chips on both shoulders! ;)

How's that for you . . . .doesn't change a thing tho does it?

What use is a bus rating for an airline that requires Boeing pilot's??

It's just a coincidence that they MIGHT end up flying the airbus eventually, but that applies to all easyJet flight deck. . .

I suppose I still come across as an a*se cos I'm not telling you what you want to hear?