Tut tut silly old Wizz - recruiting guys with experience rather than locals - what ARE they thinking of?! How short sighted of them to want people who know what they are doing flying their aircraft rather than someone who lives down the road and has just finished their type rating!

With that sort of attitude, I'm relieved it's a foreigner (read "experienced") involved in the recruiting and not you my friend.

With time, things will equal out. The experience level will become such that they will be able to recruit local guys. That is the lot of the expat contract pilot and is something most of them accept as a reality of their working lives.

I am employed by a major UK airline that counts pilots from around the world in it's ranks - they were recruited for their experience and ability, not their nationality.

This is about safety, not providing jobs for locals.

I just registered to add a few thoughts to this thread.

I agree 100% with FLEXPWR and disagree with Daniel777 whom I guess is Hungarian. He still thinks a Hungarian airline operating multiple bases OUTSIDE Hungary must employ, or has the obligation to employ, a certain amount of Hungarians. "In my opinion an airline should take responsibility for giving work to the pilots of its country in the first step."

Rubbish and nonsense! How many times have I heard "look at the flag on the tail" from Hungarian pilots who seem to forget that they are not in Hungary and Wizz is not Malev. Easyjet and Ryanair hire different nationalities but only in Wizz Air do Eastern Europeans still believe that they should have a priority over Western Europeans. Again nonsense. If BA doesn't hire Eastern Europeans is maybe because the majority (not all of them) have no idea how to speak/write in English.

Even if I don't enjoy it, I understand why Wizz wishes to have local pilots and not commuters. It just makes sense. Most Eastern Europeans are glad to accept 4000 euros as a captain based at home. In the end, if you are from Bucharest based in BBU and speak the language, I believe that Wizz Air is not a bad airline and hopefully they do not reduce the standards any lower then they already did for safety reasons but the day will come when Wizz management will also realize that they can also take advantage of local pilots.

As was said before come to Wizz Air get your hours as F/O or even better get your upgrade, do 1,000 hours and leave. That is what Wizz is for.

Are you kidding? BA are willing like no other to take other nationalities.

No problem, you are free to write down your point of view.
I was mainly aiming at foreing pilots flying from the Budapest base.

I don't think it is about the language. An exeptional high standard of English is not needed to fly an Airbus from A to B, I think.

Obviously you are working for Wizzair because in the current climate you didn't find a better job offer to fly for your national carrier or some other major airline. I'm sure as the economy picks up, many of the experienced flight deck crew will leave...at least that's what the situation looks like at the moment. Already many are trying to step out.

Hi to understand could you please tell me how many days off per month ?

· A minimum total flight time(1) of 500 hours of which:
· 250 hours(3) Airbus FBW

Notes

1. Synthetic (simulator) shall not be counted towards flight experience.
2. Airbus Fly-By-Wire (FBW) includes A318-A319-A320-A321, A330, A340, A380.
3. Applicants holding an Airbus FBW rating, but not meeting the hours requirements, are advised to apply for the Cadet Pilot A320 position.

Dear all,

I am thinking about applying for a DEC (non-rated) position. On the Wizz Air page I found links that led directly to TRTOs and did not contain as much information as the link provided DownThreeGreens. Is there any difference? Also, what are the chances of being based in Budapest? Latest I heard was that all new hires went to places far more to the east? Has anyone applied via CAVOK recently and received a response yet?

Thanks for your input.

Hi guys. I've read they require 1500h TT minimum but has there been any occurrences where pilots have been invited with somewhat less, let's say a thousand or so?

Thanks in advance and all the best!

And the questions go on and on...

Cpt_Schmerzfrei,

No chances for Budapest base, period. I would go for CAVOK as it is the only TRTO that is run by Wizz Air pilots with Wizz Air SOPs.

Good luck

Thanks for the advise. It is appreciated. :ok:

Captain Schmerzfrei
 

I would not say that you will NEVER get a base in BUD. There is a waiting list, which is strictly adhered to.

No matter how much a few vocal locals will piss and moan, when your name gets to the top of the list, you will be offered BUD.

However, there is a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong waiting list. I wouldn't bet on being based there inside the next 5 years, unless the base doubles from it's current size.

Most likely bases to be offered to new hires: KTW, CLJ, BBU, TGM or at least historically this was the case.

Thanks a lot. Any top tips for the online aviation knowledge test?

Hi everybody,
I just received a conformation of my application for FO position /6500 total,2000 on type/.

This is from their e-mail to me:

"Thank you for applying for the position of First Officer Airbus A320 (Type Rated).

We have now had the opportunity to discuss your application, and are pleased to advise you that you have met our initial application criteria.

We would like to ask you to complete our online quiz. The multiple-choice quiz is designed to assess your aviation general knowledge, ability to reason, and a few Wizz Air specific facts.

General Information:

* The quiz contains 40 multiple-choice questions and shall be completed within 40 minutes.
* The quiz shall be finished in one session; it is not possible to save and finish later.
* Five questions will be displayed per page, and you will be able to go back and review your answers. All questions must be answered.
* Work quickly and accurately; there is no negative marking, but avoid guessing
* The pass mark is 75%

May we suggest that you take some time to review Aviation General Knowledge (ATPL theory level) and Wizz Air Facts before attempting the quiz"


any help with aviation general knowledge, ability to reason, and a few Wizz Air specific facts......?

Thanks in advance....I will keep y'all posted :ok:

maybe spend a couple of weeks to revise the ATP, and air law.
or give these questions to a specialist against $.I think 100-200$ would be perfect to answer 45 questions only.

and dig around for info about wizzair.

I took wizz air online test a couple of days ago, but once you're done you don't get any feedback. I haven't received any news about them since then. Does anybody know how long it takes?, I mean since you finish your test until you get any feedback, positive or negative.

Cheers

@CHECHE,

I guess you will be bombarded with questions about the questions you were asked, so I will restrict myself to ask you whether you agree with usualguy's assessment that one should plan to prepare for several weeks.

I keep my fingers crossed for you.

Regards,

Cpt.

Hi All

In order to pass the online test, you only need a couple of colleagues beside you and your computer to answer the quiz. Or much better, gather several TRI & TRE .
It seems to me that the stage about the online test it is ridiculous.

But, you have to make it :sad:

Wizz online test
 

Is anybody able to post here in forum or email me answers or feedback about wizz onlie quiz. Thanks to all

feedbacks or answers to: verticalstepclimb at gmail com

Hi,

I have not written that I took the online test.

What I said is the fact to take a stage at home with some colleagues. You are not going to be honest during your online test. :=

The quiz must be done over there at wizz air, not at home.

The way of thinking in Wizz is ridiculous.:mad:

...and answers?

dont be shy, just ask?:rolleyes:

Well Wizz can do whatever the hell they want when they have more then a surplus of qualified candidates all fighting for the positions. Doesn't hurt them at all, and helps them with the selection process by weeding the rest out.

That is the shape of this industry, and has been for the last few years.

They also have a very high turnover rate of pilots, especially Captains.

Turnover my a-s
 

Specific bases only.

On the other hand is the following example:
BUD - waiting list for Captains' transfer,
SOF - 1 Captain lost in 4 years.

But the likes of BBU and KTW - no need to blame Wizz - bad places and the salary does not justify the drop in lifestyle quality, that the average EU pilot is used to. Even though Wizz pays "fair salaries, not equal ones".

IMHO
:ok:

Swish?
 

Swish, I'm not sure you're entirely correct.

It's true that there is a long waiting list for BUD. Ask why? Probably because Wizz is headquartered in BUD. Oops, no it's not. It's Geneva, for "tax" reasons.

In reality, the wait list is because there are virtually no flying options in Hungary, so any Hungarian would likely prefer BUD to elsewhere.

SOF: Well, you'd know. You're waiting to go there I believe, and the reasons are similar to above. i.e. not too many jobs in Bulgaria.

Take a look around other bases and there's plenty of movement, with perhaps the exception of WAW with again similar reasons to the above.

BBU: plenty of people have left in the last few months;
CLJ: In my time there, 4 Captains left for Vietnam and 1 elsewhere;
KTW: People come and go regularly as you note, to QR, KA, EZ.....;
PRG: Resignations have occurred here too;
GDN: Same again, Captains have left;
KBP (or whatever Zhuliani code is): Yes, you guessed it. Captains leave. At least 20% in the last year.......

The fact is, Wizz doesn't care if people come or go. It's not a career airline.

Luckily Flt Ops now has a professional in charge. I wish I'd reported to him for longer and not the previous HFO.

For those in Wizz, you've got a great leader now and I think he'll put good people to work with him - the best available - and not just yes men.

If that happens, improvements will occur and it will stabilise. Good luck to all.

Hi.

I wrote to CHECHE but he didn´t reply :{

DownThreeGreens, please PM when you took the quiz :O:O

:)

Fireworks, give me a break!! ;)

I'm not online 24 H a day. I sent you a PM like the other 10 PM :\

What I found chatting with a colleague that also took the test is that every test is different, ramdom questions. So, maybe is not very useful to share questions.

By the way, still no news, good or bad.

cheers.

Right CHECHE :E

My best wishes for you :ok: Waitting your test if you could remember your questions...:sad:

DownThreeGreens, don´t forget it....:*

B.R

I got the email right now, I succeed in my online test. Now I have to fill a data form, forward it to them and wait for a telephone interview, within 4-6 weeks :suspect:, long wait I believe.

cheers

Any info regarding the online test is much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Wizz selection info required
 

I have been invited for the Wizzair selection process in Budapest later on this month. Can anyone shed any light on :

1) the HR interview
2) the technical interview.

What typical questions can be expected ?
What is the dressing code for Wizzair selection?

All info greatly appreciated. Feel free to PM me.

Thanks,

Adhemar

Adhemar, what is your flight experience and background you got invited with if you don't mind posting it.

Wizz selection info required
 

Wear a monkey suit

something from the muppet show... should match perfectly to them.

Guys, as soon as this becomes PPHumour network go ahead with bitter and sarcastic comments, now please focus on answering questions about Wizzair. Having that in mind, has anybody been invited for an interview in BUD for non type rated DEC? How does that look like? Do they inform you about the result at once? Thanks.

Actually I quite like the humour in the last few posts :E

Hi Lowflare. I was not too many months ago. If invited to BUD, means you already did the phone interview I guess. My interview in BUD was a bit special and pretty limited, but expect std questions cc motivation from HR, and also std from a Sr Pilot; can be about gradient requirerement, TO segments, MSA, RVSM etc... I couldn't answer to all Q. Brained ****** up by solar radiations. But made it ... Decision announced after +- 10 days.
Wizz ops are quite ok. Very prof. run
Salary depends a lot of the base: +- 30 sectors pm in Romania. More like 45 in Poland. Wich makes a huge difference at the end of the month!

Commuting not easy for most. first day sign in @ 04:50. Last day sign out at 22:00-23:00. So commuting, most of the times, during your 4 off days. Not much time at home unless easy commuting for you.

If not on a local contract, avoid ETOPS. Prefer the other ones, CAVOK for training (one of the boss is ex Wizz Head of training, now back to TRE, a real gentleman !). Confair, or storm as agency.
We all got lots of BS from Etops. Bunch of liers (not from Etops TRTO, wich had some very nice instructors, but from Etops services, the agency with who you sign the contract. Never again...).

As for the guys asking for dress code... don't forget Wizz is the pink airline !
Time for bed now. Next pprune in 6 months, sorryyyyyyyyyy.
Cheers,

LB

Does anybody know which is the average time until you have your telephone interview?
I sent my pilot data sheet last week and I have no news about them.

Cheers

@Cheche

How long did you wait before to get quizz feedback? 2 weeks I took it and still waiting for an email...:ugh:

What is a Captain earning a month - an earlier post mentioned 4000 euros! :ugh:

Is that an accurate figure? If so my interest has just evaporated. :=