Correct, no seniority, however the base transfer list is organised on first come first served, i.e., it's done in order that you join the list. As has been said, ALC is usually undercrewed so my guess is that you would likely get that base right from the start.

As for how much you make nett, it depends on which base you are at, as your sector pay and duty pay makes a difference. At ALC you will earn less than most other bases as you fly less, it also depends on how much you choose to pay into the pension, and also on the Spanish tax rate vs UK tax.

I would say that the prospects of someone who enjoys being in the back of a darkened box are very good. We have recently recruited direct enter TRE's and TRI's.

It sounds good to me... just one question more. Is there any extrapayment when they send you to fly out of base?

You get your hourly duty allowance and your sector pay for the sectors that you fly, you will be accommodated on B&B basis and your transfers will all be organised for you either using hotel courtesy bus or taxi.

Perfect then, it is like must be...

Has anybody heard about interview assessments or start dates. It seems to be quiet on the recruitment front at the moment. Any news?

It's good to hear that there is some movement. Thank you.

That is great news for 2018. As a "talent pooler", we just have to hope that there isn't a glut of type rated people and the company then dip into our pool for pilots :ok:

Has anybody heard anything about the assessments going on at the moment? Are they for FO or Capt positions?

Assessments
 

Both........

Does anyone have any idea of current numbers in the Holdpool (post successful sim)? And the current expected wait in said holdpool before being made an offer? thanks..

DEC floating in the pool since last October, think they are flat out busy doing upgrades and NTR at the minute, stand to be corrected, but courses running until April I was told so sit tight and wait to hear from us. It may also depend on what base you are after aswell, don’t know anymore than that!

Having read all this gentlemen,
As I understood is 8 months flying and let's say 4 off..and around 48k brut per year If I not mistaken plus per diem and Blk hr.
What is the net approx. salary I would be looking for in Palma Base as FO after Spanish Tax?

Apparently there is a yearly bonus scheme Now? Does anyone have the details of this?

Figures above...
 

If by 4 months off you mean taking the optional winter leave then those figures seem way off. On the 737 as a DEFO with experience in the UK you would expect basic of £53,916 plus sector and duty pay. The 737 is definitely queiter in the winter but I looked at my friends roster and he is still flying 7 days a month in November so not exactly commutable. If you are talking about the winter leave option then obviously reduce these figures.

For context on the 757 I have 7 days flying between now and December.

As for the Spanish contracts I have no idea where these figures are and I would be interested to see them myself.

None of us mortals knows what the bonus scheme will be exactly, full private health insurance takes effect from January 2018 I believe. :ok:

interested in Spanish bases ALC, PMI offer for TR 737...any idea about roster,salary?

im also interested in ALC and PMI, 8 months on 4 months off sounds good, does anyone have DEC salary details for these bases, there are roadshows next week but i cannot attend

I think these details are still been worked out.

Have jet 2 stopped hiring Direct Entry Captains. All seems to have gone very quiet.

Very quiet indeed Quasar2548. I was thinking the same thing. They give no timescale to talent poolers just a recurring "we're still interested" but not enough to make you an offer.
Hopefully it's just a logistical problem in the training department.

From what I know, we are going through our own FO's who are eligible and giving them first crack at the whip. Once we have all those done we will know how many are required in addition.

Thank you Johnny. Would you have any idea of numbers/time scale? Any info would be a bonus.

Im guessing things could possibly roll over into next winter if there are enough internal upgrades passing the mark.
If they didnt have enough Capts with the upgraders then Im sure they would have notified the external candidates by now for the summer season.There must be many more in the hold pool than they need.:uhoh:
Time is running out as last courses are probably April for this season, so perhaps 2 mths left to hand in the 3mths notice.
How long does the hold pool validity last before having to start again?

From the latest fleet update:
~180 additional flight crew for next summer.
Courses booked up until Feb 18.
66% of LHS requirement coming from internal upgrades. Likely to increase in future years.

Bare in mind, the company is moving away from cramming recruitment/training into the winter period and is keeping things going all year round now.

Ok thats sounds more positive ,so perhaps a little light at the end of the tunnel running into the summer even.
Is Stansted developing into more than just a holiday package expansion then?Are they going to look to sell seats all year round in direct competition with FR and EZ?
I saw an article recently(October) with just one passenger on a flight to Crete.I think that was in the UK school holidays period too. Perhaps they will be very seasonal ,as in Summer only. Is it summer 2019 expansion that will require training through the whole of 2018?

That was the last outbound flight of the year Glasgow to Crete so would be very low on pax.

This is quite a normal end or beginning of season phenomena. I can well remember taking around 320 punters to Heraklion at the beginning of the season and bringing less than 10 back in a DC-10.

As I understand it, they are hoping to cover all of their captain requirements via internal upgrade this year. They're keeping people floating in the pool, just in case.

I think you understand it incorrectly, there aren't sufficient internal candidates to cover the numbers required, so there are a good number of DEC's required.

Any news about FO 2018 intake?
I did the online test, did phone interview last 45 days ago and not hear anything yet...

Well that is good news Johnny. I was Simply reiterating what I had heard. I think with the lack of news coming from the company, rumours are bound to grow legs. Sorry if I have passed on bad information. It seems a shame that more information cannot be disseminated by the company.

Go back one page... http://www.pprune.org/terms-endearme...ml#post9951743

Thanks flying wild. I had read that, but the information I got was more current. Less accurate, it seems, but more current, so I just wanted to put it out there. Thankfully it seems to be incorrect. Hopefully things begin to move soon.

I can assure you that the information I provided was as current (a week or so now), and as provided to the line pilots from management. If your source claimed to have more up to date information...

Exactly flying wild, that's why I emphasised "less accurate".

Any other NTR FOs been in the holdpool a really, really long time?

Did you specify only willing to accept a particular base?

No, quite the opposite.

Anybody got any info about the 8 month on/four month off PMI or ALC DEC jobs advertised? Ie Terms and conditions, pay roster pattern etc etc, thanks