Futura
 

Any info on these folks? I just read a great artice about them. Hiring info or contact info would be appreciated! Thanks again.:hmm:

No direct entry captains, only promoted inside.

Well they're hiring D.E. Captains for a Dublin base for 'Futura Gael' :E

Well, I can't agree with all info written by "bluefalcon" :
Good airline, serious and with good future prospects, mostly charter, and wet leasing to other carriers, (lots of nights away from base),737 fleet ( in expansion),also strong pilot union, therefore almost imposible for non-spanish speaking to find their way in, just hired 30 new f.o´s (spanish) by the way. No direct entry captains, only promoted inside.

The first part is correct about the good future prospects, charter operation, wet lease and B737 fleet. What is not entirely correct is the second part. Unions are strong but foreigners may enter easily. As long as the have the right qualifications.

They are expanding rapidly and that's why are looking for B737 pilots with papers for these planes or for other types of planes (in that case they need to have a long record of hours of flights, at least 8000). If a pilot don't qualify, he may receive a training from the company and pay it off with his future salary.

Regarding the promoted captains, there are very few of them. About 1 a year. The rest of the recruitments and promotions come from the outside.

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8000 hours is an exageration. I'm sure that less is enough as long as you're the right candidate.

By the way, the Futura group is growing fast, this year they had already more than 70 selections of new staff this year, among them 5 for pilots, 7 for cabin crew, 2 for engineers, 5 for mechanical technicians, etc.

Anybody got any info for recruitment etc, i.e. how does one go about applying?...cheers

Futura
 

Well, not so long ago I saw one post on other forum saying that they were looking for new pilots for their bases in Spain and Portugal. But it didn't say anything about their other bases in UK and Ireland.

Below I paste the text of that message:


The Futura Group, a Spanish group of the aviation companies Futura International Airways, Flyant, Futura Gael, is currently looking for B737 pilots, FO's and aerospace engineers to fill out a couple of open positions.

Work at Futura International Airways is located in Spain, mainly in Mallorca, and the presently open positions within Flyant are based in Lisboa in Portugal.

Requirements for Captains:
• Boeing 737 type rating
• 1,500 flight hours experience in B737 or similar jet
• 4,000 hours total flight experience
• ATPL JAR/FCL Licence
• EU Nationality
• Excellent command of English

Requirements for First Officers:
• Boeing 737 type rating
• 1,500 flight hours experience in B737 or similar jet
• 1,500 hours total flight experience
• CPL JAR/FCL Licence
• EU Nationality
• Excellent command of English

Requirements for Aerospace Engineers:
• Excellent command of English
• 3 or 5 years' studies finished
• no work experience is required

Anyone interested please email to [email protected] or [email protected] . Please include the reference title "Amara seleccion".

Flyant? Do people actually get paid to come up with names like this?

Flyant
 

well, yes, they do. Have you seen their web? There is the whole story behind it.

Why Ant?
Because this is the only animal able to carry weight 10 times heavier than its own body
Because it reflects working in a team, constancy and seriousness
And because it goes forward confidently without being daunted by any problems

Personally, I like this name a great deal, people that I know too, and I think that you are the first person that criticize it