2/3 rds of a bottle of wine later it's a bit of a generalisation, and you really need to do a bit more research than here if you don't know the former East before joining Wizz. . . but

Romania, my other half is from there and doesn't want to go back, if you were single I might disagree with her advice ;) but you mentioned family.

Bulgaria, well, even the Romanians avoid it :eek: again if you were single, it could be "interesting"

Sounds like the safe option "en famille" is Poland. Just watch out for the p1ssheads driving home at closing time and you'll be fine. Oh, and you are not single , so take care with the other "temptations " too :hmm:

Do your research, but in this climate a job is a job and you cant afford to be choosy. So if offered take it.

Romania is so so but in Bulgaria is getting more troublesome.

With recent high profile kidnappings the police havent done anything to curb the crime wave. In fact the only thing they have done is make everyone register there mobile sim cards :ugh:, armed robbery, muggings, gun crime, day time, night time drug deals on the streets, all make for nervous times in Sofia.

Although watching a muscle bound, pea brain gangster chasing after a gypsy on horse back down alexander dondukov bulavard is great entertainment.

Crime is out of hand and no indication of getting any better. I had a close shave one evening after work :eek: wow I was lucky, :ouch:

But take any job you can is my opinion. With your salary you can always buy a bullet proof jacket :) and with a first officers salary you can always learn to run faster.

Poland. Believe me.

Hi,

Have they already called in some non-type rated low timer guys ? or will they ?

Does someone know where the selection takes place and its content ?

thanks

does anyone have any info about if there has been any movement with regards to invitations or interviews since they posted the positions for romania, bulgaria, poland approx one month ago?
any ideas on numbers required? season required etc?

thank you

anybody?

thx

This was in my mailing today, I am thinking Wizzair have too many applications now through Agency and maybe being fed up with agency chasing them! Didn't matter to me anymore as my application was nearly one year ago and I am with job now. But, for those that want type rating with Wizz:bored:

Dear Sir, Dear Madame,

You have applied for a position as Captain or (Senior) First Officer at Wizz Air. We herewith informed you that the application procedure has been changed. From now on you have to apply directly through the website of Wizz Air: www.wizzair.com. The first selection will be made out of this database; we therefore advise you to fill it in carefully!
Once you are selected the Airline will contact you directly with further details about the procedure. If Wizz Air decides to hire you, you will receive a local contract or a contract with Confair. Please keep in mind that it can take 2 or 3 months before your application will be processed.

Furthermore we inform candidates that have applied for the type rating on the A320, that type rating courses are not available until further notice. This applies for both Captain and (Senior) First Officer positions.

Nice bit of ageism and racism there, but it's ok because it was against British males!

Time Lord?
 

Swish266 Do you realise how special you are?

Do you even have access to a time machine?
(The last "Cathay Cargo" interviews were in the 1990s)

To BA
 

Last CX Cargo ivew was in AMS in Sept 2007 for "rapid command" EU bases.
It is childish to expect that CX will inform you about the dirty little game of hiring a few DECs on the Classics, eh?!
:}

Agree with swish.. was present for May 2005 interview .... no luck... no regrets... met some great guys in my batch!!!!

Not to mention Cx interviews for both F/O and DEC on the freighter in June 08 for ex-Oasis HKG guys... Bus allergy, do your homework....

Storm, ETOPS and Confair are the agencies. They do not provide too much, only a small amount of sick pay, rest is up to you. You get 8% on top of the salary for social security. You are paid in Euro.

The local contracts have everything paid; pension, social security, retirement, in the country which you are based in. You are paid in the local currency.

Tax is paid in Switzerland for both methods, and if you have to pay something for your "home country" you have to fix that yourself.

The last items are almost the same thoughout the network, the only thing is holiday paid which is depending on the Hungarian Labour Code for local contracts, and around 24 p.a. for the agencies mentioned above.

Are they calling for Cadet positions? My status is still frozen to "submitted for requisition".

For which kind of position you have applied? I'm not rated, almost 1000hours of experience, 700hours of turbine time.

Are they still hiring through ETOPS? I thought they only hired through their own application, but I have seen an advertise from ETOPS.

Hi all,
Applied for the FO non typed,2 questions can you be bonded rather than pay upfront if so how long is the bond and also anyone know roughly how many non 320tr guys they will be taking on...? all help appreciated

I will be based in Poland. Now they asking me which contract I would like to have. Confair or a local contract. What do you mean is the best option ?

guys, if anyone could answer me I would be very appreciated.
i know it's a requesit in wizzair page, but is it possible to apply for the cadet position without the JOC and without the grade B in a physical science (but with grade B in math)?
i couldn't find a wizzar contact

Confair! For sure..

and why? can you explain it a little bit?

30% more money.... :)

If you are considering living in Poland permanently, raising a family there, retiring there etc etc, then a local contract that includes social security, tax, pension deductions and the like is perhaps the way to go.

If you don't plan any of the above, go the Confair route and arrange your own taxes etc.

Confair are a very nice group of people to deal with. I can say that first hand.

Thanks sir! But how can I arrange my own taxes? I have thought that I have to pay my social security contributions in that country where I will work? Isn´t it?
I mean the health insurance and pension and unemployment insurance. Any tip is very appreciated!

Guys,

If you are going for the confair route what is the average home taking a month, while I am reading different stories on here....


many thanks

Mike Lima,

I would take some advice from a tax accountant in your home country, rather than people on prune!

However, when I worked there, I was never resident in Poland. I therefore paid my taxes and social security in the UK where I am a resident.

Lots of contractors do this.

But, as I say, take advice before deciding.

hey narrow!
so you worked in wizzair before? how did you manage it that you pay your taxes in UK? Because as far as I know everybody (local and con fair) has to pay it in Switzerland.

Yes, it's true. All "staff" pay tax in Switzerland. Don't get me going on that subject - its a load of nonsense.

Anyway, I'm a realist. I paid about 5% tax to the Swiss and I know that seeing as I lived in UK that the real rate is >30%. Because I like to sleep at night, I paid the rest of my tax dues in UK.

You can do the same with your local taxman. Just don't become resident for tax purposes in any Wizz air base.

As I said: be a realist. Ask a tax accountant what you would be best off doing.

VAL KILMER
 

Don't spend the money. It'll make no difference at all.

Believe me, it really is not worth the risk.

Take Narrows advice

Time to Command in Wizz Air
 

Hi all:)! Does anybody can advise how long is an average time to command in Wizz Air for SFO? Thanks

BEWARE OF WIZZ
 

Couldn't be arsed to trawl back through 6 pages.

Favete Linguis. There's no race. I am positive that Wizz will again manage to top, or rather bottom the pay, T&C in Europe leaving everyone else far behind.

FAVETE LINGUIS
 

Believe me when I say I am absolutely no fan of how much (little?) Wizz pay their people.

But, your over emotional diatribe is about 2 and a bit years late, because on this very thread in 2009, the following was said:

"Mr pilot,

You do need to pay 15000 Euros for the type rating with Wizz air.

Your monthly salary is reduced by 1000 Euros for the first 15 months after you have passed the line check. This is why a co pilot caches net 1400 Euros per month in Wizz Poland during 15 months, however before the line check you have been making peanuts as well due to the training salary.

A Wizz co pilot here in Poland, with no remaining bond to pay, takes home in Polish Zloty on average a month, everything included, between 8000-10000 Zloty. (depending if you're junior or senior co pilot, how many sectors flown etc)

On top of this, what you're saying Mr pilot, yes you need to sign a type rating bond of 15000 Euros over a three year period.

ATR 250"

Had you done your research, you could have saved yourself a trip to the "shyte" (sic) presentation that you had to endure.

What a waste of your time.:D

Favete Linguis
 

I'm glad you saw fit to edit your risible post, which showed just how little effort you put into your research for a job.

I'm also glad that you regard me as a smart alec.

Clearly, I'm a lot smarter than you. I used Wizz for what I needed and left for a far better job.

You, on the other hand, seem a bit of a loser.

Yours,

a smart alec.

Pailot,

I haven't been there for over a year, but in essence here is an idea:

Roster: Nominally 6 ON/ 4 OFF. This often starts on earlies and ends on lates. Therefore, your days off can be compromised. Not always the case, but seems to happen regularly enough.

They call this a stable roster, but it is, in reality very unstable. Lots of changes and disruption is the norm.

KTW base has regular nightstops in LTN an this does break up the monotony.

Sectors: Well, this is variable. As a Captain, the max I ever did in KTW was 54.

But, in GDN, guys regularly fly 60 sectors as they are far shorter and most days are 4 sector days.

I believe WAW (now Modlin) was historically a great base, with good flying and median numbers of sectors.

KTW can be busy, a mix of 2, 3 and 4 sector days as discussed.

WRO is the smallest base in Poland and sectors are on the low side. A busy month may be 40 sectors, a quiet month may be 20 or so.

There is no fixed amount of anything in Wizz Air.

I did enjoy my first 15 months there, hated the last 9 months and I left feeling drained, worn out and generally miserable. I was fortunate to have a different kind of flying job to move to, so I'm grateful for the Command opportunity at Wizz Air.

What I can say is that I do not consider Wizz Air to be "doable" as a career. It is just too tiring on the line.

Good luck. I hope you enjoy your time there.

B4S,

The management are not at all like Ryanair. They are not bullies, nor do they make any effort to be. At least not in my day they didn't.

And seeing as a couple of guys who I know well, and have a lot of respect for are the Head of Flight Ops and one of the Fleet Managers - I don't think they'd stand for any MOL style bullsh1t from anyone.

The new Storm contract? Ive not seen one, but if you mean paying €15k for a rating and also having €1k a month reduced salary for 15 months then I think thats been the deal for at least a couple of years anyway. Perhaps not through Storm, but certainly direct with Wizz anyhow.

Research would likely prove it to be the truth.

Watch out. It used to be 25000 for SFO and 20000 for FO.

Talking about management. The last time I attended to a pilot meeting in my base with the CEO, he said, literally, that If we don´t like the current T&C, we could leave at any time off to RYR...He said that in front of 25 pilots, after announcing a massive salary cut . After 4 years serving them, I resigned.

Good luck with your decision :ok:

Hi dude,

may i ask you where you were based?
How did you manage to carry on 4 yrs with 2k bucks x month or so?

Thanks:ok:

@IAE dude
Can you tell us more about that massive salary cut?

Thank you

The massive salary cut that IAE dude refers to was actually: the removal of the accommodation allowance for those based in Bucharest.

Can't remember exactly what the figure was, but about €1200 a month springs to mind.

No other base received such an allowance. And costs of accommodation had dropped significantly in Bucharest in the preceding couple of years.

True, Bucharest is a bit of a dump in some people's eyes and therefore they justified the extra payment.

Mind you, if it were dumps that allowed for extra payment, Katowice would have received double the amount.

So, it wasn't really a massive pay cut - rather an unrequested and unpopular alignment with every other Wizz Air base.