757 speedbrakes,

Jet2 has NO seniority system in place...

767 last type flown, application at beginning of October, still waiting for even a "piss off" or "hey we like the cut of your jib". Not ideal.

An internal comunication said that base transfers to EMA would be by company seniority if oversubscribed.

According to the internal base transfer list it is VERY over subscribed.

Why so much???

Because it's been more than 5 years.

northern boy,
just because it has been over five years since a rating has lapsed there is no need to spend a fortune revalidating. The requirement to revalidate is "retraining at the descretion of the TRTO". I myself renewed a type rating a few years ago. It had been lapsed for eight years after having flown 3000 hours on the type. I had since flown about 5000 hours on two more types. I renewed it with a writen test on systems, and an LST.
For a 737 I would expect this should cost a couple of grand.

The lure of the Beautiful South...then again one Essex lad is moving north to EMA :ok:

Ballsout, thanks for the info. I have been talking to OAA about this and their initial response was along the lines of what you say, however I asked them to confirm and it seems the rules have changed due to JAA regs. I need to do pretty much the whole thing over and that involves 30+ hours in the sim, despite 4000 odd hours on Boeing aircraft since the 73. At current sim rates thats knocking on the 20k mark, including TRI/TRE and the groundschool element. If there was a definite job at the end then I could at least take it to the bank but spending that kind of dosh to renew a rating already in my licence on a maybe/maybe not is a bit much. Incidentally, the 75/767 rating costs the same! Probably more useful in terms of J2 as well. Still waiting to hear from them post interview. Not holding my breath but one can always hope.

Crosswind Limit; Your close........

There is no financial re-emburssment (even though our contract states we're entitled too) for those wishing to relocate a little further towards 'Gods Country'.

This is mostly because, if you ask for it, there will be someone behind you happy to relocate for free, so they'll get it. There is however, an offer of up to 5 days in a hotel should it be required.

As mentioned previously, there would have been an outcry had new joiners been given a base that those currently type rated in the company, had already applied for.

Firstly I would just like to wish everyone on the base transfer list all the best in acheiving your objective. I know being based at or near home makes all the difference to one's quality of life.

Just as I would wish everyone on the fleet transfer list the best of luck in acheiving their transfer - but then we know how that has ended. And it seems Jet2 has managed to avoid much of an outcry by justifying their decision one way or another. Its not about the staff, its about the bottom line.

I hadn't realized that a 757 was to be transferred from LBA to EMA. If that proves to be the case then I take the point. I had thought the "new" 757 was to be based in EMA and that extra capacity/aircraft for NCL was for the summer only. In any case the summer is a long way off and we all know how quickly things change.

I wasn't implying that a base transfer would cost Jet2 very much. Only that if qualified applicants were willing to accept 70% on the basis they were based at EMA, then I would not be surprised to see Jet2 accept those applicants over base transfers, with the one exception of course, and justifying it one way or another.

Best of luck.

northern boy, I think the mistake you are making is that you ask them to confirm the requirement. Once you start asking the CAA that sort of question they move quickly into an ass covering mode and just tel you no.
If you just chip up at the desk with the paperwork signed by the TRE for the revalidation they would probably accept it, that's what i did. I know it's a daft question but I assume you have tried FR? even if you offer to pay them the full wack for the revalidation it would be woth it. 55 new aircraft deliveries over the next few months and need lots of new skippers.
Good luck anyway.

.....or Fly Dubai if your happy to move :bored:

Can't help feeling the original post on this thread has been forgotten and off topic about 50 posts ago. Feel free to start new threads on re-basing and revalidation of TR's and keep this for people who aspire to be able to put in a re-basing request.

Okay!

Following on from the Post above:

1) Has anyone received an 'offer' of any kind?
2) Has anyone without a type rating been interviewed?
3) Does anyone know if this is a renewable contract - or is it just for the 2010 season?
4) Does anyone know if 'contracts' are available as opposed to employment through the company (that is through a personal 'umbrella company' or 'limited company' account)?
5) Does this 'contract' marry in with the rest of the company vis-a-vis promotions and the like?
6) Does anyone know the mind of PM - this recruitment drive seems adorned with 'maybes' and hidden agendas - anyone know the 'truth' - or is it combination of 'fishing' exercise together with an element of wishful thinking regarding future expansion and other factors relating to both the company in particular and the industry in general - which can only be guessed at?

KR

FOK

FOK

If point 6 is speculation then I was lied to at interview.

My understanding is that this round of recruitment is for expansion in 2010....other elements were given to me in confidence, though it seems to be common knowledge, or some informed guessing is going on :D

Has anyone had an offer yet, just wondering the ratio of "Heres a job or PFO"?

I applied.. have heard nothing.. not even PFO :-(

Anybody else been asked to complete verbal and numerical reasoning tests following interview? I was verbally offered a job recently but now have been told these tests need to be completed before contract offer. Anyone else in the same boat?

FD3S

Are you type rated?