Yep absolutely agree with both replies.

Lots of new joiners over the last five years have given up commands to join VS, plus the odd few who claimed to have commands but didn't.

Like what has been said before; leave your ego to one side. Regardless of what you've done before, you'll wear two stripes on your shoulder and be bottom of the seniority list. If you can get over that, then you're probably well-suited to the position. If not, maybe rethink about applying.

Does anyone know what the automation policy is at Virgin? At my current airline I like to do lots of manual flying but I know that in airlines such as BA it's discouraged and you can't take the A/THR out on their A320 fleet for example...

No problem. Take it all out and fly as much as you like, I personally always take out the A/THR with the A/P and a significant proportion of other guys do as well.

Can't speak for the Boeing fleets but it's certainly not an issue on the bus - as long as you're not over loading the PnF of course.

The recruitment page states: "You must hold a current UK Class one Medical and a full EASA ATPL licence (UK issue) at date of application".

My licences at the moment are not uk issued, but I could transfer them easily, would this be a problem when sending in my application?

Seems like a great place to work!

I know it's been asked before but I can't find a good answer, just wondering if anyone has a sample a330 roster you can post or pm to me? Many thanks

Bobermo at the date of application means at the date of application. In other words you are ****** :E

To be honest I can't think why it would be a problem if its at the application stage or not. If you are lucky enough to be called for an interview make sure you turn up with what they have asked for.

I should imagine its TRTO approval is CAA only hence why they want you to have a UK license.

Hi,

Does anyone know how many A320 type rated pilots they are looking for?

I submitted my cv but I guess there will be hundreds if not thousands of applications.

Thanks

Surely it doesn't matter? If you never apply for anything because lots of other people are applying too then you'll never get anywhere. If your CV ticks all the boxes and your cover letter makes you stand out then you're in with a chance of an interview. If they don't then you ain't. Simple.

SO!

Anyone heard anything yet? Follow up? Interview? PFO?

Nothing.. Any info on what the aptitude test involves? If there is one...

Considering recruitment does not close until this Friday, I think the earliest anyone will hear, will be the beginning of next week....!

Anybody have any advice, who went through the last round of recruitment?

I've had a look though the threads and it's mainly about 787 and 330.

I assume 747 is only LHR and LGW? What sort of trips and destinations are on it? Is the fleet planned to reduce and how would this affect promotion, change to another type etc etc?
Thanks in advance

747 is only at Gatwick (+ flights from MAN/BFS/GLA). Does Orlando, Vegas, Cancun, Montego Bay, Havana, Varadero and the odd Barbados in Winter.

Any news anyone?

Likelihood of A380's arriving? Hell will have frozen over, thawed and then frozen over again before there is the merest hint of that happening. By which time Airbus will have stopped production and the Earth will have been consumed by the Sun.

Fryva most things are based on seniority (S) and some are First to ask (F)

- Fleet change (S) - I would expect to do 3 years on any type I joined on but maybe less.
- Base change (dunno F I think)
- Part Time (F) - bit of a queue at the moment I think and must do 2 years before eligible
- Positioning - not much these days
- Perks - staff travel awesome, loss licence, private med dental, uniforms, pension 15pc
- Days off - Golden Days, region preferences, destination prefs, days off requests and swaps
- Avg days off varies but you get min 2 days off after any trip and 3 days off after any longer trip.
- 380s (we got 350s instead)
- Long term (better placed than ever probably after trimming costs). Remains to be seen how much Norwegian / Wow model threatens our leisure biz but don't see a threat to LHR biz traffic.

Heads up for those with non UK issued EASA licences. My invite to interview turned to a PFO in less than 24 hours when their recruitment team asked me to confirm EASA licence state of issue. I said I was willing to convert to UK if successful with the application but they insist on UK EASA licence at interview stage. Seems a bit extreme but their train set I guess.

4000hrs TT...330 rated.

Good luck to all that applied, it's a great place to work