Allow me to correct. On the most recent command course no one had less than 5,000TT. Whereas there are young skippers, even a few who managed to achieve command while still in their 20s the average age is well North of 35. It is probably over 40. Don't overlook the fact that there are many who joined from other airlines as DEC in the rapid expansion days. They came from BA (retirees at 55) Cathay, Emirates, Qatar and many other well-known operators. EZY also took over Go and GB and in so doing acquired a considerable number of experienced captains.

Another thing to bear in mind is the wording of the advertisement for this recruitment. It asked for future captains. EZY is not aiming simply to fill FO vacancies in 2014. It wants people who will (reasonably quickly) be able to transition to command. It is to help fill an experience gap which has appeared and it is partly in response to continuous pressure from training captains to recruit more widely again. There are already a considerable number of FOs who joined from other A320 operators over the last couple of years or so; this recruitment is to ensure that EZY has a pool of SFOs from a wide variety backgrounds to replace the considerable number of captains who are in the autumn of their careers (I am one).

are they still sending out today?

Good post Wingswinger. As usual for Pprune there are some great theories out there but Ezy clearly have a metric, dreamed up by some boffin, which they are basing their cut off on. I am still awaiting a PFO but secretly hoping for something more positive.

As for those denigrating Ezy, all the Ezy drivers I have spoken to enjoy the job and the company. They work hard with some long days and some short days. The training is solid, the company fair and (provided they are on a perm contract) the money is good. Yes their recruitment tactics over the last 5 years have been questioned by most but now they have realised their SFOs recruited during that period have not got the skillset for Command and now they are doing something about it. Let us hope that this is the start of a wider recruitment drive for non-TR pilots.

Ex-mil 3500TT 2500 fighters

and what about the rated unemployed mate?
:ugh:

Anyone got a pfo today?

I´m wondering the same...
Still waiting for a response!
Good luck!!

nothing here yet either, a lot of friends with varying levels of experience not successful. But they all pretty much found out on day 1.

Be interesting to hear when people are given the green light.

Good luck to those still in the running.

Spoke to a friend at Easy last night. Unfortunately there is a backlog of PFOs as there was so many applicants:rolleyes:

Any of those type rated flyer? So far, heard of one type rated guy getting a PFO.

Nope, all non-rated TP/Light Jet operators.

Lenticular, are they working in chronological order do you know?

I completed the tests not long before the deadline!

Swept.
I am sure your last paragraph was not intended to slur all the high quality SFOs at easyJet who have accumulated 1,000s of hours at the company and are working their way up the Command process.
The change in the origin of our new recruits from a predominantly low hours cadet intake to more of a mixture is not because we will run out of suitable command candidates in the next few years. Based on our planned expansion rate over the next few years we will continue to have highly capable, experienced and known candidates in our Command holding pool for several years before they are given a start date for their upgrade course. Anyone joining now will have 5+ years before a change of seat regardless of experience and ability. I personally believe it will be the start of the next decade before anyone recruited now will swap seats. The change of recruitment policy is driven by other factors but have nothing to do with running out of quality SFOs.

To those who did this at home "with the help of friends" I truly hope you get found out if you get called for interview. Really quite pathetic.

Pitoth

It would clearly be a sweeping generalisation to state that all individuals at Ezy of a certain rank/cadre/experience level are not "up to scratch" and I am not doing this. I am merely stating that if you recruit from the full marketplace then you will get a balanced intake displaying the varied skillset required to be a successful FO/Capt. If you rely on a group that have to pay their way then you are not going to get that variety.

We all bring different things to the party and the Company will be richer for this variety.

I am rated and PFO.
I agree with the friend above, not fair and really not smart to take the tests with qualified help.

Swept
The one part of your post I am referring to is this:

"Yes their recruitment tactics over the last 5 years have been questioned by most but now they have realised their SFOs recruited during that period have not got the skillset for Command and now they are doing something about it."

If you did not mean this then perhaps you want to edit it. If you did mean this then perhaps you need to address how you might fit in to easyJet company culture and part of a multi crew environment.

No idea but from the PFOs I've heard about I don't think so.

How much of a PFO backlog / lead time to be sent a disappointing e-mail? Are they working weekends on the processing of results?

I think some of you are reading too much into it.

I suspect that they've set a pass mark for the online tests that will give them 3-400 people whose CVs will be looked at. Of those, maybe 200 will be interviewed. Everyone below said pass mark will get a PFO.

I don't really buy into any conspiracy: not considering the diversity of experience seen on this tiny little sample of the aviation community who have already received PFOs.

I could, however, be proven wrong if everyone invited for interview has between 1500 and 2000h and possibly very limited command time: in which case, the more plausible theories will have been proven correct.

No PFO yet, but did notice on the Taleo job site that my application status as "Application under review" was updated on the 15th.

2700TT Q4TP Non-TR