Am I missing something here?

Why would Brexit impact U.K. Pilots being based in the U.K.?

It may be a dumb question, maybe even obvious, but are there enough british pilots to cover all the british pilot positions? including every british operator. I have no idea, that's why I ask.

Guys - this is all just absolute drivel and highlights why you should never listen to PPRuNe. I have no idea what goes on at Ryanair but I am a Gatwick-based easyJet Training Captain and know exactly what goes on there. It is absolute rubbish to talk of limits on employment at easyJet based on nationality- it just is not true. I see pilots of every nation and background coming through, including numerous Brits. Where they end up in terms of base is all down to where the Company wants them and is absolutely nothing to do with their nationality. I just flew some sectors with an Italian DEC ex-Ryanair 737 captain who will be based in Venice. The flight before that was with a Brit ex-Embraer DEC from BA City Express. I see pilots of all nations all the time - anything you are hearing to the contrary is just rubbish. Brexit has not changed who we recruit one iota. Hope that helps.

Brexit didn't change anything OK, but I guess it's too early to find out/know what's gonna happen. Will the situation remain the same in 2 years or so once the Brexit is "done"?.

I live in USA but I lived in UK for a couple of years and I love it (European passport/Soon US citizen). It'd be a shame not being able to apply for any british airline in the future, although I guess that's exactly what's gonna happen.

I know this is a rumour network, but occasionally some facts are quite nice too. I do not know everything about easyJet, but being now in my 14th year of working there has enabled me to get to know a lot of people, including recruiters of every level. I may be deceiving myself, but I feel I would have heard that we were no longer recruiting Brits, especially as it would be illegal and most of the recruiters are Brits themselves. Nonetheless, it is never good to let the truth get in the way of a good story.

I personally know of a number of these 'blacklisted' Brits who are currently doing TR courses, just started line training or awaiting TR start dates. A significant number of others are also in the pool. This is the current position. What happens over the next 1, 2, 3, 5 years because of Brexit is anyone's guess. I don't think anyone knows how it will affect the ability of Brits to work abroad or affect EZY's operation, as it has not even been negotiated by the Governments yet, so it is highly unlikely any decision has been made by EZY on reducing their recruitment

DarkSoldier - at last, someone with common sense. Your are absolutely right, but as I said before, facts can be very boring compared to the rumour.

That is true I forgot. In this case I can officially confirm that there is indeed a ban on Brits, ugly chicks and anyone over the age of 42 or with the name Steve

@DarkSoldier ... I eat an orange a day, do I qualify?

Does anyone know when Easyjet will be recruiting NTR FOs again?

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June.

450 jobs, 300 of which are cadets the majority of the remaining 150 will be DECs nice to see EasyJet valuing experienced FOs again!!!!! Bad luck to anyone who can actually fly a plane looks like you are on the scrap heap yet again, these cadets must be super talented!! Also if you are one of lucky 2 or 3 DFOs that get selected there is no mention of which contract you will go on to, Second Officer/First or Senior, I think we all know the answer!

Right, that must be why EJ has been recruiting experienced FOs and Direct Entry Captains for the last few years then or maybe I imagined flying with all the experienced guys who joined as SFOs.

450 and 300 are cadets the numbers speak for themselves! Defend it all you like, bottom line is people are missing out, myself included. Over the years I would loved to have worked for EJ and at times would have given my right :mad: for it. For various reasons I missed the whole EJ craz for cadets and have only ever tried getting in as a DFO (rated I might add), having passed selection twice and twice been fobbed off with seconds officer position or contract positions the whole thing pisses me off. For my personal curcirnstance EJ would be a perfect fit, short haul with no seniority list and UK bases. But I have a mortgage and two children my days of working for very little are well behind me!

All I asked in the past was they value my experience offer me a job that represents my 6000 hours Airbus time and in return I would give them the rest of my working career. One way or another I have ended up working for BA and now have to sit around for the next 10 years waiting my turn for command all the while Easy Cadets of a couple of years experience are getting command and that 145k salary!

The whole industry sucks, there are many people on here for whom it has worked out and that's great feel free to be smug. Remember your job is the one I want but have been unable to get, just don't pretend Easy Value experience because they very clearly don't. I don't suppose a ten fold increase in winter losses will do much to change their feeling either.

Hands up all those SFO's recruited by eJ as SFO. I know of none.

Not contract and U.K. Base please!

So you now spend your time on a forum slagging them off? Oh dear.

There is much much more to EJ than just UK bases.

I did not slag them off, I simply stated they don't value experience which is painfully obvious. And if you are British with all your family here and children in school here maybe just maybe it's a very big attraction. Italian or French or Portuguese or Spanish contracts might be of interest to some but not me I am afraid.

What happens on one contract is very different to what is happening on all the other 6 contracts where experienced SFO and DEC recruitment is now much more common. While a non-UK base may not suit you, it doesn't mean that the contract practices are the same as you suggest with many of your posts. Having said that, I also know of colleagues who joined on UK SFO contracts from a number of UK airlines.

Ok I appreciate your point. But the fact remains if you want a British base as an experienced FO you are not going to have much luck as my experiences would testify. Is it that crazy that a British person might expect reasonable contract in his home country from a British based company? Anyway your probably right in my case this ship has sailed so I should not waste my time commenting. I am how ever genuinely interested in any prospect of Direct Entry SFOs in the U.K. as that might be enough for me to reapply, but I can't see it ever happening and that's what anyoys me. It seems to me you are perfectly happy to discus EasyJet providing it's all positive, you can't get snippy at someone who offers a different experience and opinion to your own. Everything I have said has been based on my onw experiences and I will be the first to admit it has left me bitter.