Yeah, don't make false statements in the interview like you did here. And to don't be again disappointed, just read more carefully everything from now on. Good luck if you can make it.

are they still advertising for B767 temp contracts?
what s the contact

Seems a lovely place to work with friendly colleques like Pikee and Vokes...Imagine 10 hours on 787 with them...FR are still looking lol

No temp contracts

so they take permanent crews? any contacts

I must have missed the 'L' out, didn't mean to sound derogatory.. I know a tattoo parlour where you can have the TUI Smile put on your skinny arm

Just by way of addressing some of the bickering that has crept into this thread, having just retired after 37 years with the company I think that I am qualified to observe that this is a very good employment opportunity. Great colleagues in all departments, excellent training,well maintained aircraft, a variety of lifestyles in long and short haul, good Ts and Cs. Yes of course the management are always knocking on the door to try and extract more, but the BALPA Company Council do an excellent job in keeping the wolf from the door as much as possible. Of all the UK based employment opportunities currently available I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as a good career choice. Colleagues who, in recent years, have joined from other operators have in my experience been unanimous in their view that they made the right choice. I fully appreciate that it is not the same deal that I signed up to many years ago, but still worthy of very serious consideration. Right...back to my pipe and slippers!

Agreed. Without doubt one of the top three jobs in the UK. Offers some of the best pay and conditions of any UK airline, opportunity to live almost anywhere in GB (some 787 guys and girls live on the continent/islands in between!) , short and long haul dependent on your wants/circumstances, round the world trips, detachments, different part time contracts and many other lifestyle choices not available at many G-reg operators.

Is it what Britannia and Air Leisure were 20 years ago? No. But nowhere is. A comparatively strong union seem to keeping this one of of the best jobs out there. Good luck to those who applied!

hi
does anybody have the contact for TUI? I hear they have 767 British crews flying out of Scandinavia or shall I contact the Swedes directly?
cheers

It's not a contract position, and the recruitment is all done via advertised campaigns. The last of which closed a few weeks ago, so you've missed this time around. Perhaps there will be another round next year?

Anyone able to describe the promotion to captain prospects for someone joining tui in the UK please? Is it on merit or time etc? How long would you be looking at?
Well done to all those recently recruited.

Seniority, suitability and personal choice re type, base etc

Time to command is a difficult one to predict. Currently it is around the 10 year mark, but who knows by the time 10 years comes about....Based on past experience it is probably fair to say that it’s somewhere between 8-17 years.

Guys, how easy is it to commute on the 787 fleet? Is it do-able to commute from an European base?

Like guys who are flying for BA but living at FRA and commute for their flights from LHR..

Seems like a nice place.

Doable.

The 787 is a quiet fleet in the Summer, so definitely possible. And if you take a winter basing in Scandinavia (very junior bid at the moment) you get a minimum of 5 days off between trips if you pick the commuting option. You then pay/book for your flights back home yourself and the company reimburse that cost against receipts. That's your best option, and fortunately for you it's the easiest bid on the 787 to get.

I know one chap on the 787 commuting to mainland Europe. I'm sure there are others.

As above but also consider that the 787 fleet will be increasing its SH exposure over the coming years, presently 2 frames do summer SH. This will increase which wont be commuter friendly.

Hearing that tui airways is recruiting on all fleets.......any information anyone?

Recruitment is open today until 6th April.

Looking for non-rated as well as 737, 7576 and 787 pilots.

See https://tuijobsuk.co.uk for more.

Interesting to note that, even for type-rated candidates, you still have to pay £7k in the first year for "training costs." For NTR candidates it's £21k over 3 years as before.

Caveat emptor. Thomson is not the Britannia Airways of yore. Little stunts like asking for 7k for tr training costs should give you a clue. This is symptomatic of flight ops management who I would not buy a used car from. There is a big push to drive costs down and no surprise, pilots are the target. Reduced pension contributions, ludicrous basing arrangements, reduced allowances etc, etc. Once a really great company, now not so much.