Is that 3000 hours at the company?

Ah I’m speaking to the right man then! Haha

No, that’s 3000 factorised hours total time. That’s why I reckoned it’d take you another 2-4 years assuming that you have done 2 years already at Valdermort Airlines.

I’ve seen both sides of your particular coin and I can genuinely say I wouldn’t look back. The standards are generally a bit higher at Jet2 but if you actually do some reading, learn the stuff and have a positive attitude you can get on extremely well here. The training for myself has always been very positive, constructive and I’ve personally not had any issues. Hope that helps!

Ahhh i see! Thanks. Is the 757 still an option these days or is it 737 only now for new joiners? fulfil the boyhood dream.

A bit of thinking to do I think.

Ditto what Whitemonk has said.

The 757 is an option, however

1 - it is MAN base only, so your move to BFS wouldn’t be an option.

2 - you questioned about time to command, the B757 pilots generally do 3-400 hours per year max, therefore your time to command would be extended.

3 - why would you do a type rating to join a fleet that will be gone in a few years, and then have to do another type rating, we all know that doing type ratings is a pain in the butt.

In my opinion, forget your boyhood dream, it’s just another tin can doing 500mph at 30odd thousand feet, join and join the B737 fleet.

Johnny, do you know if you're still hiring DECs for Spanish bases?

​​​​​​​I don’t know what bases require recruitment I’m afraid. You could always call and ask, we’re friendly like that.

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Thank you!

I live in MAN now. Bought a house here so I’m pretty settled, I’d be happy to stay here another few years before BFS. Just long term I’d like to go back home with some security, my airline tend to pull in and out of Belfast when they fall out doesn’t offer much security.

Hence why I asked about the 757, as If I go to Jet2 I doubt I’ll ever fly anything else than a 738 in Europe wouldn’t mind trying something else in my career even for a 1/2 years .

Also, how does Command work at Jet2, is it back to Leeds for a bit? I’ll have just over 2000 hours by the time I got in, so pretty close to Command here but happy to delay it for a bit if it meant avoiding going tic Paphos Italy or somewhere else for an unknown amount of time.

I remember when I joined my company I thought I’d never contemplate Jet2, as it’s the same stuff essentially but just seems a bit nicer with better pay and free parking! And no four sectors from what I know.

I appreciate why you want to move back to BFS and Jet2 sounds like a nice little number too.

However, few points worth thinking about!

Jet2 is a bucket and spade company. Most holiday companies don’t do too well during down turns and anyone who thinks otherwise is in denial. I remember people at Jet2 were put on to 75% contracts and worse during the last recession. I would also say the outlying bases at Jet2 would be more ripe for the cull in such a scenario. Something worth thinking about.

If you are desperate to get back to BFS, why not look at EZY? Much more established at BFS and a much more secure company. It might cost you more to go to EZY, but I think it would pay off in the long run.

Who told you that? I have worked here for almost 16 years now and that’s the first I have heard of it. I think someone is pulling your whizzer. The only base they have closed was STN back in the days when Jet2 didn’t operate from there and it was Jet2 that they wanted to concentrate on rather than the cargo and ad hoc charter market from STN. All other bases have remained in situ throughout the previous recessions.

As for your analogy of bucket bucket and spade not working well during a downturn, can I remind you that we seem to have evolved and would respectfully suggest that all holiday companies and airlines suffer during downturns. Having said that the Dart Group has NEVER made a loss.

I agree that EZY is well established, but Jet2 have been operating out of BFS for 15 years now, so they are hardly a newbie.

I fly a Boeing being the largest issue with EZY. Followed by it would take a very long time to get command in BFS, probably having to go to Gatwick for a few years. I’d rather avoid that. Up North, is similar enough to Northern Ireland. I wouldn’t say I’m desperate to get back to BFS, but long term going where I’ll be going into my 30s, I’d like some safety to return home knowing the base isn’t closing, and it’ll be an over night thing.

Could be worse! Marginal tax rate for Captains bonus in Scotland is 63.5%