Don't forget 3year on type bond and 4 months notice period.

Is that for NTR, what are the bond agreements if any for TR Airbus pilots just doing an OCC?

Everyone gets bonded at J2, even TR DEC! £12k for that pleasure! Bond reduces each month over 24 months, a year after final line check, effectively making it a 3 year bond. 4 months notice period to leave… they make it painful and expensive.

For clarity, it's actually 3 full calendar months notice period. At least that's what my contract says. So if you hand in your notice on the 1st of the month then you will need to work the rest of that month and then 3 more calendar months. However, if you're slightly intelligent, then hand in your notice on the last day of the month.

Depends on your contract. Newer contracts, within last 2/3 years approximately, state 4 months notice period.

Thanks; surprised by this a little, just for an OCC course. What about notice period in probation? Does that last 6 months?

Yeah, it’s rubbish, and a bloody cheek to be honest! I guess when you’re joining a new airline, you’re not really thinking too much about the leaving side!

Probation is 6 months, which can be extended by 3 months in extreme cases. Notice period during probation for J2 is 1 week, and for you, guess what.. still 4 months! Smacks of desperation and not very classy IMHO. Still, it’s their train set, and if you sign the contract, you agree to their terms. Good luck!

Fair enough reduced notice in probation, but that should be for both parties....

4 months notice pretty standard now for pilots, not just Jet2.

No it isn't.

Nor is bonding type rated recruits.

What is the bond for experienced, non-rated on the A320?

sent you a PM maxed out

Want a job? Sign the contract. Don't? Then don't. Easy.

Thank you skianyn vannin.

How very Dickensian.

Curious how some airlines have to introduce bonds / protracted notice periods meanwhile others don't feel the need. I wonder what's different?

Actually quite the contrary to Dickensian seeing as you clearly have a choice about where you work and who you work for.

But your faux outrage is noted.

Which airlines don’t have bonds these days? I only ever knew of BA, but I’m not sure if this is still the case?

The best ones - which is why they don’t have to!

Off the top of my head, and I hope I’m not getting it wrong - Lufthansa / KLM / Air France / Aer Lingus / BA / Virgin.

Not sure about Virgin. I thought they bonded these days.

So nothing has really changed since the old days. Looks like it's just the flag carrier of your own country if you want to avoid a bond, and the trade-off is to accept a bond if you want a more flexible job with a quicker command. For me personally I've never wanted a job in the flag carrier of the UK, just because of the command time and the requirement of a London-basing for short-haul.

Absolutely fair. On a purely individual basis, which airlines best is obviously very subjective.

Maybe I'm over simplying it. But in my head, if an airlines got an issue with pilot retention, they have to bond people to protect themselves. However, if you offer the best T's and C's, so fewer people leave there is no need to bond.