So, is this the same company that tried to take over Air Belgium yes ?

But looks like they haven't been able.

https://www-aviation24-be.cdn.amppro...s-through/amp/

I don’t think it is .
This is ONE Air not Air ONE and I don’t think it has anything to do with it

Ok now i can see thanks, ONE Air and AIR One 2 UK based cargo company with very similar names.

Let's clarify some things for you guys before things get completely misunderstood.

Air One is the cargo brokerage firm and has been around quite a while. It is part of a wider group with presence in/links to Dubai, Moldova and Romania. This is the company that secures the cargo business.
One Air is the UK airline that some of the above work gets "subbed" to. In the UK, the two offices are next door to each other. In terms of ownership of the company, that's on public record which you can Google.

In terms of roster stability. It often gets messy with a lot of cancellations (hence delayed training) because the older 747s suffer from a fair amount of unreliability. They are converted cargo aircraft and literally the first generation of 747-400s coming up to 35 years old, so no surprises. One Air, being the only 747 operator in the country, has to source a lot of parts from Europe and beyond. One Brexit benefit is that spare parts fitted to UK registered aircraft often need paperwork signing off by the UK CAA even though they were previously signed off by an EASA state. Repairs might take a few days but the paper work can often take weeks. The impact to the company is quite big through no fault of their own.

The 777s are delayed by almost a year. Now due for June (and for once Boeing look like they might just achieve that date). Once they are online, the operation will be a lot more stable. The plan for the 777s to operate the shuttles mainly to Hong Kong and back whilst the 747s will do more ad-hoc style work.

Anyone joining One Air as non-TR must be prepared for a year in the training system. Which in a year from now might be down to 9 months but who really knows? It will be slow because we don't fly that much right now. If flying once a month is not for you or you get impatient sitting around, I'd advise you to look elsewhere (roster has a lot of RES periods). Many pilots who joined as non-TR are released as Cruise pilots after a couple of sectors but are still waiting for line training to be released as fully fledged handling pilots (Captains and FOs/SOs). For TR pilots, I think 4? sectors to online. As mentioned, very friendly atmosphere with a proper employment contract and benefits (HR department is internal). Most people are directly employed.

There are some contract pilots from FCI who were hired to bridge the gap but their contracts are up for expiry after 2 years. There's a chance to go permanent.

Very informative! They seem to keep the fleet busy when they aren't AOG which would indicate there's plenty of work in the pipeline. Looks one of the more interesting jobs in the UK.

Hello everyone

I have a sim assessment coming up for One Air. All I know is its on the 747-400. If anyone could be kind enough to share a few more details of the assessment please dm me it'd be highly appreciated and I'd owe you a beer or three.

All the best

H

SIM profile.
(1)
LHR 27R, DET SID raw data to the north. Level off 6000ft, 250kt.
Once cleared to FL, accelerate and climb to FL130.
Simple failure (like GEN OFF bus). Decision-making process and radar vectors back do ILS raw data 27R.

(2)
EFATO. Radar vectors for a LNAV/VNAV app or 2D app.

Very friendly atmosphere. Briefing pre simulator is good. Good luck.

Thanks Panorama, very kind and much appreciated!

H

How long is the call out for reserve periods or standby? Would it be an easily commutable roster from other parts of UK? How many trips in a typical month and what length?

Would be interested to know if any info available on this.

With 3 new carriers starting China/HKG-EMA routes, has this altered One Air's plans? They seem to operate as much to Europe as they do from EMA. What is the targeted fleet size now?
And if anyone wants to indulge me further🙈 ... What is he normal crew compliment? Are the European positioning duties popular? Looks a great gig. Thanks

Anyone able to comment on what life is like there at the moment? Even in a pm. Rough amount of days on compared to off? Is it commutable from other parts of UK? Downtime downroute?

Did you find any answers to your questions?
I am also interested..

Exciting times for One Air with the imminent launch of scheduled ops and the 777 arrival. What is their target fleet size? Is crew shortage holding them back?
In the first year or so it was a pretty predictable operation, with flights routing from China/HK to the UK almost daily. Now that's not the case. These and more routes are flown by foreign carriers. Aircraft utilisation seems to have dropped (some of which is down to heavy maintenance of the 747). DWC seems to be becoming more of a mini hub/base (somewhat understandably)
It still looks a great airline to work for but I'm wondering if the plan has evolved slightly.

Well you keep asking about them - if you are a pilot and interested they always seem to be recruiting so why not go see them ? if you are a spotter there’s not much I can ad .

I understand finding captains with heavy aircraft experience has become hard and they have taken some 737 captains to convert direct to 744.

How's One Air doing in 2026? Would you recommend them as a NTR FO? What is the recruitment process like? Thanks guys!