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Actually, to expand - all promotions and fleet changes are in seniority but you can find yourself getting LHS 320 or RHS 330 ‘sooner’ than expected if not everyone more senior than you wants that particular spot. The new short-haul skipper pay scale doesn’t interest everyone so people have been staying RHS 330 longer which has seen more and more junior RHS 320 people getting a shot a command earlier than expected. Similarly, FOs senior enough for part-time are slow to move fleets/go for command as they’ll then lose part-time. All this pushes the seniority cut-off for command lower.
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Purely seniority based. Previous experience is irrelevant.
Actually, to expand - all promotions and fleet changes are in seniority but you can find yourself getting LHS 320 or RHS 330 ‘sooner’ than expected if not everyone more senior than you wants that particular spot. The new short-haul skipper pay scale doesn’t interest everyone so people have been staying RHS 330 longer which has seen more and more junior RHS 320 people getting a shot a command earlier than expected. Similarly, FOs senior enough for part-time are slow to move fleets/go for command as they’ll then lose part-time. All this pushes the seniority cut-off for command lower.
Actually, to expand - all promotions and fleet changes are in seniority but you can find yourself getting LHS 320 or RHS 330 ‘sooner’ than expected if not everyone more senior than you wants that particular spot. The new short-haul skipper pay scale doesn’t interest everyone so people have been staying RHS 330 longer which has seen more and more junior RHS 320 people getting a shot a command earlier than expected. Similarly, FOs senior enough for part-time are slow to move fleets/go for command as they’ll then lose part-time. All this pushes the seniority cut-off for command lower.
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I've heard a few calls with offers were made in mid December and a number of rejection emails sent out. The old saying 'no news is good news' applies. Last year my colleague got the call mid February. Best of luck
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Hope Nobox and AL HR teams don’t invite to Dublin 30 pilots for 4/5 positions available per day…
why?, because it’s money to spend and ticket, hotel, food, transport),if you ask for free days at your actual airline they would realize it’s to attend to a pilot selection event, and finally please if someone of you guys attend be gentle and try not to monopolize the group exercise please.
Also they told me there was “special treatment” for some of the guys/gals last year… understandable if they know someone inside but don’t look. So if I get the invitation I would have to think twice.
Anyway, good luck everybody in your dream to be part of a major !
why?, because it’s money to spend and ticket, hotel, food, transport),if you ask for free days at your actual airline they would realize it’s to attend to a pilot selection event, and finally please if someone of you guys attend be gentle and try not to monopolize the group exercise please.
Also they told me there was “special treatment” for some of the guys/gals last year… understandable if they know someone inside but don’t look. So if I get the invitation I would have to think twice.
Anyway, good luck everybody in your dream to be part of a major !
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Total waste of time and effort for a process which has a final "review" stage that ultimately turns into a who you know contest.
Yes, you can pass every stage then be dumped at this review, because the reviewers know someone who's uncle has had a word, and the positions are finite.
They kicked off the last process by telling everyone how not corrupt the process is. That says a lot.
Yes, you can pass every stage then be dumped at this review, because the reviewers know someone who's uncle has had a word, and the positions are finite.
They kicked off the last process by telling everyone how not corrupt the process is. That says a lot.
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Total waste of time and effort for a process which has a final "review" stage that ultimately turns into a who you know contest.
Yes, you can pass every stage then be dumped at this review, because the reviewers know someone who's uncle has had a word, and the positions are finite.
They kicked off the last process by telling everyone how not corrupt the process is. That says a lot.
Yes, you can pass every stage then be dumped at this review, because the reviewers know someone who's uncle has had a word, and the positions are finite.
They kicked off the last process by telling everyone how not corrupt the process is. That says a lot.
A lot of airline pilot life is about personal interaction, life skills and awareness of others and sometimes of how you are perceived. Perhaps you need to think about that.
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The pilots leaving the airline may beg to differ with you on how great it is.
My shoulders are clear thank you, along with my nose, which knows when it smells a rat.
One or two progeny make it in? You know, being an airline pilot entails being honest. I recommend you reflect on this crucial pilot quality.
My shoulders are clear thank you, along with my nose, which knows when it smells a rat.
One or two progeny make it in? You know, being an airline pilot entails being honest. I recommend you reflect on this crucial pilot quality.