New Norwegian News
01-16-2019, 08:57 AM
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Announced this afternoon. Most short haul pilot bases in Spain, FCO short haul base, the SWF and PVD 737 bases all closed. Long haul pilot bases in FLL, BKK, and AMS closed as well. The company says most affected crew will be offered transfers to other bases, or to the 787 operation. There will be a reduction in 737 operations, but the 787 operation will continue to expand. No word on if the U.S. based pilots will have other opportunities. Cabin crew bases in JFK, LAX, and FLL are unaffected. This is pouring gasoline on the fire regarding the IAG rumors. It has long been speculated that these are changes requested by IAG as part of the purchase deal.
01-16-2019, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by NEDude
Announced this afternoon. Most short haul pilot bases in Spain, FCO short haul base, the SWF and PVD 737 bases all closed. Long haul pilot bases in FLL, BKK, and AMS closed as well. The company says most affected crew will be offered transfers to other bases, or to the 787 operation. There will be a reduction in 737 operations, but the 787 operation will continue to expand. No word on if the U.S. based pilots will have other opportunities. Cabin crew bases in JFK, LAX, and FLL are unaffected. This is pouring gasoline on the fire regarding the IAG rumors. It has long been speculated that these are changes requested by IAG as part of the purchase deal.
01-16-2019, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by PDRit
Great news. So all those contracted employees in the USA will now be looking for jobs. Let's see how that works for them.
01-16-2019, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by NEDude
It will probably work as well as it did for the guys who went to Freedom Air and GoJets. In other words just fine. People who do the hiring either don't care, or have long forgotten about it.
01-16-2019, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by NEDude
Based on past history, they will have no issues.
01-16-2019, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
It depends on the airline. It’s not going to be a plus for them so they will need a strong resume otherwise. Most who went that route probably don’t have a real strong resume in the first place. I don’t think you will see very many snapped up by the majors. They are going to have to do a few years at a regional.
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