Same story here. Got an email a few days ago stating that they wanted me to come earlier in January for a full day interview rather than just the Sim eval. I sent an email stating id be happy to but havent heard anything back. That was 3 days ago

 

They are getting feedback that the LCC's roster pattern is making it difficult to come to DXB for 5 days( 3 days plus travel), if they breack it up more LLC pilot will appy

 

Those of you that are getting responses within just a few hours of submitting the application. Would you mind letting us know what your experience is? i.e total time, pic etc? Thanks.

 

I submitted a speculative app last year and then got an email back in May for one the first pre selection day in LHR. As I was / am short of the min hours I had to wait for the sim in Nov again in LHR, and am now waiting for the dates for the final couple of days in Dubai. The pre selection and sim are exactly as detailed here and on pprune. I would recommend Skytest for the aptitude tests and math test, as they are identical (worth the €60).

Irrelevant of your hours, my impression (and feedback from others at my major LCC in Europe who have applied) is they will contact you if you hit the min requirements, or are within 500hrs of hitting said mins. They will not hire you if you do not have the mins period, but you can go through all the selection process and be lined up ready to go as soon as you have the min hours.

So far the process, although long, has been very good and every effort has been made during the selection to make you as comfortable as possible. I hope now I can just jump the final hurdle in Dubai! Feel free to question me on anything specific, and I will try help. Good luck.

 

I got the same except I got an email back the next day stating they would call me the coming week with details of where to go.

Although my friend replied and never got an email back.. so I dont know whats up...

 

Sorry Fatbus, they only got 6 tonnes:

Airbus to offer higher-weight A380 from 2013 

By: David Kaminski-Morrow

Airbus is to offer a higher-weight version of the A380, which will be available for delivery to customers early next year.

The airframer will raise the maximum take-off weight to 575t, corresponding to a 6t increase on the current heaviest variant and 15t above the basic specification.

It will stretch the range of the double-deck aircraft by some 150nm, said Airbus, taking its capability to around 15,500km (8,350nm) at current payloads.

Airbus said the higher-weight version would be offered for introduction to service early in 2013.

The airframer's most recent aircraft characteristics document, from November last year, listed six weight variants for the passenger type.

These had maximum take-off weights ranging up to 569t for the WV002 variant.

Airbus said the heavier version would include a 3t increase in maximum zero-fuel weight as well as maximum landing weight, with a resulting 3t increase in payload.

Before the type entered service with Singapore Airlines in 2007, Airbus performed rejected take-off tests with the aircraft at a weight of 575t. The proposed freighter would have had a take-off weight of 590t.

Engine Alliance is to have a higher-thrust version of its GP7200 powerplant ready for service entry by early 2013, to support the higher-weight version.

The engine, designated the GP7272, will be rated at 72,000lbs (320kN), said Mary Ellen Jones, president of the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney joint venture.

With 2,000lb of extra thrust over the current version of the GP7200, this engine will enable services such as Dubai-Los Angeles.

Engine Alliance is offering the GP7272 to customers, although none has selected it so far.

The powerplant manufacturer has confirmed, however, that Middle Eastern operator Qatar Airways has selected the GP7200 for its 10 A380s.

"We have nearly 600 orders to date, giving us a 56% market share of total engine orders for the A380 so far," said Jones.

Qatar Airways joins Emirates, Air France and Korean Air, which between them have 31 A380s in operation, as well as Air Austral and Etihad Airways, as GP7200 customers. A further 14 A380s powered by GP7200s will be delivered by Airbus this year, said Jones.

She said Engine Alliance is focused on campaigns to place GP7200s with Hong Kong Airlines and Russia's Transaero, and is presenting the engine to China Eastern Airlines, which has expressed an interest in the aircraft.


The rumor of a 30 tonne increase and the A380 going to the west coast can now be put to bed for a few more years.



Typhoonpilot

 

Well you're probably right. Wait and see what TC says, he might not be too keen to up the order. I also see Boeing mentioning 77X or 778, which would help with the load restriction. Personnally makes no difference to me , I prefer the shorter trips, but this could be good news for new 777 hires from NA for a few years.

 

To TyphoonPilot, or anyone else with insight:

Filled out the application early this week, and two days later got an automated reply saying that I did not meet their minimum requirements, and that once I updated my app showing that I did meet the mins, they would reconsider my app. While it's true that I'm below their mins, I'm only short by 100 hours TT, and already exceed their min requirements in all other categories. They state that they will consider applicants for an interview who are as much as 500 hours below their mins.

Any theory as to why I wouldn't be considered? Has anyone else with similar quals received this letter or the opposite?

Thanks for your help.

 

I recently got the "do not meet mins letter". All my jet time is below 30T. Is your time in aircraft larger than an RJ? Could be the issue.

 

Like you both said, it's an automated response. I got the same response, followed a few weeks later with an invite, and I was 500hrs short at the time. Just keep updating and have some patience (you'll need for the whole application process anyway.........it's pretty intense!) if you meet all the other criteria the invite will come.