Air Berlin... anyone?
11-24-2009, 06:25 AM
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Air Berlin... anyone?
ATW Daily News
Tuesday November 24, 2009
Air Berlin said it is seeking to recruit 700 flight attendants and 120 pilots. The new employees would be based in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Munster/Osnabruck, Nuremberg, Paderborn-Lippstadt and Stuttgart in Germany as well as Basel/Muhlhausen and Zurich in Switzerland, AB said. It currently operates 129 aircraft. It has retired all of its 737 Classics and plans to ground two 757s and one 767-300ER by the end of January. It is expecting to take delivery of 26 aircraft in 2010.
Seperately, AB said it became the first airline to receive approval from German aviation regulator LBA to deploy GLS technology on its flights.
Anyone who works/knows about Air Berlin can tell me what their pilot requirements are, pay, benefits, etc.?
Thanks.
Tuesday November 24, 2009
Air Berlin said it is seeking to recruit 700 flight attendants and 120 pilots. The new employees would be based in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Munster/Osnabruck, Nuremberg, Paderborn-Lippstadt and Stuttgart in Germany as well as Basel/Muhlhausen and Zurich in Switzerland, AB said. It currently operates 129 aircraft. It has retired all of its 737 Classics and plans to ground two 757s and one 767-300ER by the end of January. It is expecting to take delivery of 26 aircraft in 2010.
Seperately, AB said it became the first airline to receive approval from German aviation regulator LBA to deploy GLS technology on its flights.
Anyone who works/knows about Air Berlin can tell me what their pilot requirements are, pay, benefits, etc.?
Thanks.
11-25-2009, 10:12 AM
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Anyone who works/knows about Air Berlin can tell me what their pilot requirements are, pay, benefits, etc.?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Just because a foreign carrier announces they are hiring doesn't mean us dumb a$$ Americans should apply. Besides, pilots are a "dime a dozen" in the EU, they'll be flooded with apps.
11-25-2009, 11:44 AM
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Α lot of companies in Europe are hiring non-nationals lately since they have difficulty in finding pilots that qualify for positions. Having a lot of German friends I can tell you that F15andMD11 has a point with Air Berlin but not for that fact that "They're more German than LH" but for the fact that a lot of Germans are working for companies outside of Germany and a lot of them are looking to get home.
Just some information about the aviation in Germany, you have a ton of pilots who were HIRED by Lufthansa, but are then moved over to companies such as Condor, LH Cargo, Sun Express. Lufthansa has a weird system, only can upgrade on one type as a F/O and Capt etc.
Just some information about the aviation in Germany, you have a ton of pilots who were HIRED by Lufthansa, but are then moved over to companies such as Condor, LH Cargo, Sun Express. Lufthansa has a weird system, only can upgrade on one type as a F/O and Capt etc.
11-25-2009, 06:44 PM
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"Foreigners" still need to have a valid work permit (in most cases a green card), FAA licenses and pass a background check to work in the US. Do you know how pain in the a%# it is to obtain this green card? Probably as much as it would be for you to obtain a work permit in Europe so the reciprocity is essentially equal 
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