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Brief
Payscale (please state whether
before or after tax)
(please
ignore if the detailed payscale
above is up to date) |
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Capt
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94500 CZK/Month |
17/Dec/23 |
Capt
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81000 CZK/Month |
17/Dec/23
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FO
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57500 CZK/Month |
17/Dec/23 |
FO
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CZK/Month Junior FO 36000 and 48000 FO |
29/Nov/23 |
SO
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FE
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FE
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Additional
Duty Pay / Per Diems for Smartwings
Pilot Jobs |
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Capt |
CPT Base
CZK/Hours
1030
CZK/Landings
767
CPT Top
CZK/Hours
1200
CZK/Landings
893 |
4/Feb/20
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FO |
Junior FO
CZK/Hours
460
CZK/Landings
339
FO
CZK/Hours
610
CZK/Landings
452 |
4/Feb/20
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SO |
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FE |
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Pension
Details for Smartwings
Pilot Jobs |
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Conditions
for Smartwings Pilot
Jobs |
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Roster |
Unstable. 7 days OFF per month, multiple changes per month, A LOT of out of base flying, Planning Dept can assign duty on a blank day without consent, as long as the change is done 48hrs+ in advance. Changes made in less than 48 hrs ahead need to be approved by the Crew.
In the summer time you fly to the limit and in the winter time you may accrue only single digit hours, unless you accept one of the many ACMI contracts in the middle east or in the Northern America, where you live on your own whilst earning low Czech salary. |
21/Mar/24
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Leave |
20 days a year, only Saturday till Friday can be approved. You don't have the Leave confirmation until 14 days prior to the requested period = very difficult to plan anything in advance. |
21/Mar/24
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Staff
travel |
Discounted standby travel available after 6 months on Smart Wings routes network, only taxes are payable. Very limited possibilites for spouse and children. |
21/Mar/24
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Discounted
holidays |
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Smartwings
Pilot Jobs Situation
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Current
Situation: |
Talks about selling the company to Israir. It is not clear whether it is happening or not.
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14/Oct/23
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Outlook: |
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Hiring both FOs and CPTs. |
14/Oct/23 |
Overall
Hiring Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve): |
Positive |
14/Oct/23
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Smartwings
Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements
(including preferred
pilot schools) |
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Captain |
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* No criminal report
* No incident report
* Class 1 Medical Certificate
* A minimum of 4000 hours total flying time
* A minimum of 300 hours total flying time as a Captain of Boeing 737
* No break of more than 12 months in the flights
* Age between 26 – 55
* ICAO English level 4 or above
* Must hold valid (unrestricted) EU passport / Citizenship / Right to Live & Work in Europe
* Applicant has to accept difficult life style with many changes in the roster and a lot of long stays outside permanent base (wet and dry lease contracts)
* Past successfully company Selection Screening (the contents and conditions will be send personally) |
1/Feb/16
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FO |
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Junior FO type rating for 737 cost 700800CZK or 570800CZK after bond for 3 years. Permanent contract from start of the type rating
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14/Oct/23
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SO |
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FE |
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Scholorship |
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Some cooperation with czech flight school f-air (https://www.profi.f-air.cz/smartwings-cadet-program-en). However this only guarantees you an invitation to the interview. |
14/Oct/23
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Recruitment
Process for Smartwings
Pilot Jobs |
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Phase A (online):
Modules:
? Online test - things like rotated cubes, shapes (cut into a few pieces, select which one is it), sequences, and many questions about your character
? Online interview with psychologist
Phase B (on site):
? ATPL - literally some subset from the aviation exam
? English - spoken (some aviation related stuff and some general english) and written (mostly general english)
? Group session - drawing persons, practise of communication in couples, group session on creation of airport (drawing on a whiteboard)
? Psychomotoric testing - the compass test, some difficult sequences, select how much a word applies to your character
? SIM Check: SIM Check on ATR42/72 static sim or for TR pilots and pilots applying for CP position on B737 NG / A320 full motion SIM. Short IFR flight (SID, vectors, approach) with focus on following items: - standard instrument departure using conventional means of navigation - determination of aircraft position - transition altitude / transition level - joining of determined route - standard instrument arrival - entry in published holding pattern - instrument approach with own navigation from IAF - missed approach procedure - standard ICAO ATC phraseology - airmanship
? Final interview - introduction, something about you and flying, if anything failed then what was your weak spot, results summary and questions on when you can start Practice aptitude and psychometric tests here. |
14/Oct/23 |
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Fleet |
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Current: |
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4x C680 2x B737-700 27x B737-800 2x B737-900ER |
20/Nov/17
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Orders: |
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now 39x B737 (8x from 2018, 15x from 2019, 9x from 2023) |
12/Dec/17
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Smartwings
Pilot Jobs Recruitment Contact |
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update
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Preferred
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Online via form on their website. https://www.smartwings.com/en/career/ |
14/Oct/23 |
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Name: |
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Address: |
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1068/30 K Letišti, Prague, Praha, 16008, Czech Republic |
20/Oct/23 |
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Tel: |
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Fax: |
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Email: |
tomas.nevole@travelservice.aero (To find out whether your email application has been read use VisualCV) |
1/Feb/16 |
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Website: |
14/Oct/23 |
https://www.smartwings.com |
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Pilot
vacancies webpage: |
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application form link: |
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Bases
For Smartwings Pilot
Jobs (including
restrictions for recent pilot
school graduates) |
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update
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PRG,BRQ,BTS,BUD,WAW,KTW,TFS,LPA,CDG
(click
to look-up airport codes) |
7/Dec/19 |
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