seattlepilot

There are no negotiations over there. There was a bit of a complaint by local pilots who mortgaged everything and they are getting sidelined. Some of these concerns are legitimate, some are done by people who don't even have proper language skills or training.

Go back and read my posts in this threads. Don't say you were not warned.

NEDude

Way too many negatives with Turkish to make it worthwhile in my opinion.

Probe

I have been through the process a couple of times now.Unfortunately the US is a mostly "stamp less" society.

I took my own logbooks, my last few paystubs, which showed my total flight time, and made a letter up for my chief pilot to sign. The letter just said that he verified my flight time at my airline. Below that statement was a cut and pasted screen from our companies computer that showed all my flight time, by aircraft type.

I also took a printout of my FAA record, which is everything I have ever done from Private through my last evac/ditching and PC and that airline. The FAA will provide you with this by email.

This was so much official info that they barely looked at it. Compared to a single set of logbooks that the pilot made up himself (no pun intended) and had "stamped", my credentials were pretty much gold plated.

As far as notarized docs, every country, and in the US, state, does it different. Some states you can walk in with a doc and they will notarize it. Some, they will call the police. They will only notarize a doc that you create and sign in front of them. The country of the airline you are applying to only understands their own laws, and usually won't understand if your country does it differently.

Now the bad news. Some countries are EXTREMELY anal about all of this. Japan might be the worst. If you have one single thing that does not comply, their government nazis might say no, and their is nothing you can do about it but apply elsewhere.

Hope this helps.

Bushmaster09

*** really!!? I haven't heard anything from anyone regarding this. So I wonder how long it's going to take Sigma to tell me TBNT.

flapshalfspeed

Go look on the most recent job listings on FlightGlobal (or any of the contract providers)...the FCI & Sigma listings now state JAA/EASA licenses required.

seattlepilot

Sigma still accepts FAA

Bushmaster09

Clearly says FAA is acceptable still.

Non Type Rated Captain ? B737 with CAE Parc Aviation | 1401391149

seattlepilot

I can confirm that they only accept FAA ATP with the type ratings that Turkish operates. Welcome to Turkey where all the rules change on daily basis.

CriticalMach

welp!!!

From Sigma:

Dear Non-Type Rated Applicant,

It is with great regret I must inform you that we have been advised by Turkish Airlines that they cannot accept ICAO and FAA licences for the Non-Type Rated roles as of last Friday.

Unfortunately this means your assessment will no longer be taking place. You can read the email that was sent below.

We apologise on behalf of Turkish Airlines for the extreme inconvenience caused due to the late notification of this ruling.

If you do possess an EASA/JAA licence with the relevant type rating please do let me know and I will be able to advise you accordingly.

I wish you the very best of luck in the near future and hope that we can work together on a contract soon. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

seattlepilot

ok, i have been asking these people what "non type rated " means. do they mean non type rated in their aircraft?