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Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Apr 2013, 11:17
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Sadly no. My main interest has moved quite some...

Sadly no. My main interest has moved quite some time ago from 'former colleagues DEP entrance' to 'former colleagues sons/daughters FPP entrance'!

As with all things BA, wait and see. Suffice...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Apr 2013, 10:47
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

I disagree with this. BA has always valued input...

I disagree with this. BA has always valued input from both cadets (FPP), the Military and DEP and I haven't seen any shift toward only FPP.

A singular input of inexperienced pilots over a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Nov 2012, 12:16
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Midlife, Boeing sponsored, refit of the 767 will...

Midlife, Boeing sponsored, refit of the 767 will delay the rundown of the 767 fleet until at least 2017 IMHO. Add to that they BA has Roller power 767's there is considerable difficulty in...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Oct 2012, 13:50
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

I know for a fact that the recruitment team...

I know for a fact that the recruitment team campaigned long and hard to retain those already selected but were over ruled by the HR department.

BA is an 'Ivory Tower' airline still in many...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jul 2012, 13:48
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

BA have stated that they will only accept wing...

BA have stated that they will only accept wing modded A380's thus muddying the waters as to when they arrive.

Pilots have already been converted to the 787 and are running on the 777 awaiting a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jul 2012, 13:34
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

BA has a contractural obligation to the schools...

BA has a contractural obligation to the schools providing FPP thus they will be going ahead.

BMI slot in at the bottom of the MSL (potentially) and only add enough to continue to fly the aircraft...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jun 2012, 15:37
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Captains were qualified to operate RHS as well as...

Captains were qualified to operate RHS as well as LHS.

For what actual reason they did this I don't know. :}
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jun 2012, 08:16
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

FLR, There are alot of SH guys bidding for...

FLR,

There are alot of SH guys bidding for LH BUT that bid is only valid if the initial type freeze has been completed, the pilot holds an unfrozen ATPL and has completed requisit hours in BA. ...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th May 2012, 13:23
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

The BMI guys have been operating out of Heathrow...

The BMI guys have been operating out of Heathrow for years, if you were running close on the ILS you always wanted a BMI in front as they were always quick off the runway, polite on the radio and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th May 2012, 11:48
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Unfortunately Jockster, that's life. It...

Unfortunately Jockster, that's life.

It deals you a bum hand one minute and a good hand the next. Trust me, with 3500 pilots in BA, there is a wide mix of talents, personalities and abilities. ...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Mar 2012, 16:44
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

A simple premise to remember with anything in BA...

A simple premise to remember with anything in BA is that the management of BA is, generally speaking, reactive not proactive at the lower eschelons.

What I mean by this is there is a prevalence...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Mar 2012, 19:09
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Fruitbat, It all becomes clear! You...

Fruitbat,



It all becomes clear! You never said you were on the coal burner!

At least you should be getting CPDLC with the next FMS update!!!

Sorry, I also do web design so I am...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Mar 2012, 16:09
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

[Thread Creep] If you don't know how the...

[Thread Creep]
If you don't know how the internet works and the reason why direct email addresses are generally kept out of public web pages, especially forums, then don't blanket copy and paste.
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Mar 2012, 14:46
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Nothing like feeding the BA recruitment email to...

Nothing like feeding the BA recruitment email to the plethora of Spam Bots that trawl the internet.

Brilliant.

:ugh::ugh::ugh:

At least you will all know why it takes so long to trawl...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Feb 2012, 12:38
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Probably a total block on DEP course. Some...

Probably a total block on DEP course.

Some guys have had their internal transfers stopped (744,777) as well due to maintaining fleet levels.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Feb 2012, 11:46
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Guys, I think this is purely a training...

Guys,

I think this is purely a training capacity problem. BA are hedging their bets, IMHO, in order to free up the Airbus training capacity for the integration of BMI, if approved.

All BMI...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Feb 2012, 01:26
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Arctic Monkey, The simple answer is, at the...

Arctic Monkey,

The simple answer is, at the moment, I don't know.

I'm working now but when I can I'll find out what I can. Until then I really can't say anything else other than I have no...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Feb 2012, 21:01
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Whilst timing is everything the beauty of this...

Whilst timing is everything the beauty of this job is quite simple.

Sign for the jet, walk off and the only thing you have to worry about is when you are next up for a trip.

As an ex-mil jock...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Feb 2012, 20:03
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Farfrompuken It's a lovely pay back isn't...

Farfrompuken

It's a lovely pay back isn't it for all the service you give to your country that they even try to shaft you when you leave!

The USAF actively promote the fact that they will...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Feb 2012, 18:30
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

No, it wouldn't. BA needs to replace pilots...

No, it wouldn't.

BA needs to replace pilots who are coming up for retirement. They need to fill the Airbus fleet as the pilots who are converting to the 787 and the 380 move off for their...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Feb 2012, 18:18
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

When will you guys comprehend that the BMI deal...

When will you guys comprehend that the BMI deal doesn't alter the recruiting requirement one little bit. BMI are bringing aircraft and slots that will have to be flown/filled. The pilots from BMI...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Jan 2012, 19:15
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Spider-man, Sorry, no winglets. BA are...

Spider-man,

Sorry, no winglets. BA are the only RR 767 operator and the flight testing/profiling hasn't been done for the Roller. Boeing weren't going to stump up for that either so a refit it...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Jan 2012, 09:15
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Cattivo, Perhaps the rather increasing...

Cattivo,

Perhaps the rather increasing scenario of running headlong into a double dip?

The US moving Carrier Battle Groups into the region where most of the Aviation fuel comes from and has...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2012, 11:05
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

BA is about choices. If you join the...

BA is about choices.

If you join the Minibus fleet at the start of a recruitment 'phase' you will move up the seniority ladder very quickly indeed. The BA/BMI merger won't affect you relative...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Jan 2012, 18:28
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

studi, I think we'll have to agree to...

studi,

I think we'll have to agree to disagree with respect to a position of IA in BA. The simple fact is that whilst DLH was buying up every basket case airline in Europe, BA was going bust...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Jan 2012, 17:27
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Studi, I have no idea where you are coming...

Studi,

I have no idea where you are coming from but lets look at both your scenarios.



BMI won't be slowly dead, either it remains as an AOC holder and a seperate company within LHR or it...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Jan 2012, 16:30
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

You're living in a dream world. BMI has just...

You're living in a dream world. BMI has just been through the wringer, their pilots haven't had stable rosters for years and they haven't known their future for years either.

They have been the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Jan 2012, 10:48
Replies: 507
Views: 258,578
Posted By Wirbelsturm

Studi, The simple fact is that no employee...

Studi,

The simple fact is that no employee group has the right to strike over a company forming another company outside of their employers AOC. If that were the case then we would all be living...
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