Originally Posted by
Daddy Fantastic
Is it true that if you join BA on the A320 based out of LGW you will come home every night with only possibly 1 or 2 lay overs a month?
As for LHR I heard you tend to do tours/trips for 3 or 4 days?
Im a 6000 hour pilot with 3000 plus jet hours so I do not know what kind of fleet they would offer me whether it be domestic or international.I have never flown wide body international but the thought of doing that kind of flying is not very appealing to me and from what I have been reading on junior new hires with JSS it just seems like a world of pain.
I ask because I am being interviewed by BA in 2 weeks time and if I get thru everything and get a job offer I would like to join on the A320 fleet but probably commute from Europe, most likely Spain where I would plan on living again.
So coming home every night would not work for me unless I paid for hotels which kind of defeats the purpose of commuting. I refuse to live in London with all that grime crime and slime as I have a wife and daughter and wont expose them to all that rubbish.
Any thoughts are most welcome.
honest opinion? It sounds like you’d be better off applying for a Spanish base with EZY. With those hours you’d be looking at a command within 2 years, no commuting, and the money is better. (Admittedly the spanish eJ contract could be better when compared to other countries but if you were going to be spending money commuting then it’d even out).
As for BA, from what I’ve heard you’re more likely to be offered lgw than lhr if they want you on the 320 as less people want to go there, but you can always ask if lhr is available. Bare in mind that with low seniority you’d be doing more single nightstops from lhr as from what friends have said the senior lot like to take the tours.