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Old 9th Aug 2023, 21:11
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Pablopal
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: United Kingdom
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Q&A Call

Some key points included:
  • Accommodation, food allowance and substance allowance provided
  • Application window will open in September
  • Flight school assessment in October
  • BA assessment in November
  • Offers made in November
  • Training commence Q1 2024
  • Could be based at Heathrow, Gatwick or London City (BA, Euroflyer, Cityflyer) on either A320 fleet or Embraer
  • Choice of 5 different fleet types after initial freeze (6 years).
  • Starting salary of £34,000

Selection:
  • Online application - you'll be asked about your motivation to join British Airways and Maths and situational judgement test.
  • Video interview - you will have to record your answers
  • Flight school technical test - assess your ability to work under pressure and see how you react to increasing workload with various computer based tests from the cut-e suite
  • Flight School Group exercise - assess your ability to work in a team, with a scenario you may face in your day-to-day role as a Pilot at British Airways.
  • Flight School Interview - demonstrate you have what it takes to become a BA pilot.
  • British Airways Assessment - interview and group exercise. There will be a presentation from the team to talk to you about life as a BA Pilot and also a chance to visit Speedbird Heritage Centre at Waterside​​​​​​​
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