Originally Posted by
hoduka
White Van Driver, thank you for the informative messages!
If someone would join BAEF as a DEC, when would you be able to end up on mainline or LH rightseat?
thanks!
you would be on the master seniority list, and thats normally around 5 or 6 years to get seniority for RHS LH.
I can't recall what the engagement freeze is at BAEF but at mainline it's 5 years. I believe in years past they've held gatwick pilots there due to shortage of crew but it remains to be seen under this new iteration as they are still in the engagement freeze so no-one has done it.
In terms of moving to LHR on A320, seniority wise you could have command there straight away under last years bid result, but again I presume a move is not permitted until engagement freeze is done. Also be mindful that it's less money up at LHR... as a comparison to what I had above LHR PP1 A320 capt is around
95,081 + 800x18 + 2000x4.86 = 119.2k
So even of they let you go straight up to LHR you'd be on around 9k less (this would wash out over time as the pay progression is £1k per year quicker at LHR than LGW).