I see you have an answer to the retirement question during 2006 it will be illegal to force anyone to retire possibly up to 75.
To a pilot this means a maximum of 65 ie the licence limit.
This will raise the time to command.
The longevity pay scale system in BA is often not appreciated. pay point 1 to pay point 28. 1 point rise per year of service starting from when you join.
This is unaffected by promotion to command you just change scales at your current point.
In BA we have a pay point 1 for a 777 747 capt. If the black death hit the pilot workforce you would get a 777 747 command immediately but you would have to wait 28 years to get 144000 incl allowances gross etc.
Their is a big difference in pay over those 28 years never mind the promotion aspects.
This means the big money only comes at the very end of your career and only a few guys get it for a short time and then retire.
Its all smoke and mirrors.
The benefit was that your pension was calculated on the best 2 years earnings hence it gave a big uplift to the pension before you left.
However that is not available to new pilots who will not have access to that scheme. Their pension will be calculated on what they put in over their whole period with BA it will be substantially less for the reasons I have just given.
And you still have to put the years in.
Potential joiners take note.
Last edited by WhoopWhoop Whoops; 3rd May 2004 at 18:54.