Luc
Ba has a seniority based pay structure it is not type related.
I have listed the pay on about page 8 of this thread take a look.
There is a difference in pay between between long haul(747and 777),medium haul(767and757), and short haul (737andA319,320,321).
As you will see from the scales it is not a large amount .
All pilots start at the bottom of the scale and go up one step at a time once a year,the top step is at 24years in BA.
When you become a captain you change scales at the step point you are at when you get 4 rings.
It is therefore possible to allow a few direct entry copilots to go on the 777 or 747.
BALPA would not be in favour of a large number of new recruits going on the 777 or 747 but as far as I know there is no agreement which prevents BA from doing so, a guess might might be a max of 20 of the 120 places available at the moment, being acceptable to the BA pilot force /BALPA .
Howerver if all 120 went on the 747 or 777 I think the pressure on the Union to say No would be great.
I say total 120 because it was in BA NEWS on friday as the number BA was looking for at the present time.
Hope this answers your question.
Last edited by WhoopWhoop Whoops; 11th May 2004 at 22:09.