I wonder if one of you BA chaps could clarify something for me.
There are 3000 pilots at BA. That gives us roughly 1400 captains and 1600 FOs.
Approximate time to Short Haul Command = 10-12 years
Approximate time to Long Haul Command = 16-18 years
So let’s say it takes you 12 years to be eligible for command. However before you get your command you will have been the most senior FO in the fleet, right? And therefore have enjoyed the last couple of years bidding for all the best trips, having weekends off, etc.
So using 12 years to command as a yardstick; after 6 or so years an FO would be in the top 50 percent of FO’s seniority list? And with the BA’s route structure surely that would mean a good lifestyle?
P.S
As a long haul FO how senior would you have to be to get things like Australia, the Far East or South America?
And why is the US east coast so unpopular? I can understand why Lagos and Jeddah aren’t the most bid for, but what is wrong with New York?
Cheers,
HaM