New employees will be unable to fly without their disclosure certificate. BA does offer ground duties with payment to maternity types, and other ‘grounded’ crew, don’t know about the specifics in your situation.
You should be aware that because your flying allowances are paid a month in arrears, your first two months pay will be totally crap. It will consist mainly of your basic pay which is minimal. When you have paid for bond/rent/travel etc, you’ll even consider eating those deli sandwiches that we serve. Not fab news, but forearmed is forewarned and all that.
As for those old A320s, they’re really luverrrly. G-BUSB, being the 2nd one they delivered, the first one having, er, crashed. They didn’t used to have the winglets, can’t remember if they’ve since been fitted. Not as big an anorak as I thought I was.
Moral is always changing. It is always good to see new and extra enthusiastic crew coming online, gives everyone a kick up the arse!
The transfer issue is always contentious. Don’t join thinking you will transfer from Eurofleet to World Wide in any great hurry, 2 year minimum, 8 year maximum. Those of you going straight to LGW WW are very lucky, fab base. Things have a habit of changing overnight though, airline life is never predictable! That’s why it’s so good.