Sector 7G,
In response to your question:
...aboutut the competetive environment facing BA today, how would you as a pilot contribute to improving the performance of the business????
Surprisingly there is quite a lot to write about this particular question. The main topics to focus on (in my opinion) are:
1. ON-TIME PERFORMANCE: Increasingly an issue amongst airlines. Even league tables are published comparing all scheduled airlines and all charter airlines. What can you do to contribute to this? Driving the turn-around. Ensuring duties completed in order to push-back on time etc. etc.
2. FUEL POLICY: Again, quite a hot potato really. As you know, carrying extra fuel around costs erm, more fuel = money! Will you always want to take half a tonne extra just for the sake of it? Or are you prepared to take PLOG fuel when practical. Remember though that operational considerations will rule! Are you prepared to calculate using en-route alternates?! Lots to talk about really.
There's plenty more too but these really are the main topics - but everybody else will give these too! Just tell them what they want to hear!
Best of luck,
LOC
