My 2 pence worth on BACX pilots failing BA selection (solely based on PPrune threads...I have nothing to do with BA selection) is that perhaps potential applicants may not appreciate that piloting skills do not appear to be an important part of the job requirement in BA. It is all very well being the "ace of the base" in BACX or the RAF, however, that isn't what BA are looking for. I know it is a cliche, but all the buzzwords of teamwork, ability to get on with people (and bite your tongue ), CRM, "the BA Way",i.e a good knowledge of BA and its competition, go a long way to getting a job. We do employ people that aren't particularly good handlers, but we all meet the minimum standard. However, I would be interested to hear when the last hull loss occurred due to bad hands on flying. Nowadays, with airlines operating glass cockpit aircraft, and the team skills required to operate this type of equipment, accidents tend to occur because of a breakdown in these teamskills , rather than the equipment. It is merely an opinion, but judging by some of the posting on these BACX threads, might I suggest that some of the interview failures may be due to a perceived lack of these teamskills. IMHO, BA are red hot on these. Any BACX applicant with access to the BA Intranet would be doing themselves a big favour if they reviewed all this stuff (and learnt the buzzwords) if they want a job in BA mainline.