Guys (and Girls)
The BALPA rep responsible for helping oversea postings is rushed off his feet at the moment trying to update current BA pilots as to the state of play. It would seem requirements not changing on a weekly basis, they are changing on a daily basis and when they do change they are not changing for the better. We could be talking about the grounding of several longhaul and medium haul hulls and hence a pilot surplus across several fleets (rumour, but..).
The Company have already asked for volunteers for unpaid leave, more volunteers to move onto Part Time Working, and asking anyone thinking of retiring in the next twelve months to let their intentions be known.......
Get the picture yet? Given the above I would suggest the idea of BA recruiting in the near future, and certainly early '09 would seem to be wildly optimistic. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
Last edited by wiggy; 8th Oct 2008 at 15:59.
Reason: spoling