Hi all,
While in the hold pool previously I received a letter in Jan 2009 of which some is copied below. Of interest is the second paragraph which makes reference to the validity of the holdpool and its extension to 18 months from 12 months.
The initial business planning process for the financial year 2009/10 will have come to a conclusion in early February 2009 and out of this, BA will have a Manpower plan that shows the number of pilots required to operate the flying programme and if any recruitment will be required in that financial year. Current indications would suggest that there is unlikely to be any recruitment in the first 6 months of the year but beyond that we are less able to predict.
The main issue that most of you have on your minds is the validity of your assessment and time in the holdpool. We have taken the decision to extend this to 18 months and this will be from the day you attended BA for your simulator assessment.
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