Ba Cityflyer

[highlifeboy]

Has anyone seen the bizzare job advertisement for BA Cityflyer on aviationjobsearch.com?????? Please someone tell me its a pi**take

Cheers

[Cosmic Girl]

Yeah,i saw that too.Very bizarre!.......:hmm:

[chickenfeed]

Er...why?

BA Connect is in the process of being sold to flybe, except the RJ100 operation. RJ fleet to be kept as a BA subsidiary to operate from LCY.

BA have registered it under the name BA Cityflyer. An unfortunate choice perhaps...

[flyer55]

Yes its true thats the New name from 25th March LCY & EDI operations operating as that !

[Virginia]

So has anyone applied?

[marlowe]

Yea and have the job!!!

[Virginia]

Well done! I applied yesterday as I couldn't make it the Open Days. Are the T&C's ok? Will there be cabin tidies and emptying of loo bins?

[teacoffee]

Marlowe when did you find out?
Did they do the 2 to 1 interview the same day?

[Location]

You guys applying for the LCY base ,
do most of you have a car and where do you live ?
As I'm west london (zone 1) , Just worried how I would get to City Airport for early starts and I don't have a car .

[teacoffee]

yes early starts maybe a problem if you need to take public transport esp if you are in west London. Good luck to everybody!

[in the sandpit!]

hi guys,

congrats marlowe on your job!

I went to the open day myself... (which i say could have been done by an online application!)

gave my application in the same day... when do you think i will hear from them? they said that interviews will be on tues and weds.. if i do get an interview.. what type of questions do they ask? the normal type?

[teacoffee]

Has anyone heard yet with regards to interviews?

[Virginia]

I didn't get a reply to my email sent Wednesday morning! Still waiting. I'd have to move up near LCY so I hope that wouldn't be too hard. I've lived in Zone 1 before. I wouldn't want to drive in London :eek:

Fingers crossed.

[in the sandpit!]

yes i heard...

have an interview on tuesday morning for senior crew... does anyone know what kind of questions they might ask?

[teacoffee]

hi how & when did you hear?

[anotherspaceman]

Dont know what q's they will ask but as long as you keep CP (Chief pilot & sh*gger of CC) 'happy' and don't tell his wife you should be ok! :ok:

[flyer55]

Nothing wrong with the name I used to work for the original based at LGW before it got bought for £70 million by BA . It had a good reputation !

[in the sandpit!]

heard yesterday afternoon around 16.30... they told me that they were interviewing me for the senior position but would i also like to be put forward for main cabin crew too...

interview is on tuesday...

when did you apply?

[in the sandpit!]

thanks... gonna need it... :eek:
yes they called me...said that the interview would be held at the same place and what time would be best for me...

any news yet?

[teacoffee]

no nothing yet-fingers crossed though!
You said you went for senior crew-how much experience did you have to have?

[marlowe]

As i said in previous post please do not mistake this company as "BA" its not!! it is a subsidary of them and as sutch the terms and conditions are not the same . Sure you will have the uniform etc etc but the company is just a spin off from the Flybe/Bacon merger, takeover, call it what you will!! As any BACON employee can tell you from bitter experience, you are only regarded as BA when they want you to be and held in low esteem at all other times ,harsh but true.please do not think that by joining this company it will give you a step into mainline because it will not there is no right of transfer between the two companies heck staff at LHR and LGW as a whole could not tell you much about cityflyer because it doesnt affect them, the same as BACON, BACX,BRAL,BRYMON all subsideries at one time or another in the BA group never crossed the collective minds of those bases. If you join Cityflier then join it for what it is a small subsidary of BA with 10 clapped out RJs and a lot of promises from management and not as the golden step into mainline.

[in the sandpit!]

well i have two years as a senior...that seemed enough!

wish me luck!

[teacoffee]

Has anyone else heard anything?

[flyer55]

Hope it all goes well for you from an original ex BA Cityflyer ! The rjs not that bad to work on !

[Location]

Interesting Read .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BA_Cityflyer

[TeaandBiscuits]

Has anyone attended an Interview yet and if so had the outcome?! As the 25th March when its due to all start is not too:) far away

[in the sandpit!]

Hi Teacoffee,

Any news?
i heard from them yesterday, two days after the interview and i got the job as Purser!

Am over the moon.. no more sandpit for me!
:)

[marlowe]

Tand B technically it started yesterday but in reality wont until Flybe sign up for BACON all the transfer guys will be working out of EDI until the 25th

[Virginia]

Well they didn't bother to contact me-charming!

[Where the sun is...]

Hello In the Sandpit!:}
Well done!:D Now you could called yourself Out of the sandpit!:ok:
I am very proud of you:)
All the best!;)

[old gregg]

Hi all. I'm a newly employed pilot with Cityflyer, obviously on the RJ. Just wanted to say hello to all my future crew mates!

[mavericbuster]

helo

hope you enjoy the rj, you will get some wonderful nightstops woth some really nice people


c u soon:)

[Airbourne-Adamski]

Interesting Read

Just read the article and yes a interesting read.

It all seems a bit weird. I know Cityflyer is going to be based out of LCY but you have to look at some of those routes. And Look at what happened to BACON, and the routes now sold to Flybe.
Is there a danger of Cityflyer being another flash in the Pan? I hope not for you guys.
The other danger is CityJet/Air Frances sudden big expansion in LCY :confused:
I hope cityflyer succeeds for you guys.

[Location]

At the end of the day if you want to work for British Airways , You have to go for Mainline LHR/LGW .

All they have to do is pull the plug on there little adventure . I hope this does not happen but you know what the boss at British Airways is like :uhoh:

But saying that if I lived in East London , I would of applied " The Staff Travel is good " and the wage is better then LGW .

[marlowe]

Location, wise words i was once told never to base a career on a BA franchise and if you wanted security then go for the mainline contract, alas that doesnt seem so secure these days If you are ground crew at BHX,MAN or EDI, those words sound rather hollow.

[BACityFlyer]

"i was once told never to base a career on a BA franchise"

Marlowe, I would like to point out that BA CityFlyer is not a franchise of British Airways, nor was BA Connect/CitiExpress. All of these ventures are/have been wholly owned subsiduaries of British Airways.

[tiggerific_69]

i think that is probably what marlowe meant.....i know that marlowe definitely knows citiexpress/connect/cityflyer were & are all wholly owned subsidiarys ;)

[sadiegirl]

Hi, am due to start training with the new BA Ciryflyer on 26/3, have just found out the training is at LGW, was told it would be or partially be at LCY, is any one else training on 26th, and what are their thoughts, cos LGW is gonna be a pain, to travel to everyday, and expensive to stay down for 4 weeks, i thought if your training was off base, the company had to provide accomodation or an allowance, anyone any the wiser? :rolleyes:

[Location]

Hello ,
And Congratulations on getting BA Cityflyer a lovely lady who I work with at the moment has also got the job .

Now to your Question , If you had to get BA LGW I have been told BA would provide accomadation during SEP training at LHR . So I'm sure they would do the same thing just give them a call ...:ok:

[sadiegirl]

Hi Location, and thanks for the info, will try and ask about accomodation, is your friend gonna be starting on 26th?, where will she have to commute to LGW from?, just spoke to another girl who is starting in April, and she was told no accomodation, so not sure what to do now....real pain. but hey thanks for the info, and wish your friend the very best of luck.

[tiggerific_69]

Best thing to do is speak to them. The people who came over from BA Connect who are being based in London City but are currently operating out of EDI have been provided with accomodation,because they are away from base, so i would presume this would be the same for training. Point out to them that you were originally told that at least some of the training would be at LCY and that you are too far from LGW to commute & unable to afford hotel accomodation nr LGW because of being on basic wage for the first couple of months. Thats not very fair if they dont provide you accomodation :ouch:

[sadiegirl]

Hi, and thanks will give it a go, and let you know what happens. x

[marlowe]

BAcityflyer at no point did i say that chippyfryer was a franchise, i just said that i was told never to base a career on a BA franchise and if it makes you feel better i will add or a subsidery!!!!!! wise words that i hope you heed!!

[sadiegirl]

Hi, apparently no accomodation, for the training at LGW, which is going to make it very hard going, its a shame, as thought it was going to be at LCY, not sure what to do about job now, as will cost at least approx £400 to stay down at LGW for the duration.

[Location]

See that is Naughty but thats how British Airways plays the game as they know so many people want to work for them including myself .

I would still go for the job as there was a big article in the Evening Standard that BA are looking to make LCY a good adventure due to all the Bussiness in the area Banks etc and that they want to purchase/Bid for a take over of VLM (Belgo-Dutch Airline ) . And they have a order of a few new A318 , Which can operate out of city Airport .

Just bite the bullet and go for it !!;)

Oh and dont forget the big Games in 2012 , I take back what I said in my first post I think this adventure might just work out .

[tiggerific_69]

Want to buy VLM & have ordered A318's?where did you hear this Location?

[Location]

http://www.aeroworldnet.com/images99/pixel_spacer.gifhttp://www.aeroworldnet.com/images99/pixel_spacer.gif

British Airways Picks A318 Over Boeing 717 For Narrowbody Purchase
http://www.aeroworldnet.com/images/318bat.jpgAirbus Industrie won the prized 100-seat airliner order from British Airways last week ending a heated battle with rival manufacturer Boeing.
The award surprised many who expected the airline to choose the Boeing 717-200, particularly after Boeing agreed to buy 34 aging 757s from BA for a new cargo conversion program. (See related story (http://www.aeroworldnet.com/1ls10119.htm))
BA will buy as many as 24 Airbus A318s in the form of 12 firm and 12 options for the aircraft. The firm order at list prices is valued as high as $470 million, although it is highly doubtful BA paid prices that high.
Speculation that Airbus was taking significant losses on the deal for this breakthrough A318 order began immediately after the order was announced on Monday. No parties in the transaction would reveal purchase prices, and despite denials from Airbus, the discount on this particular order is believed to be deep.
Winning a high-profile, blue chip customer like BA is a tremendous endorsement for either aircraft program. Boeing has 115 sales for its 717-200, plus 13 pending from Hawaiian Airlines, but its top customers for the aircraft (AirTran and Trans World Airlines) are not in the best financial situations.
Many expected Boeing's purchase of the BA 757s would sway the airline to award it the 717 business, and that BA would prefer the fact that the 717-200 is already in the market. The A318 will not be available for another 18 months. But in Airbus's favor is that BA most recently ordered single-aisle planes from them.
In fact, BA said their decision in favor of the A318 was based on commonality with its existing A320s, which means the airline would save dramatically on pilot and crew training costs. BA also said the residual values are likely to be better for the A318.
The A318s will be powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine, which so far is used only on this aircraft. The engine program is quite dependent on the success of the A318.
Airbus now has 45 sales for its A318, not counting options and other unsigned deals. The total number of orders and commitments for the A318 is 157, Airbus says.
Contrary to some reports last week, Boeing says it is not deciding the fate of the 717 by the end of the year. "Boeing completed its analysis of the 717 and other programs last spring and it passed muster," said Boeing spokesperson Sean Griffin. "That's why Boeing took the 717 to Paris to pronounce and demonstrate its commitment to the 717 program. Boeing is fully committed to the Boeing 717."

And about VLM ..I can always post you a copy of the article in the Newspaper ;)

[tiggerific_69]

lol fair do's! it seems very mainliney tho...and doesnt say that they'll be used in LCY ;)

[Location]

Lol ..I think they might as it can fly to LCY as
Air france did a test for Airbus or it might just be replacing the 757's

:ok:

[marlowe]

Location so? doesnt say that the 318 will be for Cityflyer and LCY please do not get mainline and Cityflyer confused!!!! would be V interested in reading the VLM article though as i can see the advantage in gaining there slots at LCY, but what people have to remember is that BACF is gonna have to show some profit before Willie invests serious money into it we have seen it all before with BACE/BACON. BACF is just the slightly dodgy phoenix rising from the the funeral pyre of those companies .

[Location]

marlowe did you not comment on my wise words in my previous post ?

I do know the difference just if you read the article the headlines where the following :
"BA ready for growth take-off at city hub " and it says Willie Walsh wants his cityflyer operation at docklands airport to achieve profit margins of at least 10% . The number of flights is to be increased by 70% to 250 a week . So me think they might need more Aircraft .

[HZ123]

I think this is journalistic license. A318 cannot replace the 757 and the 717 is already out of production. I believe that the 318 although having trialed LCY has not yet been cleared for operations. BA is hardly likely to buy new a/c when there is a glut of RJ's around for hire or sale at knock down prices. Lets hope its a huge sucess. LGW have blocked of April and May for Cityflyer CC training at hangar 6.

[Location]

Please read ..
http://www.londoncityairport.com/index.php?mode=news&action=showStory&sId=960

"This new aircraft is expected eventually to replace existing aircraft such as the BAE 146".

And don't forget airlines are going more Green and old aircraft would not help that solution and it's bad press for British Airways if they want to be seen as a industry leader .

[gps117]

For those guys that are just starting...wish you all the luck in the world. Its a fab oppurtunity to start at a new airline. yes its a subsidary but your wearing the same uniform as us and, you are classed as a BA employee (for most parts) and should you choose to move to LHR you keep your date of joing for staff travel etc. i was with bacx for 6 months and transfered to LHR. Yes you have to do the course again, but to be honest the customr service side was ident to my traing at bacx..it was even the same slides, just a differnet logo, and as for the interview it was the same criteria!

[Middle Seat]

uhm..pedantic, but VLM is Belgian, not Dutch, and I'm sure all Belgium would like to point out that V is not K. :}

[marlowe]

Location, the article is almost a year old and the word mainline in it does not refer to mainline BA just the journalist meaning that the aircraft can do longer sectors, the only "new" aircraft that Cityflyer is likely to get is the 85RJ the smaller lighter version of the RJ100, rumour has it that at least two have been earmarked and they will be swapped for two RJ100s. The presentation i sat through actually talked about Embraer195s so go figure, mind you it also said that LCY was building a second runway!!! ( insert howls of laughter!) there is a plan to extend the stands out over the water at stand 1 end of the airport but that is still at the talking stage and it would have to be completed before you could realistically operate 318s into the airport, its not just about the runway you gotta park them as well!! At the moment the only aircraft that can get the most pax out is the RJ100 and that has limited capability on certain days .gps117 i think it should be said that when you transfered from MAN it was because mainline were recruiting and also that BACX were looking to offload crew from the MAN base, the fact still remains that there was and still is no RIGHT of transfer into mainline at the time it was mutually beneficial for all parties involved.The word transfered is a little misleading in your post.

[Airbourne-Adamski]

Would love to of seen the A318 coming into LCY.
I was fun enough in my older days going in there on the 146.
Not sure if i would like to be on the A318 going into LCY with cross winds :yuk:

[Jam-Man]

Well done middle seat. A lot of people left the K to join the V and I can tell you all there is a big, big difference between the two! VLM is a great little company to work for, and if there is any truth in the article it would be a real shame for them to be swallowed by a company that couldn't find its backside with both hands on a sunny day! That's assuming BA itself isn't swallowed in the meantime as it has performed so badly over recent years it is becoming a prime candidate for a takeover bid... Staggereing from one disaster to another is a sure way to put yourself on the corporate takeover shopping lists! I'm sure Mr personality at Ryanair is watching with interest!!:eek: :uhoh: :ooh: :{ :ok:

[Airbourne-Adamski]

I'm sure Mr personality at Ryanair is watching with interest!!

God forbid,

[sadiegirl]

Hi, start training on 26th, and im going to be 50%, can anyone enlighten me as to how week on/week off, hours run, not sure whether to do this or the 11 days a month, would really appreciate any help. cheers:8

[teacoffee]

Hi had an interview on friday & wondered if anyone has heard anything yet?
Fingers crossed!:)

[tiggerific_69]

on friday??you wont hear yet,i had my interview on the 28th Feb and am STILL waiting to hear....

[marlowe]

Sadiegirl there really is no use in asking what the rosters/days off/weekends are going to be just yet, because nobody knows!!! The LCY base set up is a complete mess. After being told it was a nightstop base the april rosters have given virtually all the nightstops to the EDI crews they even get nights in GLA and also nightstop in London??????? The established BACON crews who have moved to LCY base are not happy chappies!!!!! Also when is the base suppose to open? the crews are supposed to be self sufficient at LCY by the 25th of March but no passes/car park passes have been actioned theres not even a crew room yet! does anybody know whats going on?

[towser]

Teacoffee;
It needs a few months to settle down to see how things are really going to be , however if you want to be home every night don't think about it! If you don't mind being away quite a lot then it looks like it could be quite good fun.

[marlowe]

The rosters are chaotic, basically the ops department are fire fighting each day as it comes, crews getting lots of phone calls down route changing there duties from one day to another, i have not found one crew member yet who has actually worked what is on there published roster!!! ops didnt even know how they were going to get crew in position from EDI i heard they had to hire a kingair at the last moment and fly them down to city today!!! (25th sunday).

[marlowe]

No Milan nightstops, nightstops in Frankfurt, Madrid,Glasgow, Zurich, London,Edinburgh as for length of time there, well have you a calendar???? cos once you down route expect calls telling you to stay there! at the moment you plan to be away for example one night and five days later your still there!!!

[PepsiLight]

Hey... I just got a job offer with BA CityFlyer (haven't accepted yet!). Are the rosters still a shambles? Does anyone know the kind of hours/ overnights I might expect working 50% based at Edinburgh? :bored:

[marlowe]

Pepsilight you will not get 50% roster from the start, you will be full time and then have to apply for part time afterwards if available at the base. The only way you will get part time from the start is if you have children under the age of five i think there is some law that states that, i am sure someone will be able to clarify that.

[PepsiLight]

Cheers Marlowe ..good to be warned! Do you know what 50% on the rosters look likes anyway ..is it 7 days on and a few hours each day or 3-4 days with long hours? ..and roughly how many overnighters do you get each week (if you're full time or if you're 50%) :hmm:

[MMCC76]

Hi, to all those waiting to start at Cityflyer, things have settled down now after the chaos we went through setting the new base/company up. It was very stressful and our rosters were all over the place but they are ok now! If you have been offered a position as part-time then that's what you will be, there are new entrants all ready online with part-time rosters so please don't worry.
Depending on what base your at could depend on the amount of time you are away, as it stands edi tours more than lcy, but lcy still get tours. Any more advice just ask.

[kem1880]

Hello! I'm starting with Cityflyer in EDI on the 30th July. Would love to hear a bit more about rosters and nightsops etc. I'm really looking forward to it despite some of the negative things I've read. Would love to hear from anyone else starting at the same time!

[HZ123]

Out of interest where does this training now take place. Surely not at Man and what type of in-flite service is offered. Are the management BA mainline on secndment or CF people.

[PepsiLight]

I'm starting training on 30th July for EDI and it'll be in Livingstone (close to EDI). Can anyone tell me more details about rosters/ nightstays? I'm completely new to all this and have no idea what the 50% (1 week on/ 1 week off) means. Do you fly for the likes of 10 hours per day, 7 days per week with the likes of 1 overnight stay in your week? :confused: Apologies if my question is completely dumb and thanks for any help anyone can give! :)

[PepsiLight]

Meant to say ..have no idea what type of in-flight service is offered (what's the options?) ..and I don't know whether the management is BA seccondees or CF (sorry!)

[MMCC76]

Hiya PepsiLight,

There are no set hours for each day, (except whats legally allowed) you might get a quick flight to london and back, then another day you could be on a 3 day trip to madrid, you could end up in london for a night and then out to frankfurt for a night, it varies each month.

The service is really easy everything is complimentary! We do a Club Europe cabin and a Euro traveller cabin, the service differs but its soooo easy don't worry about it.

I'm not quite sure how your roster will work but you might do so many days in a row then have a couple of weeks off. My friend is 50% and loves it!

Anything else either PM me or post.

[PepsiLight]

Thanks MMCC76! ..that helps me BIG time! :D

[imogen]

Will BA cf be recruiting again out of Edinburgh? Will they ever have a base in Glasgow (flew with Loganair for several years) thanks in advance for any info

[marlowe]

Supposedly a course starts on 30th of july for EDI

[bhoy007]

Hiya

I was wondering if anyone could give me the web address for BA Cityflyer, Please!
Just i have been trying to google it but i am not getting anywhere, Hmmm

Thank You!

[pamann]

Also I have a friend who wants to apply as cabin crew for BA Cityflyer at LCY. Can someone let me know where he should start, what website to go onto and if recruitment is currently taking place.

Thanks

[Flower Duet.]

www.bacityflyerjobs.com

[pamann]

Thank you Flower Duet ;)

[TomOfScandinavia]

Anyone that has been to BA Cityflyer for an interview recently - plz, PM me :)

[racer09]

I had one a month ago, was successful and now in the holding pool :) What do you want to know?

[Abermin]

I saw a job advertised on their website and decided to apply for it yesterday. 24 hours later, I got an email from their recruitment team saying it is unsuccessful.
I've asked them for some feedback, but I have yet to hear from them. They only need applicants to have GCSEs and I have a BA in French and an MA in Linguistics, but how come I'm not even good enough for an interview??!! I'm stunned.

[Virginia]

What's your work experience like?

I had flying experience and got rejected after the interview...then got accepted by 'real' BA. So have a few other people I know.

[Abermin]

Thanks for your message.
I have to admit I don't have any flying experience, but you've got to start somewhere and their job discriptions did say they welcome experienced as well as new crew members. I have experience with adult students, enrolling them, advising them, assessing them and teaching them in HE.
If BA/cityflyer prefers experienced FAs, what airlines would I stand a better chance of getting accepted as a new FA?

[Flower Duet.]

Try British Airways and also try other Airlines.

Good Luck ;)

aviationjobsearch.com

[racer09]

Firstly please please please don't shoot me......... :eek::ouch:

I don't have any flying experience but have a lot of customer service experience, I don't know why they wouldn't be interested if you had previous flying experience. I did spend a lot of time on the application questions [the example stuff] and tried to put a lot of detail in there, maybe your examples there had a lot to do with it? My interview was for LCY though so maybe they are looking for slightly different things? Who knows.

Good luck with wherever else you apply to! :)

[georgiw]

Hi can anyone from the EDI base provide an indication of a typical roster and average take home salary.

Thanks
Georgi

[Tiger]

Firstly, I don`t know you or read your application so this is a shot in the dark here, but mistakes that are made now days on application forms, cv`s ete..

BA relies heavily on application process on line.
Now I don`t know what questions they were/are asking but guessing customer service type questions, and asking this to be answered in x number of words. So if they want 100 words, they want 100 words, not 104.
They maybe looking for "key" words (not the standard helping with children babies and old people and I love ponies answer..:))

Next. Easy mistakes such as spelling and sentence which mean nothing and woffle on about your aunt in Australia.. your wondering now where`s this going? Exactly! So is the person reading your application.

If you knocked out your application in an hour then I doubt you would be successful. It needs careful planning, rough workings on paper, with possibly several attempts and over a couple of days as new ideas come into your head which could improve your answers.
Then type it out via the internet. But don`t send it straight away. Print it out. Read it though. Make any touch ups necessary, eg spelling, punctuation, capital letters, did you make any typo`s?
And the little favourite is the use of American spelling of words and text messaging shorting of words used in application forms.. erm no not good.

Hope this helps

[Abermin]

Very good tips!

[ndorka]

Hi
Does anyhone know how long it takes to get answer after interview with BA Cityflyer based at LCA?
Thanks Dorota

[VS-LHRCSA]

I didn't know they had a base in Larnaca.

Sorry, cheap shot. A mate of mine applied recently and it took about two weeks to get a 'thanks but no thanks' email. Read into that what you will.

[ndorka]

LCY - London City Airport Upsss.... sorry for misprint
Ok thanks for info.
I thought they usually call people.

[racer09]

My understanding is you get called if successful, email if not at interview stage. I heard about two weeks after applying IIRC. Same method of contact after the interview as well.

[sweetie76]

Just wondered if anyone else has had an interview with BA city recently and been accepted but put into holding pool!

Is there any news on training course dates?

[racer09]

When was your interview?

Mine was in mid April and I start in a couple of weeks for LCY though we've just been told the course is now in Edinburgh, and there's 6 of us going up from London. The last course started on 14 April, and there's another in a couple of weeks, so it was about a 4 month wait to hear and 5 months between courses.

[97robem]

does this mean that the general concensus with BA Cityflyer is a positive one ? I think that the current climate is one in which many of the smaller less affluent airlines are going to succumb under, its enlightening news that Cityflyer are taking on more pilots when the worlds other airlines, zoom, futura etc are going bust. What is the general opinion on how BACF will cope in the coming months??? I hope it is a positive one!!!

[mike5axel]

hi guys, can anyone tell me how much a cabin crew take home monthly on working in ba city from london city airport??
I have 2 diffrent jobs to choose, of course money is a big factor...help me pliz...

u can email me if u wish...
thnx

[marlowe]

97robem unlike the airlines you have just mentioned, BACityflyer is owned by British Airways and so it could be looked on as safe from the economic factors in the airline world at the moment . BUT well, its a subsidary and so it is always open to the whims and ideas of Mainline management . google some names like Brymon, Bral, Bar,Citiexpress BAconnect and that will give you some idea of where the mark 2 Cityflyer emerged from, and the recent history of the company. My personal opinion is that Cityflyer has a role to play in the BA setup wether it is as a subsidary or incorporated more into the mainline setup, but who knows? One things for sure its never a dull moment with them!

[marlowe]

well you got the name of the airline wrong and you cant spell please, has that helped? If you are talking about BAcityflyer then as main crew your take home would be somewhere between £1100 to £1500 per month once finished training and the trips start showing in your wages, if you are refering to Cityjet then cant help.

[mike5axel]

THNX MARLOWE, I MEANT BA CITYFLYER....THE INFOS YOU PROVIDED ARE MORE THAN COMPLETE AND HELPFUL...
TAKE CARE:ok:

[sweetie76]

my interview was at the beginning of August so l doubt i will have a start date until the new year but thank you for the information because Cityflyer have been very vague with me.

look forward to starting

[racer09]

You might find that in general, just have to be patient, it was nearly 3 weeks between the "your contract etc will be sent tomorrow" and it actually being received.....fingers crossed the wait is worth it! :)

[racer09]

Heard a rumour there will be another course in November - no idea if this rumour has any substance, where it will be, or anything - as I said it is only a rumour.

[sweetie76]

Well that would be a great rumour if true, It has been confirnmed to me that l will be in the next training group when available course dates arise.

Fingers crossed it may be soon! Keep the rumours coming :p hope the training is going well for you

[HZ123]

It is nice to see that BACX keeps the mainline BA traditions and informative style ;-'Cityflyer have been very vague with me'. If only they could get some of the important things right.

[EK389]

Hi, im thinking about applying for Cityflyer out of London City, could anyone tell me what the rosters are like and how much you earn a month? I used to fly with Emirates but moved back to the UK, i really miss flying but dont want to be away from home alot so would be really helpful if someone could let me know about rosters.

Thanks

[sweetie76]

Still no update on start date for london city base, anyone else in a waiting pool for them?

[VVIP-FA]

Seasons greetings Sweetie76

I am in the holding pool for EDI but only had my interview in DEC 08 so not been waiting long at all...

Not expected to start till after Jan 09 has not been confirmed as yet...

Cheers

VVIP-FA

[sweetie76]

Thank you for the update, seems that EDI base tend to have more training courses, do keep me updated.

Hope you start soon, happy new year!

[marlowe]

The view is that the EDI base keeps its crew longer than the LCY base due to various factors ,so its better to recruit there than LCY,

[racer09]

I think a large part of the wait is that LCY is apparently overcrewed.....

Also, with the new aircraft [due to start phasing in Sept 09] requiring 2 crew on both aircraft types rather than the current 3 on the RJ100 and 2 on the RJ85, that may play a factor?

[sweetie76]

Still in the holding pool for cityflyer, anyone else waiting for a training course?

[VVIP-FA]

Still waiting for EDI as well!

[sweetie76]

Anyone started training with these guys recently or has it all gone dead. Its been a year since my interview and heard nothing from them since January!

[VVIP-FA]

Hope your well 76!

Still no news..........!

Going to call HR will let you know the score ASAP..

Cheers VVIP-FA

[Airhostessdream]

Hi Guys.
I work for Ba cityflyer and have been for over a year. I know there are definatly talks of recuritment as eventually they will need crew, as people here are on the waitlist for going down part time and for pursers. I heard this may all occur in Spring, so fingers crossed things will pick up them, so within the next 6mths I hope you will be given courses. But you should be first in the pipleline before they recurit again! xx:) hope the wait is not too long!

[helya]

Hej, everyone!
Today opened my e-mail and saw that i m invited to AD for BA CityFlyer. Wanted to ask, can anybody tell me anything about BA CityFlyer AD s. And, btw, what do you, people, think about BA CityFlyer? Don t have that much information about this company :( Schedule, salaries and so on... ?
Will wait for an answer!
Thank you and have a good day! :)

[air-host89]

Hi everyone!

I applied for this airline in late June 2011 but I did not get any answer until two weeks ago. They asked me for booking a slot for my interview, so I booked it for September the 30th.

Two days ago they called me to let me know that I had been succesful but what they told me later was that they will call me to inform me about the dates of the training course. As I have read the comments about this subject I would like to ask you if you know they will run a training course in the near future because they told me at the interview the training course will be in November and when they called to me they did not mentioned "holding pool" so I do not know what to think.

Thx for your help!

[Ramper1]

Can anyone advise of current take home pay per month? Searched on here, but nothing up to date. Cabin crew