BA Cityflyer

[lissy]

Hi,

I have an interview coming up with BACF. I wonder if anyone can enlighten me on the following:

- Do BACF ask you to pay for a type rating on the RJs/146s or do they have some sort of bonding in place?

- if you do pay for, or join already holding, a type rating, what is the starting salary? (i.e. is it the FO scale or SO scale on ppjn?)

- any ideas on what the interview is like? Sim ride/psychobabble/aptitude tests/HR?

- I did attend an FTE/BA Citiexpress interview three years ago before getting my fATPL since (and did quite well on the HR side, less well on the numeracy tests as my maths was a little rusty). Is the format similar?

- any idea how many routes they plan this year and therefore perhaps how many pilots they need?

- integrated or modular candidates...who would you bet on?

Thanks

Lissy

[DutchBird-757]

Goodluck with your interview to start with. There's quite some info to be found on a.net and pprune forums regarding the expansion and general operation as i't is today. I did the 'old school' selection and thus are on the old contract. Training is different now but I still think you are bonded for 2 years after completing your FLC (final line check) and thus on a reduced salary. There are still one or two candidates in the hold pool at this moment.

Ppjn is correct on the salary. Hopefully (yeah right... :() things will improve soon with BALPA chasing after it. Last I heard they were looking for 8 f/o's and 8 cpt's before years end in line with the expansion. But that's just hear say internally.

Integrated or modular candidates? I would guess integrated but we do have modular candidates as well. They do have a deal with Jerez as well. But they are still advertising in FI so you'll have an equal chance.

Good luck! :ok: