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Just a quick one, and it refers to one of the first posts on this subject.
To my knowledge, BA have NEVER made anyone redundant from the crew community. There are many crew at both LGW and LHR who started their training course on 10th September, 2001..they are still there! Many other airlines send their new entrants home, without so much as a by or leave!
BA had the resources at the outset to offer various cost cutting schemes, i.e. The Business Response Scheme, which offered part time working, unpaid leave, career breaks etc etc. All of which are totally different from redundancies. This also gave many crew the chance to try other jobs within BA, i.e. ground staff, IT etc...And at the same time, keeping their seniority and most important Staff Travel!
And as welieintheshadows says, there are SO many aspects to the business, that you can move around.
At the end of the day its your own decision, but I have never looked back, since joining BA.
To my knowledge, BA have NEVER made anyone redundant from the crew community. There are many crew at both LGW and LHR who started their training course on 10th September, 2001..they are still there! Many other airlines send their new entrants home, without so much as a by or leave!
BA had the resources at the outset to offer various cost cutting schemes, i.e. The Business Response Scheme, which offered part time working, unpaid leave, career breaks etc etc. All of which are totally different from redundancies. This also gave many crew the chance to try other jobs within BA, i.e. ground staff, IT etc...And at the same time, keeping their seniority and most important Staff Travel!
And as welieintheshadows says, there are SO many aspects to the business, that you can move around.
At the end of the day its your own decision, but I have never looked back, since joining BA.
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Hello!
About the question, working for BA or Eazy, I think it's better to work for BA because you can expect prospects after a long time, and I think that BA is a balance compagny even if BA fires some of the employees.
As far as i'm concerned, do you know if ba is looking for foreign speakers.
Thank you for the replies
About the question, working for BA or Eazy, I think it's better to work for BA because you can expect prospects after a long time, and I think that BA is a balance compagny even if BA fires some of the employees.
As far as i'm concerned, do you know if ba is looking for foreign speakers.
Thank you for the replies
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I've been with BA for 20 years and as far as I know they have never made any cabin crew redundant.As far as choosing between BA and Easy jet, I know what my choice would be, BA everytime.I'm on eurofleet and we do work much harder now than when I started years ago but I dought that we work any harder than any other uk based airline,of course we do there and back flights but we also have lots of nighstops ,some short and some 24 hours we also have 3 day trips and the allowances can be very good,it depends where you go and some months can be better than others.The benefit of working for BA is that it's one of the worlds leading international airlines(I know we are going through a rough patch at the moment but so are others)and there's so many options open to you if you tire of flying.Ofcourse you may have to wait sometime if you want to do longhaul but thats only fair as its done on seniority,personally have never had the desire to get on a plane for 12 hours but each to their own.I think the choices you get are more diverse with a big company like BA and at least we don't have to clean the plane on a 30 minute turnaround,well not yet anyway.Oh and by the way,no offence to anyone who works for Easy
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You have worked for BA for 20 years? Wow! I only dream of getting started I don't think anyone from Easyjet would take offense! everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Yes I agree with you though that BA is such a renowned airline. I can understand that there woule be a lot more opportunity in a bigger airline company too. But how does the pay way up? For Easy I will only be on 800 to 900 a month, which at the moment is better than nothing. To be quite honest I just relish the experience. I would happy to have no pay and be a cabin crew member at this point in time hehe
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I don't think anyone from Easyjet would take offense! everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Yes I agree with you though that BA is such a renowned airline. I can understand that there woule be a lot more opportunity in a bigger airline company too. But how does the pay way up? For Easy I will only be on 800 to 900 a month, which at the moment is better than nothing. To be quite honest I just relish the experience. I would happy to have no pay and be a cabin crew member at this point in time hehe craic1510
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It all depends on the flying you do, and whether you bid for trips but I think that the average for Eurofleet LGW as approximately £1100 a month and Eurofleet LHR is approximately £1300.
That would be for a new entrant main crew member. The only thing with BA is that you can not apply for Purser until you have been with the company for at least 2 years. So if quick promotion is what you are after, then BA is nt the one.
All the above salaries are based on the average roster of a few there and backs and at least 2 or 3 trips a month.
I personally bid for 3 to 4 day trips and no there and backs, and next month I have 1 x 4 day trip, a 3 day trip and 2 x 2 day trips and 1 there and back. And the trips are where the money is.
Oh, also have 9 days leave as well...so as you can see it is still a busy roster.
That would be for a new entrant main crew member. The only thing with BA is that you can not apply for Purser until you have been with the company for at least 2 years. So if quick promotion is what you are after, then BA is nt the one.
All the above salaries are based on the average roster of a few there and backs and at least 2 or 3 trips a month.
I personally bid for 3 to 4 day trips and no there and backs, and next month I have 1 x 4 day trip, a 3 day trip and 2 x 2 day trips and 1 there and back. And the trips are where the money is.
Oh, also have 9 days leave as well...so as you can see it is still a busy roster.
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Wow! I have no idea how on easrth I am gonna get my head around the bidding system lol. With Easy it is fairly simple by the sounds of it. They roster you on - you work. You can put in a request for what night stops we have left but from my base I think that is not many at all, seens as they are trying to stop them altogether. Sounds like there is more money in BA though. i think anyhow, should I be successful at the interview, by the time I find out I will be airborn with Easy and then can take it as it comes. I will have to ask atthe interviews about all this information, pay, bidding, redundancies lol, short or long haul etc etc.
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One thing is quite important to me and I would appreciate it if anyone could provide some facts. I understand BA are looking for short haul LHR and LGW. I have been told that you don't actually find out what your base will be until the first day of your training course. Is this true? If so, how do BA decide who gets what base? I live near Gatwick but to be honest, if I knew I was going to be given LGW, I'd never leave my current job. Do those who live near LGW get LGW and those that live near LHR get LHR? How long is the wait list from Eurfleet to WWF?
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Not as simple as that. You might find out at the start as some induction courses will be for LGW and some of the the line trainers will be LGW. As a general rule the line trainers will usually be from the relevant airport. Sometimes it is pure luck that some names will get placed on whichever list. You will probably find an increase in new flts from LGW next year short/ longhaul.
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Hi guys! Can anyone help me here? I'm wanting to apply for BA Cabin Crew on-line today, but found that the position is no longer available on the website..is this the case, or is external recruitment on hold for now? Can anyone tell me if it's going to reopen soon...?
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Since when did it go on hold? Oh please don't think I am trying to be rude but they are organising interviews as we speak. I have been in contact with them 3 times this past week trying to arrange my interview.
Bit worried now
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Bit worried now
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Hey everyone, from what I can gather, BA HAS stopped recruiting but only because they have had thousands of applications over the past couple of weeks.
They are still ploughing through the applications they have so far and are still organising interviews etc...But are not able to process anymore applications.
They will start recruiting again, over the next few months, so keep on looking.
They are still ploughing through the applications they have so far and are still organising interviews etc...But are not able to process anymore applications.
They will start recruiting again, over the next few months, so keep on looking.
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Bunnygirl, I think they are just drawing breath despite which they only require 400 or thereabouts and as someone said they had many thousands apply. As for GT even if the unthinkable occurred it would not effect the current recruitment.
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Totally agree with you HZ...BA have so many people due to leave over the next few months..that they will start again..but I believe the Recruitment Team at Cranebank has been totally swamped.
Thomas..GT is the 2 letter code for A GB operated flight, as opposed to the vast majority which are operated with a BA designator code, as part of their franchise agreement with BA.
Also dont think that any possible takeover of GB/GT would have any affect on current recruitment, for either company. As these things take SO long to go throught. When Cityflyer were bought by BA, it took eighteen months for them to tie everything up.
Hope above clarifies things.
Thomas..GT is the 2 letter code for A GB operated flight, as opposed to the vast majority which are operated with a BA designator code, as part of their franchise agreement with BA.
Also dont think that any possible takeover of GB/GT would have any affect on current recruitment, for either company. As these things take SO long to go throught. When Cityflyer were bought by BA, it took eighteen months for them to tie everything up.
Hope above clarifies things.
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Suggest that those of you who really interested now or in the future should be aware of whom GT are and also of the other Oneworld; franchaisse partners etc. Last time they recruited some 2-3 years ago interview questions were about the business and covered the oneworld share prices and potential future big challenges to BA and european aviation. Many of those interviewed performed badly unable to display any knowledge on these subjects.
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Well, I just have to say that I'm a very happy girl at the moment!!!!!! I just got an e-mail from British Airways inviting me to an interview!!!!!!! OMG YAY!!!!!!!! hehehe!!!
