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I feel like I've opened up a whole can of worms here!!! I can't believe the difference in opinions of those who work for BACX. I've been working for Virgin Atlantic now for nearly 6 years - there are people who love it, and people who hate it. I guess you get the same in whatever company you work for!?!?! I WILL be taking the job (as I haven't heard from any SOU based crew, I need to see for myself what its like) in November and hopefully I'll love it. If anyone knows anything about buddy rosters, that'd be good (my other half is a pilot).... anyone help me?...I was told at interview that they'd be able to buddy us up so we have the same days off. Is this true? and is there a waiting list?
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yep you can buddy roster i dont think it would be particularly hard out of SOU either given that it is a small base.cant believe youre leaving Virgin Atlantic to come to us though!!!how come youre leaving there?
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If some of you don't like it and think the grass is greener.....think again. Have you read any FLYBE/BMI Baby etc etc posts. As with any airline and especially BA you'll have the old timers that have been there for donkey's years and will be upset that they have to be labelled BA Citiexpress and aren't flying the 1-11 anymore, life goes on!! ;->
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i know,theres a whole divide in the crew room at bhx and some of them are nice but others are so vicious and rude and there is just NO need for it.the new crew are even funnier who are working with the ex-bar crew but theyre on citiexpress contracts,but they talk to us,or ignore us more like,in the same way as the old timers.no need!!!!but if they think it would be better somewhere else,then i agree,they should go.i think we have it cushty at bacx,its not bad at all!
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citiexpress at man is VERY different than at other bases. I worked there for 8 months and finally escaped to mainline lhr where i never looked back. I clear nearly double what i took home at man and have 10 days off a month
I have friends at SOU that love it, easy domestics and you do tend to be home evrey night, lovely friendly base where everyone is really friendly
At MAN we got shafted everyday, and from speaking to freinds they still are, long tours and always operating out or other bases, roster changes by the day etc. However all the crews at man are brill, and you can have a real ball down route.
At the end of the day its what you make it, if you learn your legal limits etc and dont take any c**p off crewing you can have a fairly good work life balance.........for some of the month ;-)
p.s. you in the new uniform yet?
I have friends at SOU that love it, easy domestics and you do tend to be home evrey night, lovely friendly base where everyone is really friendly
At MAN we got shafted everyday, and from speaking to freinds they still are, long tours and always operating out or other bases, roster changes by the day etc. However all the crews at man are brill, and you can have a real ball down route.
At the end of the day its what you make it, if you learn your legal limits etc and dont take any c**p off crewing you can have a fairly good work life balance.........for some of the month ;-)
p.s. you in the new uniform yet?
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i thought u were bhx based gps lol.yep it ll just about thru now,takin a bit longer for ex-bar for some reason but majority of bacx have got it,apart from all the tiny people really!
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Well, I've been at Virgin now for what seems like a really long time and the long-haul is finally killing me. Also I wanted the opportunity to be at home a bit more and I thought that one of the BA shorthaul's would give me that. The only thing is that I STILL haven't made up my mind as to which to go for - eurofleet or SOU BACX. Its a really tough call. I've got until next week to make my mind up. So I take it that BACX is in the new uniform now then???
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boofers,
take bacx and see if you like it, the next few courses at mainline are going to lgw worldwide. Once its back to eurofleet then apply. You can bid for the work you wan so if you want to be home every night you can be, and the best bit is u can bid for your days off!
good luck in whatever you decide, black is more stylish then red anyway he he he
take bacx and see if you like it, the next few courses at mainline are going to lgw worldwide. Once its back to eurofleet then apply. You can bid for the work you wan so if you want to be home every night you can be, and the best bit is u can bid for your days off!
good luck in whatever you decide, black is more stylish then red anyway he he he
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Marlowe,just incase youre still bothered about being sent to work out of other bases,i checked in for my Airport Standby yesterday at 12.30pm and got sent to Manchester to do 4 sectors,then they miraculously found a crew to do the first 2,so we did the last two and got home at 11pm last night.and i still havent seen you in the crew room down at bhx 
