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training 1 May
Hi Ray... and the others!
This is my 1st post ever. I start as well 1 may in LGW and can't wait!!!
I haven't got the booklets yet but I guess it's still a bit early.
Deanair, I had my interview 19 jan.
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This is my 1st post ever. I start as well 1 may in LGW and can't wait!!!
I haven't got the booklets yet but I guess it's still a bit early.
Deanair, I had my interview 19 jan.
xxx
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hi everbody (it's not dr nick!)
does anyone know if the xfer list will still open in october?
and if it does, what sort of wait do people envisage for lhr xfers? will it be quicker?
does anyone have some idea of ww trip allocation? length etc?
thanks
does anyone know if the xfer list will still open in october?
and if it does, what sort of wait do people envisage for lhr xfers? will it be quicker?
does anyone have some idea of ww trip allocation? length etc?
thanks
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banewboi.....
everything is not clear at this point at EF LGW. We still don't know what is going to happen re. onefleet. They will need lots of ppl here at LGW so even if the transfer list opens in october tranfer places will almost certainly be limited.
As for WW trip allocation, do you mean WW LHR or what.... you'd better ask in another topic as you might get a higher chance to have somebody satisfy your thirst to know than if you ask about it over here!!
Also, try to do some research......I have seen lots of people asking exactly the same question many many times in the last three years.
chill
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everything is not clear at this point at EF LGW. We still don't know what is going to happen re. onefleet. They will need lots of ppl here at LGW so even if the transfer list opens in october tranfer places will almost certainly be limited.
As for WW trip allocation, do you mean WW LHR or what.... you'd better ask in another topic as you might get a higher chance to have somebody satisfy your thirst to know than if you ask about it over here!!
Also, try to do some research......I have seen lots of people asking exactly the same question many many times in the last three years.
chill
FBW
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Trip Plans for Gatwick Fleet
banewboi,
hope you are looking forward to working at BA.
from what I can gather the LH schedules are not changing for this winter. However routes are only transfering from WWLGW to GF at two or three a month. So all nine nightstops will be transferred at the beginning of February '07.
The rumour mill says ANU and MCO are the first two from 1st October followed by a couple of US trips in November then two more in January followed by the last three in February.
The trip plans at the moment are based on the number of rotations per week to the certain places and as the schedules aren't due to change then the trip plans should stay the same as they are at the moment. However we will only be getting two days off after a LH trip not three as WWLGW get at the moment. I have heard this may change from summer 07 but nothing has been finallised yet.
From what I know the trips at the moment are :
MCO - 24hrs
IAH - 24hrs and 48 hrs
ATL - 24hrs
DFW - 24hrs
BDA - 24hrs
ANU - up to 6 day trips with shuttles.
KIN - 48 hrs i think.
TPA - 5 trips a week so some 24hrs some 48hrs.
BGI - 24hrs i think.
Hope this helps a little.
btw, on the subject of transfers; please don't come into LGW saying things like "I should've been at LHR" , "I can't wait to go to LHR" it just winds up most of the people already at LGW. Some crew have been waiting years to transfer and still can't. I have been known in the past to offload crew at the briefing if they start moaning about transfer at the briefing
Beacuse if you're starting a long day you don't need people moaning straight away.
Hope to meet you soon
YD
hope you are looking forward to working at BA.
from what I can gather the LH schedules are not changing for this winter. However routes are only transfering from WWLGW to GF at two or three a month. So all nine nightstops will be transferred at the beginning of February '07.
The rumour mill says ANU and MCO are the first two from 1st October followed by a couple of US trips in November then two more in January followed by the last three in February.
The trip plans at the moment are based on the number of rotations per week to the certain places and as the schedules aren't due to change then the trip plans should stay the same as they are at the moment. However we will only be getting two days off after a LH trip not three as WWLGW get at the moment. I have heard this may change from summer 07 but nothing has been finallised yet.
From what I know the trips at the moment are :
MCO - 24hrs
IAH - 24hrs and 48 hrs
ATL - 24hrs
DFW - 24hrs
BDA - 24hrs
ANU - up to 6 day trips with shuttles.
KIN - 48 hrs i think.
TPA - 5 trips a week so some 24hrs some 48hrs.
BGI - 24hrs i think.
Hope this helps a little.
btw, on the subject of transfers; please don't come into LGW saying things like "I should've been at LHR" , "I can't wait to go to LHR" it just winds up most of the people already at LGW. Some crew have been waiting years to transfer and still can't. I have been known in the past to offload crew at the briefing if they start moaning about transfer at the briefing
Beacuse if you're starting a long day you don't need people moaning straight away.Hope to meet you soon
YD
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i completely understand yd,
i have no intention of moaning because i think i should be at lhr, that's merely where i want to end up.
the way i see it and have said before:
i want to be with ba for the rest of my working life, i want a career, if i was straight at lhrww then how boring would it be for the next 40 years?! i want to do about 5-6 years maybe more at lgw then xfer to eflhr, a whole different style of work, pax, nightstops, destinations, just different, do a few years there and then move to ww lhr maybe 10-12-15 years time, i have a long term plan (don't get me wrong i'd love to be lhr ww) but if i was there from the begininnininining i'm sure it would breed coontempt and complacency. i am so looking fwd to ba, in all of iit's incarnations and i absolutely can't wait to start at what most say is a friendly base!
signed my contract today! looking fwd to the training material!
god i sound like a geek!
i have no intention of moaning because i think i should be at lhr, that's merely where i want to end up.
the way i see it and have said before:
i want to be with ba for the rest of my working life, i want a career, if i was straight at lhrww then how boring would it be for the next 40 years?! i want to do about 5-6 years maybe more at lgw then xfer to eflhr, a whole different style of work, pax, nightstops, destinations, just different, do a few years there and then move to ww lhr maybe 10-12-15 years time, i have a long term plan (don't get me wrong i'd love to be lhr ww) but if i was there from the begininnininining i'm sure it would breed coontempt and complacency. i am so looking fwd to ba, in all of iit's incarnations and i absolutely can't wait to start at what most say is a friendly base!
signed my contract today! looking fwd to the training material!
god i sound like a geek!
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Had my interview at Cranebank the other day so fingers crossed (LGW base) 
I just wanted to ask, in a few years time i would like to return to my native Manchester, providing the conditions change to allow transfers to Manchester how long do you have to be with the company before you can put your name on the transfer list?
Also if your LGW based do you still have to pay for your accomodation whilst training at Cranebank or as it's not your base they will put you up in a hotel?
Read somewhere you do some training at LGW and your SEP at Cranebank?
Oh and something to make you chuckle this was a question someone asked at my interview : " If we have to start at 05.00 BA will pay for a hotel near the airport the night before won't they, because i have a long drive"
I just wanted to ask, in a few years time i would like to return to my native Manchester, providing the conditions change to allow transfers to Manchester how long do you have to be with the company before you can put your name on the transfer list?
Also if your LGW based do you still have to pay for your accomodation whilst training at Cranebank or as it's not your base they will put you up in a hotel?
Read somewhere you do some training at LGW and your SEP at Cranebank?
Oh and something to make you chuckle this was a question someone asked at my interview : " If we have to start at 05.00 BA will pay for a hotel near the airport the night before won't they, because i have a long drive"
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fd floozy what you said is correct.
SEP training is at Cranebank and the company will pay a daily allowance + night allowance on top of your basic salary and will put you in a hotel for the time necessary for your course.
Customer service training + AvMed + aircraft technical course and visit will take place at Hangar 6. At this point you get paid a daily allowance on top of basic pay.
As for MAN Mainline transfers, as things stand right now you can't transfer directly from EF LGW. You have to go to EF LHR and then tranfer from there. If Gatwick Fleet joins the NSP things might change though. I have no more info on this unfortunately!!
Hope you'll enjoy your training course, I worked for a few airlines and BA training course was the best. Not difficult, but very informative and lots, lots of fun!! Mind you my CS trainers were the biz, three amazing (and very funny!) people. Do not worry too much and simply enjoy it.....
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SEP training is at Cranebank and the company will pay a daily allowance + night allowance on top of your basic salary and will put you in a hotel for the time necessary for your course.
Customer service training + AvMed + aircraft technical course and visit will take place at Hangar 6. At this point you get paid a daily allowance on top of basic pay.
As for MAN Mainline transfers, as things stand right now you can't transfer directly from EF LGW. You have to go to EF LHR and then tranfer from there. If Gatwick Fleet joins the NSP things might change though. I have no more info on this unfortunately!!
Hope you'll enjoy your training course, I worked for a few airlines and BA training course was the best. Not difficult, but very informative and lots, lots of fun!! Mind you my CS trainers were the biz, three amazing (and very funny!) people. Do not worry too much and simply enjoy it.....
FBW
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BANB - Its not been confirmed that we are going into the nsp or otherwise, we are all very much in the dark about how transfers will work, assume that its going to be as it is at the moment to save any disapointment. Perhaps someone with a better knoweldge of exactly how it works at the mo can fill you in
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banewboi... I have heard lots of things. Somebody even said to me that the NSP would apply only to those few people who from WW LGW will transfer to Gatwick Fleet.
As for the agreement, we're ballotting it at the moment. All those crew who are in one of the unions have been sent a ballot paper to sign. Majority wins but nobody knows how it's going yet.
Nothing has been decided yet, so I would suggest you to relax and chill out a bit, as it might take longer than expected.
Also, the 3 crew and new service routines will be effective from the 1st of May. I hope this will mean easier rosters for all of us!!!
Cheers
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As for the agreement, we're ballotting it at the moment. All those crew who are in one of the unions have been sent a ballot paper to sign. Majority wins but nobody knows how it's going yet.
Nothing has been decided yet, so I would suggest you to relax and chill out a bit, as it might take longer than expected.
Also, the 3 crew and new service routines will be effective from the 1st of May. I hope this will mean easier rosters for all of us!!!
Cheers
FBW
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Just want to say guys for those of you joining soon,im on my second week now at lgw training and its bleedin great,,,,,,,,everyone is so kind the trainers are fab,and the cammeradery(sounds like a cheese) builds up so soon,,,,,,the right choice by far Lap it up,,,,,,,,,,
builds up so soon,,,,,,the right choice by far Lap it up,,,,,,,,,,
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GROUP INTERVIEWS
Hi guys, im 33 yrs of age and thinking of applying to BA but im worried i may be too old. Unfortunately i applied twice before many years ago when i was 24 and 25 and was unsuccessful at group interview stage. What exactly are they looking for at these group interviews. In addition as im from Ireland we have the Irish Leaving Certificate and i did this over 14 years ago. will they still require original certificates of this ? They didnt last time. Your advice would really be appreciated.