I bet!

I already work in an airport and 90% of the cabin crew (BA and others) seem very happy with their jobs. Lucky bastards :p

Just a quick one: when you get on your training, it doesn't mean you are hired right? I mean if you fail the final exam you don't get the job?
Also, when does the drug test takes place?

skywatch 77
 

Hi Skywatch,

Very good luck with your decision, I hope you get the course date you want soon.
All the best! XXX:ok:

Skywatch 77
 

Hi Skywatch 77,
I sincerely wish you all the best with your decision.
Hope there are no hard feelings.
GOOD LUCK! :ok:
DAWN :)

Long haul roster
 

Hey all,

Just wondered if anyone on long haul for BA would kindly give an example of a typical months roster?

jeeeez the wait is so hard to get over!!!! the more I wait the more I read about BA the more I want to work with BA the more excited I get to know the result of my application the more I wait the more....... Well you got the story!

Decision time..
 

I think its fair to say that whatever you choose, its what you feel is good for you at this time and for the future. Recruitment has not written to us to give us the option to go to WW temp instead of waiting for EF as they are totally different contracts. Its just personal choice that some people are willing to be considered for the WW temp. Good luck to you all. xxx

chocco
a months rosta on WW would be of no use to you what so ever,they are so varied every month!
I used to fly on WW fleet and every month was so different!

Hello!

I just received the email asking me to schedule an interview at Cranebank!
This might be of interest to those of you who applied for the temp LHR WW contract advertised this week, the results are being sent out.

Now is the hard part, getting ready for the assessment!

Good luck to all of you who haven't received the email yet and good luck to all of us who will be assessed. Jeez I'm so excited:eek::eek::eek:

Does anyone at BA know if the crew on the temporary WW LHR contract will be licenced for the 767 as well as the 777 and 747. I remember when the first temporary contract was initiated in early 2006, there was talk of restricting temps to medium range routes on the 747 and 777 only (not the 767). Did that ever materialise?

No never happened.

I was chatting to some managers at LGW yesterday.

They said that lessons had been learned from the last group of temps last year.

The intention is this new intake will do the 11 months and then be cut loose.

This is not news to me as after hearing the manager who organised offering the temps a perm position at LGW previously saying that...she would not be offering or supporting the idea again.

Not wanting to put a damper on things. Just so those joining this time have as much info as possible.

Good luck

I was actually starting to think the same thing myself. I guess we'll see in a year or so. If they still have people already in the holding pool, it wouldn't be fair to send temps to LGW ahead of them. I think this is just going to a solution to get people moving on the lists, while keeping the operation going.

Another quick question for BA crew. I understand that the 777 at LGW now operates with 2 less crew than LHR. Which crew positions have been shed - who does what now?

now this is not very good news :(

any chances of transferring to EF while on employment or will the temp LHR WW be doomed? I am sure this has been asked before, just can't find it back!

what happens at the end of the temp contract? If BA is recruiting cabin crew again can we still apply and potentially get hired?

VS-LHR, they operate with one less crew member on each config, i.e. 11 crew on the 4 class and 10 crew on the class.

On the 4 class, I think it is either the no. 10 or 13 they have lost and on the 3 class there isn't a no. 9 or 13.

VS-LHRCSA,

yes, the new temps will be posted onto 'A-division' (767;777;747) for the duration of their contract.

personally, i am of the belief that all the redeployed regional ground staff who take up these temp postions at WW LHR will be offered permanent positions on this same fleet at the end of their contract - and quite rightly so.
most of them have years and years worth of service under their belt and deserve to be looked after.

as for the rest of the temps (i.e. external recruits) i don't think that they will be let go. i'm sure that they will be offered LGW after their contract expires.

whatever you decide to go for - good luck. you will eventually end up where you want to be. some of you will just have to be patient.
it took me years and years to get to where i am now - and it was well worth the wait.

GOOD LUCK.

:ok:.

Not totally correct BA Boi the attrition rate for regional staff may not be so good. 2 more got the push yesterday, so that is 4 gone already.

Eurofleet
 

As I've said before, I really hope those of you who are waiting specifically for Eurofleet courses get what you want. You must do what you must do and take your chances - I fully appreciate that.

For everyone else joining us, in whatever fleet, all the very best and just look forward to flying with some of the most wonderful people whether this be at LGW or LHR WW.

By the way, newbagr was correct when she said some time ago that transfers would take place between LGW and LHR - the initial moves will indeed start within the next couple of months and yes, with aircraft moves from LGW to LHR, more significant numbers will join them in the not too distant future. How this will impact upon permanent, external recruitment at either base? Well, we'll have to see....

newbagr - hope you're well :ok:. You always talk sense.

Hi All...

I got a interview on the 3rd oct for lhr ww temp....
anyone been through the assessment day do you remember any interview questions that you were asked.... cheers...

AMS-LHR I wanted to ask you if you was training with a guy called Andi Scott, he was going on a training course about the same time you were... just wondered if you were together.... hope its all going well.... I coming from the NHS too.... thank you to anyone who answers my ? in advance:):ok:

Ba boi.

[/quote]personally, i am of the belief that all the redeployed regional ground staff who take up these temp postions at WW LHR will be offered permanent positions on this same fleet at the end of their contract - and quite rightly so.
most of them have years and years worth of service under their belt and deserve to be looked after.[/quote]

Unfortunately that is incorrect. There are agreements in place between the unions and BA that there can be no permanent recruitment into LHR WW. That is why the company is using the Temp-loophole. When the temps contracts are finished they are finished and if the company need people at LGW or at LHR EF it will then decide to offer whatever it see fits but they will not stay on LHR WW.

At the end of the day a temporary position is a temporary position and no one should think or expect to be kept on.

After what happened down at LGW with the last batch of temps that transfered onto SFG I think they will be hard pushed to go down that road again.

At the end of the day BA will do what BA wants to do but it can only do that if it adheres to the union agreements.

Anyone going for Temp contracts enjoy every minute of it you get a chance at something most in the industry cannot but go into it with open eyes. It is 11 months TEMP. Thats it, nothing more nothing less. If you are offered a position afterwards great if not you know what you signed up for.

Hello everyone!

Is anyone at the 12:30 session on Tuesday October 2nd?

Re: assessment and interview
 

Hey all,

Does anyone have the assessment and interview booked for Oct 5th from 8.30am onwards?

Also I'm going to be travelling from Yorkshire, does anyone know how long these assessments and interview days last, as I need to book my train journey back and don't know what time to book it for.

Thanks

Cabin Crew - gatwick
 

Hello, have just joined PPR and wondered if anyone can please tell me if BA are recruiting at Gatwick? and if so, is it a different company now under the BA umbrella? I have been out of the airline industry for some time...and would love to return. Any ideas what the chances are for a mature female? (even though I don't look it I'm told...)
I would appreciate any advice/tips...
Many thanks.

Those ladies would be 55+ as that was the retirement age until just recently. Nice to see them back flying. Were they CSDs previously? It would be an adjustment for them to fly as main crew but it's better than sitting at home. I can remember doing CSD retirement trips thinking 55 is too young, what will I do when I'M 55? Luckily, they're taking applications from those up to 62 now, so I've still got a few years left in me.

I think that's brilliant. A friend of mine (who left BA some years ago) now has an interview for the present temp posts at LHR. She is in her early fifties too and did think that she might be the only 'more mature' lady around. Great to hear from AMS that his course has three on board; after all, the world is made up of young AND old(er), not forgetting that, hopefully, we will all be there one day!! This will give her extra confidence going into the assessment. Many thanks.

Shoes!
 

Hi all - i got a question for the girlies. I'm trying to find shoes that fit the discription for flying but so far finding it really hard. I've constantly been popping into shoe shops (o what hard work:)) but have only found 2 possiblities. There are some plain, sqaure toes in NEXT but they are just over 2.5" I have also seen some in Clarkes which are the correct hight, but the have a lined patten on the front.
Do you think either of these would be ok? Where do you get yours from?

Thanks x

AMS
 

Thanx very much for the reply! I envy you for already starting on a course, i really hope everything is going wel for you! what time does the training start everyday? Have a good day tomorrow!
x

;)Hi Chocco form the previous page! omigosh!:eek: I too have an assesment booked for October 5th! 8.30 am. If you get this message- I hope you do, We should meet, travel in part way together and maybe have a coffee/Tea, help those pre- jitter nerves. It's always good to meet people. Well from what I read the assesment lasts till 12.30pm. So I would say, If your train leaves from Heathrow, book it for 1.30, that gives you an hour to get back as remember have to catch staff bus back. I am travelling to heathrow from the same tube line, where I live but at the other end of the line..lol:ugh:Gimme a shout or PM me. I have been to an airline interview a few times, virgin tho, so a bit different, but lets not even go into that right now, spk soon!

Do you think multi-lingual language skills will be considered as an assett in one's application?

If anyone is also being interviewed on the 2:nd of October at 12:30, let me know and perhaps we could meet in advance and encourage eachother! :)

I would think that languages are an extra assett, definitely!

As far as I am concerned, I am booked on 3-10 at 12.30
If anyone has the same slot, give me a shout!

Languages
 

The Letter, its for your own benefit if you have an extra or more languages but you don't get any extra point to someone who does not. With BA it does not matter where you have worked before or if you speak 10 languages, its how you sell yourself on the day and if they like what they see.

Hi Airhostessdream,

I'll be travelling up the day before and I'm going to be staying over at the Jury's Inn hotel, as it'll be impossible to travel down on the day and be there for 8.30.

If you want to meet up the day before then that's fine with me.

P.s I don't have a clue how to PM!!!

pm
 

Click on the person's profile name and you will get some options and choose the one you need.

Just an update for those who applied for the Temp contract at BA.

There are 280 positions for the WW Temp 11 month contract and of that 220 positions are being filled internally so in effect they are only recruiting for 60 positions externally.

Good luck to all those who are or have applied. :)

(Ps. This bit a news comes straight from the head of Inflight services at BA)

disclosure form.
 

If you are applying for a disclosure form, make sure you put your FULL name on application.

Just had a call from BA, I have to re-apply for my disclosure form again.

Another £20 .. don't be silly like me ;)

Superboy, that would probably explain why they are only holding external interviews over one week. 400 or so interviews for 60 jobs, sounds about right. Thanks for the update.

BA Interview
 

:}Chocco, did you manage to try out PM ( private messaging). Did u read on the page they are only taking on 60 ppl. We have to really shine and be very good. Yeh sure wud love to meet, Im thinkin tho, night before I might want to get some extra revision in, but prehpas we can meet for an hr or so for coffee/ tea, could go into central, half way for both of us. Oh and On the friday maybe we could get the staff bus in together, or are u directly next to the recuritment place, I have heard we need to get the staff bus from Hatten cross station. Anyway Pm your mobile num. Spk soon. U started any preparation yet hun?. J X:eek:

Does anyknow know what one could expect at the interview? Have they changed their recruitment structure or is like before (team assessment and 2 to 1)?

references
 

can anyone tell me how many references we have to send... your work reference is the 1st... then how many personal references? or are personal ones not required... it doesnt say..bit confused....

the letter
 

BA interview is like before...group exercise, 2 to 1, and company presentation where you can ask questions etc.
This is not in any particular order. Good luck!:ok: