Citiexpress interviews.
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Good stuff.. thanks very much WGW.
But gawd.. they really are exactly the same as the Flybe ones aren't they? Not sure if that's some kind plagaristic laziness or if they have the same recruitment team or something.
But gawd.. they really are exactly the same as the Flybe ones aren't they? Not sure if that's some kind plagaristic laziness or if they have the same recruitment team or something.
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British Airways' regional subsidiary, British Airways CitiExpress, is to embark on a major drive to improve profitability and compete more aggressively in the UK regions.
The regional airline, to be renamed BA Connect, will bring significant benefits to regional air travellers by offering more choice and even lower fares with prices slashed by more than 40 per cent.
BA Connect will offer:
A single class cabin on all aircraft.
High-quality, buy on board, hot and cold catering.
Year-round, changeable, one-way fares from as little as £25, including taxes, fees and charges.
A new offering for business and frequent flyers called 'BA Connect Plus'.
The major shake up will see restricted and non-changeable tickets disappear. All tickets will be changeable, no matter how little they cost*. British Airways' Club Europe brand will no longer feature on the regional services to Continental Europe.
There will be two ticket types:
'BA Connect' - a non-restricted and changeable ticket*. Two million seats will be available, year- round, at the lowest prices. Travellers will also accumulate BA Miles on every fare.
'BA Connect Plus' - a non-restricted and changeable ticket with airport lounge access and instant seat selection at the time of booking included in the price. Prices will start from £110 one-way, including taxes, fees and charges. This fare level also allows travellers to earn Executive Club frequent flyer points and BA Miles.
All customers will be eligible for membership of British Airways' Executive Club, as well as having access to on-line check-in, on-line boarding pass printing, self-service check-in and a valet bag service.
BA Connect will take to the air on March 26, 2006 and bookings will be made through the airline's ba.com website from February 1 as well as through travel agents and the airline's telephone reservations centres.
Prior to the official relaunch it is business as usual for customers who may continue to make reservations for British Airways CitiExpress services through the normal booking channels**
The re-launch will be supported by a major sales and marketing campaign and is part of British Airways' drive to improve the profitability of its short-haul flight operations.
The aircraft livery and staff uniforms will remain unchanged, apart from the name 'BA Connect', which will appear on the fuselage.
Flights at London City airport, and also those of British Airways mainline at Heathrow and Gatwick, will continue to offer complimentary catering on shorthaul services and a separate Club Europe cabin on the European network.
David Evans, managing director British Airways CitiExpress, said: "The restructuring of the regional business will set us apart in this fiercely competitive market. We have an innovative service promise for business and short-break leisure air travellers, offering year-round, one-way prices that match the no-frills airlines and the added service promise and resources of an airline of British Airways' size and stature.
"The move is a direct response to changing customer needs and the challenges that have emerged in the marketplace since the creation of British Airways CitiExpress. We know air travellers value British Airways' distinctive brand and the wide range of benefits associated with a full service airline at competitive prices."
Full details of the BA Connect fares and customer experience will be available on ba.com from February 1, 2006.
good luck to everyone
W-S
The regional airline, to be renamed BA Connect, will bring significant benefits to regional air travellers by offering more choice and even lower fares with prices slashed by more than 40 per cent.
BA Connect will offer:
A single class cabin on all aircraft.
High-quality, buy on board, hot and cold catering.
Year-round, changeable, one-way fares from as little as £25, including taxes, fees and charges.
A new offering for business and frequent flyers called 'BA Connect Plus'.
The major shake up will see restricted and non-changeable tickets disappear. All tickets will be changeable, no matter how little they cost*. British Airways' Club Europe brand will no longer feature on the regional services to Continental Europe.
There will be two ticket types:
'BA Connect' - a non-restricted and changeable ticket*. Two million seats will be available, year- round, at the lowest prices. Travellers will also accumulate BA Miles on every fare.
'BA Connect Plus' - a non-restricted and changeable ticket with airport lounge access and instant seat selection at the time of booking included in the price. Prices will start from £110 one-way, including taxes, fees and charges. This fare level also allows travellers to earn Executive Club frequent flyer points and BA Miles.
All customers will be eligible for membership of British Airways' Executive Club, as well as having access to on-line check-in, on-line boarding pass printing, self-service check-in and a valet bag service.
BA Connect will take to the air on March 26, 2006 and bookings will be made through the airline's ba.com website from February 1 as well as through travel agents and the airline's telephone reservations centres.
Prior to the official relaunch it is business as usual for customers who may continue to make reservations for British Airways CitiExpress services through the normal booking channels**
The re-launch will be supported by a major sales and marketing campaign and is part of British Airways' drive to improve the profitability of its short-haul flight operations.
The aircraft livery and staff uniforms will remain unchanged, apart from the name 'BA Connect', which will appear on the fuselage.
Flights at London City airport, and also those of British Airways mainline at Heathrow and Gatwick, will continue to offer complimentary catering on shorthaul services and a separate Club Europe cabin on the European network.
David Evans, managing director British Airways CitiExpress, said: "The restructuring of the regional business will set us apart in this fiercely competitive market. We have an innovative service promise for business and short-break leisure air travellers, offering year-round, one-way prices that match the no-frills airlines and the added service promise and resources of an airline of British Airways' size and stature.
"The move is a direct response to changing customer needs and the challenges that have emerged in the marketplace since the creation of British Airways CitiExpress. We know air travellers value British Airways' distinctive brand and the wide range of benefits associated with a full service airline at competitive prices."
Full details of the BA Connect fares and customer experience will be available on ba.com from February 1, 2006.
good luck to everyone
W-S
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Interview emails
Got the email 10th October, assessment day was the 16th January, my sim ride is on the 19th of February, they'll get to you eventually. Be patient is all I can say, good luck.
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Email late Sept, assesment day 16th Jan, simmed a week or so later. I understand the hold pool is quite full at the mo (for the Dash anyway) so that's probably the reason they're eaking it out longer.
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BACX (now BA Connect I believe)
I had my e-mail on September 29th and am still waiting... I know people who had a later e-mail and have now got interview dates. No logical order then... Encouragingly, I hear a lot of people in the interview pool have now got other jobs, so they should get through the backlog quicker
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F.Y.I
Having received my email (like a few of you out there) on the 31st Oct, a friend and I were in CX's neck of the woods this afternoon.
So we tried my luck and called in at their head office, if you take the fact that we didn't get thru the front door of the building away and we didn't get to speak to anyone except a very nice security guard it was alright.
I basically wanted to ask if the whole restructure of the company to BA connect had effected their recruitment requirements and that they are still actively recruiting the lucky few.
So the very nice security guard went off to find out the answer to our questions, taking care that we didn’t sneak thru the door behind him, on his return we found out that Yes they are still recruiting at present but its priority has been reduced at present while they are setting out the new company structure and all new operating procedures that go with it.
At the end of the day the moral of the story is just be patient!!!
Fast & Fat
So we tried my luck and called in at their head office, if you take the fact that we didn't get thru the front door of the building away and we didn't get to speak to anyone except a very nice security guard it was alright.
I basically wanted to ask if the whole restructure of the company to BA connect had effected their recruitment requirements and that they are still actively recruiting the lucky few.
So the very nice security guard went off to find out the answer to our questions, taking care that we didn’t sneak thru the door behind him, on his return we found out that Yes they are still recruiting at present but its priority has been reduced at present while they are setting out the new company structure and all new operating procedures that go with it.
At the end of the day the moral of the story is just be patient!!!
Fast & Fat
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Interview date
Got a call yesterday inviting for interview mid March
Got the e-mail Oct 10th and the number was 230 ish when i registered. They did say about 4 months so hold on in there
Anyone had the new style recruitment day as yet?
Carbon
Got the e-mail Oct 10th and the number was 230 ish when i registered. They did say about 4 months so hold on in there
Anyone had the new style recruitment day as yet?
Carbon
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So are you saying then that HR informed you that if you've been notified that you have been selected for an interview already, but not called with a date before it goes live again then to re-apply? That doesn't make sense!
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Anyone get a phone call from OCT 31 e-mails?
I got an offer to fly a Cheyenne in Canada and to move to captain on it in 3 months time...I don't know what to do?
Wait for BA or go fly the Cheyenne...the problem is I want to live in the UK, any advice from people that know what is going on behind the doors at BA?
Cheers
YYZ_Instructor
by the way i'm 1250TT 550multi PIC and 29yrs old
I got an offer to fly a Cheyenne in Canada and to move to captain on it in 3 months time...I don't know what to do?
Wait for BA or go fly the Cheyenne...the problem is I want to live in the UK, any advice from people that know what is going on behind the doors at BA?
Cheers
YYZ_Instructor
by the way i'm 1250TT 550multi PIC and 29yrs old
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Go fly Canada - you won't regret it! It's all good experience especially the P1 twin turbine time. Always take the firm offers not the maybes - better to be flying with 500 to 800 hours under your belt by this time next year than to have been on the dole in the UK with no more hours in your logbook.
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YYZ,
Depends upon your circumstances, sounds like a great opportunity if there is nothing else holding you in the UK (e.g house and family) and there is the line of thought as Angelorange says that you should grab the firm offer !
I don't know what the level of your experience is, but I presume you've done some instructing, however 3 months to command seems a little premature - no? No offense meant !
Good luck anyhow.
Cheers,
CG.
Depends upon your circumstances, sounds like a great opportunity if there is nothing else holding you in the UK (e.g house and family) and there is the line of thought as Angelorange says that you should grab the firm offer !
I don't know what the level of your experience is, but I presume you've done some instructing, however 3 months to command seems a little premature - no? No offense meant !
Good luck anyhow.
Cheers,
CG.
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YYZ instructor,
As a former YYJ instructor now with baconnect my advice would also be to take the firm offer, but be ready to get over here. multicrew tp time is all good so you have nothing to lose by taking it. I dont know where you are in the bacon system but for me it was a year from application to start date, so it can take a while. But life in the company is great and well worth joining, with good prospects in the short term. Getting on to the erj is quite quick(about a year) so by the time our 2 year sword of damacles falls... you will be in a good position for life elsewhere. pm me if you wish ehhh.
As a former YYJ instructor now with baconnect my advice would also be to take the firm offer, but be ready to get over here. multicrew tp time is all good so you have nothing to lose by taking it. I dont know where you are in the bacon system but for me it was a year from application to start date, so it can take a while. But life in the company is great and well worth joining, with good prospects in the short term. Getting on to the erj is quite quick(about a year) so by the time our 2 year sword of damacles falls... you will be in a good position for life elsewhere. pm me if you wish ehhh.
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YYZ Instructor - sorry. Just noticed you had posted your experience. Not sure if was there when I first read but quite clearly is now ;-)
jaarrgh - I've sent you a pm.
Cheers,
CG.
jaarrgh - I've sent you a pm.
Cheers,
CG.
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Interview and group exercise
Hi Just got calles up last week for an interview next week.
Applied in October.
Does any body know what to expect for the interview (how many people, what kind, questions etc.) and the group exercise
Thanks
Applied in October.
Does any body know what to expect for the interview (how many people, what kind, questions etc.) and the group exercise
Thanks
