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I reckon they're having a laugh with us 
But yah, I did hear they robbing a lot of rated pilots first .. them maybe we'll get the crumbs!
'BTW, do you know that from the person I think you know it from, or not?' ... Snigs, what, you lost me, you been on the scrumpy again?
If you're refering to my referee .. umm, he has awful taste in music and has dodgy famous heavy metal mate
But yah, I did hear they robbing a lot of rated pilots first .. them maybe we'll get the crumbs!
'BTW, do you know that from the person I think you know it from, or not?' ... Snigs, what, you lost me, you been on the scrumpy again?
If you're refering to my referee .. umm, he has awful taste in music and has dodgy famous heavy metal mate
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Got it in one. Anyway, you should be behind me in the queue, I'm fatter than you, better at holding my ale than you, and been to more BALPA conferences than you, plus I've been waiting longer!!
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I've heard varying stories about the 2 companies and how one is so much better to work for versus another (and vice versa).
I'm thinking of applying for both very soon and would like the low down from anyone in the konw..Ta
I'm thinking of applying for both very soon and would like the low down from anyone in the konw..Ta
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I must admit I thought they were 2 seperate companies but part of the same group. The crucial difference AFAIK (apart from the business model) is differing T&Cs for the 2 groups of staff.
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As with bmi regional, bmibaby and bmi (don't say 'mainline'!) have different AOCs but the same overall ownership.
Crucially (as far as this forum goes), recruiting is handled by each company to their own respective requirements.
bmi ONLY fly Airbii. And I love them too, cos there's somewhere to put your dinner where your tie doesn't always go in it.
Crucially (as far as this forum goes), recruiting is handled by each company to their own respective requirements.
bmi ONLY fly Airbii. And I love them too, cos there's somewhere to put your dinner where your tie doesn't always go in it.
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Hi!
I understand that bmi baby have been holding interviews with their chief pilot recently.
Please could anyone who has been through or anybody with information regarding the content of these interviews please provide me with some assistance.
Many thanks in advance
APU
I understand that bmi baby have been holding interviews with their chief pilot recently.
Please could anyone who has been through or anybody with information regarding the content of these interviews please provide me with some assistance.
Many thanks in advance
APU
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BMI BABY JOB INTERVIEWS
Hi,
Got an interview soon. Can anyone please give me some info on things I'll need to know. What to expect at interview, what to wear, what to say, what NOT to say etc. Also any info on pay, typical working days, how good they are to work for all greatfully received.
Thanks
Got an interview soon. Can anyone please give me some info on things I'll need to know. What to expect at interview, what to wear, what to say, what NOT to say etc. Also any info on pay, typical working days, how good they are to work for all greatfully received.
Thanks
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Hey Polo,
If you don't mind me asking, what is your background? I'm just about to target Baby for an interview, I have 1000hrs, 850Heavt turbo prop, working for Fly*e.......
Did your interview come off the back of the online application, or did you speak with the powers that be???
Cheers
endofeng
ps you can pm me if it helps!
If you don't mind me asking, what is your background? I'm just about to target Baby for an interview, I have 1000hrs, 850Heavt turbo prop, working for Fly*e.......
Did your interview come off the back of the online application, or did you speak with the powers that be???
Cheers
endofeng
ps you can pm me if it helps!
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As an interview should be...
My interview with baby was very straightforward, no trick questions, nothing too technical, and really quite friendly.
I met the chief pilot; we went and got a coffee, found a sofa in a quiet part of the building and had a really useful, informative chat.
The stated aim was for him to find out about you, your life experience, your motivation for being a pilot, and of course he will be looking to gauge the usual things such as how you conduct yourself, and whether he'd find you agreeable to work with for 4 sectors a day!
I found it to be a genuinely 50:50 exchange, by which I mean that he told me quite a lot about baby, ie what they're looking for in a pilot employee, what to expect day to day on the line, and a bit of history from conception to present day. I didn't feel it was dressed up; it covered day to day operational challenges, flexibility, their view of the current commercial scene across all bases, Ts & Cs, and their approach to staffing issues such as rostering at the various bases, etc.
By way of setting the scene, Tim Berry (Ops Director) gave a brief, straight-talking presentation at last year's BALPA EOC and the BALPA hand-out would be a good place to start. First impressions do count .. I believe my 2 minutes face-to-face on that day is how I got my interview.
I've never had such a refreshingly open, 2-way interview with an airline employer and I found it all very enjoyable and straightforward. It left me with the feeling that I would like to work for these people at some stage in the future. Alas the initial call from baby came 3 days too late for me...I was already financially committed to and, by the interivew day, part way through an A320 conversion course at GECAT on a SSTR for another airline. I'm pleased I attended. and against others' advice I felt obliged to reciprocate and to declare my hand.
So my best advice is to be open, and be yourself. The sim assessment followed the next working day and was similarly straightforward, without any surprises. If baby get Airbus at any stage I'll be straight on the phone ... for now I'm going to gain some experience on type and keep my situation under review. Sooner or later I will probably come home ..
Be lucky.
George.
I met the chief pilot; we went and got a coffee, found a sofa in a quiet part of the building and had a really useful, informative chat.
The stated aim was for him to find out about you, your life experience, your motivation for being a pilot, and of course he will be looking to gauge the usual things such as how you conduct yourself, and whether he'd find you agreeable to work with for 4 sectors a day!
I found it to be a genuinely 50:50 exchange, by which I mean that he told me quite a lot about baby, ie what they're looking for in a pilot employee, what to expect day to day on the line, and a bit of history from conception to present day. I didn't feel it was dressed up; it covered day to day operational challenges, flexibility, their view of the current commercial scene across all bases, Ts & Cs, and their approach to staffing issues such as rostering at the various bases, etc.
By way of setting the scene, Tim Berry (Ops Director) gave a brief, straight-talking presentation at last year's BALPA EOC and the BALPA hand-out would be a good place to start. First impressions do count .. I believe my 2 minutes face-to-face on that day is how I got my interview.
I've never had such a refreshingly open, 2-way interview with an airline employer and I found it all very enjoyable and straightforward. It left me with the feeling that I would like to work for these people at some stage in the future. Alas the initial call from baby came 3 days too late for me...I was already financially committed to and, by the interivew day, part way through an A320 conversion course at GECAT on a SSTR for another airline. I'm pleased I attended. and against others' advice I felt obliged to reciprocate and to declare my hand.
So my best advice is to be open, and be yourself. The sim assessment followed the next working day and was similarly straightforward, without any surprises. If baby get Airbus at any stage I'll be straight on the phone ... for now I'm going to gain some experience on type and keep my situation under review. Sooner or later I will probably come home ..
Be lucky.
George.
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BMI Baby T/R Pilots
Hi all
Just a quick question for BMI Baby pilots who joined with a 737 type rating NOT from Gecat and no extra hrs on type....
When called for an interview did you also have to do a sim check also or was it based solely on the interview??
Many thanks
Foil
Just a quick question for BMI Baby pilots who joined with a 737 type rating NOT from Gecat and no extra hrs on type....
When called for an interview did you also have to do a sim check also or was it based solely on the interview??
Many thanks
Foil
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Aerofoil,
Of the guys I know who have recently resigned to go to BMI Baby from flybe, it was a straight forward interview, no sim check.......but, they were going in as DEC and previous experience on jets!(Non type rated though)
Hope that helps!?
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endofeng
Of the guys I know who have recently resigned to go to BMI Baby from flybe, it was a straight forward interview, no sim check.......but, they were going in as DEC and previous experience on jets!(Non type rated though)
Hope that helps!?
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BMI Baby Sim Check
Hi, I have a Sim Check with 'Baby' in a few weeks time. Its on the 737-300 at Stockley. Although they will be sending me an information pack I am just trying to get ahead of the game. Just wondering if anyone on here who has done one recently could give me a heads up on what to expect. Thanks TTT.