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BA Cityflyer @ FTE
Does anyone have any details on how many places are available on this scheme? Maybe someone who works for them has an idea of how many they want to recruit?
Also, what is the average time to command?
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Also, what is the average time to command?
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Fair point! From what I've read, the cityflyer routes used to be BA Connect routes? Then when it was sold to flybe, BA kept the london city routes and resurrected cityflyer (which used to operate from gatwick a few years ago)? So are most of the pilots ex-BACON?
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I have received the questions, i got them yesterday...........means i have to have sent them back some time tomorrow.
Does anybody know how many places BA are looking for in this scheme ?
Does anybody know how many places BA are looking for in this scheme ?
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I think there is only one place available. The question about being based in jerez used to be "If selected you will be based in jerez...." for the last 3 thomsonfly schemes, flybe, and gb airways... the question for cityflyer says "the candidate will be based"... so I think they changed it because there is only one place. Considering they must have received a few hundred applications, chances are pretty slim 
Anyway, there is another thread for all of this in the jobs fourm, can we keep that there and discuss the actual airline here?
Anyway, there is another thread for all of this in the jobs fourm, can we keep that there and discuss the actual airline here?
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Yes but the airline gets money from FTE if they do a "scheme" 
The october course is going to have 6 Tfly on it, some from GB Airways (I would think at least 4?) and FTE courses are no more than 12 places. So I really cannot see there being more than 1 or 2 places available for cityflyer.
The october course is going to have 6 Tfly on it, some from GB Airways (I would think at least 4?) and FTE courses are no more than 12 places. So I really cannot see there being more than 1 or 2 places available for cityflyer.
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It seems you can already start going through the process.
I submitted the application form and have received an automated email giving me a password to start completing the essay style questions in part 2.
I submitted the application form and have received an automated email giving me a password to start completing the essay style questions in part 2.
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It seems you can already start going through the process.
High-Higher Can you post the questions please?
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The email was in my junk box, it will either say you have met the criteria for the next stage or you have not, along with a password if successful.
The email is immediate, so you should have it unless you entered your address incorrectly.
It's just the usual questions you'd expect with any application, give an example of a time you were leader etc...
The email is immediate, so you should have it unless you entered your address incorrectly.
It's just the usual questions you'd expect with any application, give an example of a time you were leader etc...
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Selection will follow the same format and battery of tests as in previous FTEJerez schemes. The top four candidates will be offered positions on the course to commence training at Jerez on 12th of October 2012.
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Why?? 
Last year they recruited 200h CPL holders on a First Officer Trainee Scheme which many people (including me) hoped it would reopen this year!!Many boys and girls out there with licences,coming from the big 3 schools therefore high standard,without jobs,so it was cheaper for them to put them in a transition course,put them up to their standard then Type rating.Why open yet another MPL course,will cost them more money to get candidates with less experience/stick time.The obvious answer is someone is on the payroll,back room deals.
CTC,OAA and FTE are the evils of this industry,now they have the total monopoly of the industry here in the UK and since GA is nearly inexistent,I believe there's no room for modulars or any integrated fella who didn't signed up for their £100K + scams...very sad BA Cityflyer signed up for that.
Is a matter of time until Eastern,Loganair,Are Arann make deals with the institutions above,taking the remaining chances of anyone trying to set foot on a airliner...
I have criticised many people over here regarding their desire of going for P2F schemes but now I have been thinking,hard,can we blame them?? Good luck for those going for City,some will argue that it is a good opportunity and it is,I just don't see the need of it right now,considering the amount of guys out there waiting.
Last year they recruited 200h CPL holders on a First Officer Trainee Scheme which many people (including me) hoped it would reopen this year!!Many boys and girls out there with licences,coming from the big 3 schools therefore high standard,without jobs,so it was cheaper for them to put them in a transition course,put them up to their standard then Type rating.Why open yet another MPL course,will cost them more money to get candidates with less experience/stick time.The obvious answer is someone is on the payroll,back room deals.CTC,OAA and FTE are the evils of this industry,now they have the total monopoly of the industry here in the UK and since GA is nearly inexistent,I believe there's no room for modulars or any integrated fella who didn't signed up for their £100K + scams...very sad BA Cityflyer signed up for that.
Is a matter of time until Eastern,Loganair,Are Arann make deals with the institutions above,taking the remaining chances of anyone trying to set foot on a airliner...
I have criticised many people over here regarding their desire of going for P2F schemes but now I have been thinking,hard,can we blame them?? Good luck for those going for City,some will argue that it is a good opportunity and it is,I just don't see the need of it right now,considering the amount of guys out there waiting.