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When I phoned CTC they asked if I got an email from BA saying I had passed initial screening by then and application was being reviewed by the flight school.
Did anyone who made to the initial stage get an email from BA?
Did anyone who made to the initial stage get an email from BA?
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Bad news
Just received the bad news from British Airways. 
(PPL Holder, 2:1 Aviation based degree, full time employed).
More disappointed than I thought I would be, bit of a gutter. Nothing a nice Gin & Tonic after work won't solve though.
Best of luck to everyone who remains in the programme. Keep us updated!
(PPL Holder, 2:1 Aviation based degree, full time employed).More disappointed than I thought I would be, bit of a gutter. Nothing a nice Gin & Tonic after work won't solve though.
Best of luck to everyone who remains in the programme. Keep us updated!
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It is annoying when you see people who have clearly had a great passion in aviation for a long while getting rejected, meanwhile people who simply apply off the bat very often go the whole way and I have no doubt this intake will be no different. Unfortunately nothing is gonna change though and you simply have to learn to play their game.
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FTE
Hi folks,
I haven't recieved any emails since submitting my application but have just been on the phone to FTE.. Apparently if we haven't heard by now the answer is most likely no.
I'm slightly confused about the initial BA screening email chat going around and some saying CTC haven't recieved certain applications at all? Could it be that FTE might not even have my application?
All the best to those who do progress!
I haven't recieved any emails since submitting my application but have just been on the phone to FTE.. Apparently if we haven't heard by now the answer is most likely no.
I'm slightly confused about the initial BA screening email chat going around and some saying CTC haven't recieved certain applications at all? Could it be that FTE might not even have my application?
All the best to those who do progress!
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Commiserations to those that have been unsuccessful. I advise you to have a read over your application and try and identify where you have gone wrong.
@GeorgEGNT,
You seem like the ideal candidate. However, there will have been a reason for getting rejected at the initial application phase and that reason usually lies somewhere in your essay answers.
Best of luck for the future.
@GeorgEGNT,
You seem like the ideal candidate. However, there will have been a reason for getting rejected at the initial application phase and that reason usually lies somewhere in your essay answers.
Best of luck for the future.
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Thanks Funky,
I will of course be completing a thorough post mortem on my application.
This scheme was timed nicely to have a go at really. I still haven't made any definitive moves towards commercial licences at present (apart from hour building, no ATPL studies though). This probably won't be the case next time around.
By the time the next scheme opens I think I will probably be ineligible to apply. The scheme is incredible and there are some lucky buggers out there soon to become the latest BA cadets but I cannot afford to sit around and wait for the next one to come round.
Onwards and upwards!
If you've made it. Don't waste it. Take the opportunity presented to you and you'll be sorted for life.
For those who haven't. Dig in and keep going. We'll all get there eventually.
I will of course be completing a thorough post mortem on my application.
This scheme was timed nicely to have a go at really. I still haven't made any definitive moves towards commercial licences at present (apart from hour building, no ATPL studies though). This probably won't be the case next time around.
By the time the next scheme opens I think I will probably be ineligible to apply. The scheme is incredible and there are some lucky buggers out there soon to become the latest BA cadets but I cannot afford to sit around and wait for the next one to come round.
Onwards and upwards!
If you've made it. Don't waste it. Take the opportunity presented to you and you'll be sorted for life.
For those who haven't. Dig in and keep going. We'll all get there eventually.
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Just received the bad news from British Airways. (PPL Holder, 2:1 Aviation based degree, full time employed).
More disappointed than I thought I would be, bit of a gutter. Nothing a nice Gin & Tonic after work won't solve though.
Best of luck to everyone who remains in the programme. Keep us updated!
(PPL Holder, 2:1 Aviation based degree, full time employed).More disappointed than I thought I would be, bit of a gutter. Nothing a nice Gin & Tonic after work won't solve though.
Best of luck to everyone who remains in the programme. Keep us updated!
Advice for myself and anyone else is to work even harder for next year, if there will be a next year, and to learn from possible shortcomings.
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...Further disappointing beings though I was 'lucky' enough to make it to the final stage last year.
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Hi everyone, I've applied to FTE Jerez on 3rd March and still not heard anything back some I'm not hopeful.
I've been following this thread for a while as well as the FTO's Facebook pages and it seems very bizarre...particularly the flow of events on the CTC page today. I've emailed BA to ask if the screening process is over for all three FTO's or if this is only for CTC but no reply yet.
To those rejected my commiserations and to everyone through to the next stage congratulations, all the very best of luck and keep us posted on your progress!
I have a random question however, did anyone else submit from a Mac? I noticed a few days after submitting my application that the application page was updated to "You will be unable to submit your application from a Mac" so I'm clutching at straws and wondering if my application never actually got there despite receiving an acknowledgment email which seems strange...
I've been following this thread for a while as well as the FTO's Facebook pages and it seems very bizarre...particularly the flow of events on the CTC page today. I've emailed BA to ask if the screening process is over for all three FTO's or if this is only for CTC but no reply yet.
To those rejected my commiserations and to everyone through to the next stage congratulations, all the very best of luck and keep us posted on your progress!
I have a random question however, did anyone else submit from a Mac? I noticed a few days after submitting my application that the application page was updated to "You will be unable to submit your application from a Mac" so I'm clutching at straws and wondering if my application never actually got there despite receiving an acknowledgment email which seems strange...
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I submitted on a Mac and was one of the unfortunate few today who were rejected after contacting CTC. I don't want to speculate but there's a horrible feeling in the bottom of my stomach it's because I submitted on a Mac when they specified it wasn't possible
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Jscott91 - same here. I know it warned us about using Macs but it said sonewhere that it was an issue with the drop-down menus, and those worked fine for me in Safari... plus I double & triple checked the data in my application after submitting and it was all there. So it shouldn't have been that! Would be interested to know though if anyone else involved in the CTC debacle today used a Mac...
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Rejection from CTC on my 2nd attempt.
Time to look back through my application and see where I could have improved and hope there will be another window open in 2016.
Congratulations to all whom got through to the next round!!
Time to look back through my application and see where I could have improved and hope there will be another window open in 2016.
Congratulations to all whom got through to the next round!!
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Sorry to hear you got rejected. I don't mean to be cynical and I'm still keeping my fingers crossed (even though I think I know the answer) but it does seem very coincidental. Maybe we're just reading too much into it...
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The only email I received was one from BARecruitment stating I had submitted the application. I was surprised when CTC asked for a reference number as I couldn't find a personal one anywhere
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Hi guys,
Just wanted to chip in. I submitted from a Mac on the 3rd of March at 1100, received an invitation to selection at 1900 the same day. I attended selection on the 12th of March with CTC and have been placed on a shortlist to be sent to Waterside, pending the completion of all stage 1 assessments.
I'm not sure where any issues with submitting from a Mac would arise ?
Maybe Safari ?
I used Chrome.
Just wanted to chip in. I submitted from a Mac on the 3rd of March at 1100, received an invitation to selection at 1900 the same day. I attended selection on the 12th of March with CTC and have been placed on a shortlist to be sent to Waterside, pending the completion of all stage 1 assessments.
I'm not sure where any issues with submitting from a Mac would arise ?
Maybe Safari ?
I used Chrome.
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Hi folks,
I haven't recieved any emails since submitting my application but have just been on the phone to FTE.. Apparently if we haven't heard by now the answer is most likely no.
I'm slightly confused about the initial BA screening email chat going around and some saying CTC haven't recieved certain applications at all? Could it be that FTE might not even have my application?
All the best to those who do progress!
I haven't recieved any emails since submitting my application but have just been on the phone to FTE.. Apparently if we haven't heard by now the answer is most likely no.
I'm slightly confused about the initial BA screening email chat going around and some saying CTC haven't recieved certain applications at all? Could it be that FTE might not even have my application?
All the best to those who do progress!
Has anybody heard from FTE today with regards to being invited / rejected?