British Airways Future Pilot Programme.
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Given the stats from last year, you couldn't be more wrong. Despite BA's utmost effort to try and encourage more female applicants to apply, in the end they took on NO more than normal because they all went through the same selection process as everyone else and beat their standards.
de minimus non curat lex
The random nature of each years' applicants would see a fluctuating number probably within a defined range. Those concerned with statistics will be able to quantify this?
Yes of course the hoops required to jump through will be the same.
But might "normal" mean a minimum number who will be offered a place for each year's intake?
Is any recruiting totally immune from the higher politics of any organisation?
Yes of course the hoops required to jump through will be the same.
But might "normal" mean a minimum number who will be offered a place for each year's intake?
Is any recruiting totally immune from the higher politics of any organisation?
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Given the stats from last year, you couldn't be more wrong. Despite BA's utmost effort to try and encourage more female applicants to apply, in the end they took on NO more than normal because they all went through the same selection process as everyone else and beat their standards.
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Ayee that'd be true regarding above ^^
Out of curiosity, does anyone have any info on whether any successful cadets on previous FPP schemes were straight out of school, i.e 18/19 years old?
Out of curiosity, does anyone have any info on whether any successful cadets on previous FPP schemes were straight out of school, i.e 18/19 years old?
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I am hoping to try and be one of them who applies straight after school but I doubt many would have got through.
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A new challenger appears...
Hi folks,
Just a quick post to first off thank you for the gold mine of info that is this thread. I read through all the pages and I have to say I feel (well, at least a little bit) that I know what it takes to make it through.
Planning to apply this year.
'Bout me? I am 28, french national, living and working in Singapore. Which brings me to my next question..
In terms of logistics, I assume I would have to travel at least twice on my personal funds to the UK to go through the different assessments, but do you know anyone who managed to get his trip sponsored by BA at some point, maybe the last round?
Not that I can't fund it myself, but if you know about chaps who managed to do it, I'd gladly take the info!
Anyway, thanks again, and hopefully see you guys at one of the assessments in a few months!
Just a quick post to first off thank you for the gold mine of info that is this thread. I read through all the pages and I have to say I feel (well, at least a little bit) that I know what it takes to make it through.
Planning to apply this year.
'Bout me? I am 28, french national, living and working in Singapore. Which brings me to my next question..
In terms of logistics, I assume I would have to travel at least twice on my personal funds to the UK to go through the different assessments, but do you know anyone who managed to get his trip sponsored by BA at some point, maybe the last round?
Not that I can't fund it myself, but if you know about chaps who managed to do it, I'd gladly take the info!
Anyway, thanks again, and hopefully see you guys at one of the assessments in a few months!
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There's actually a fair bit of travel involved if you don't live in the south east of England. Assessments, medicals (both from the CAA and BA), family day, etc. If accepted, you'll then also cover the costs of getting yourself to and from the flight school, although I think with CTC and Oxford they sort out the travel to/from NZ or Arizona (someone correct me if that's wrong, please!) during the course. You also need to get yourself to the type rating course (as well as feeding yourself during that period!).
It can end up being a costly business! Still worth it, though!
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Stocious is absolutely right I'm afraid. I was one of the successful candidates for the FPP last year and made two return trips from Northern Australia for the assessment phase and once successful, for the medical. All at personal expense. Once on the scheme, the school does pay for your flights to Phoenix or NZ but out of a payment you make to them at the beginning of training, so you do pay for it in that sense!
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Based on previous years, could be anywhere from spring/summer 2017 through until some time in 2018, but who knows. (Our intake was spread from Autumn 2013 to Summer 2014, having initially applied around Nov 2012)