British Airways Future Pilot Programme.

[aravindsasi]

HI All,

Will they consider applications from Indian nationals?

[speedbird_cadet]

If you have an unrestricted right to live and work in the UK, and meet all the other eligibility criteria then yes I believe you can apply.

[sujiong]

Exam certificates

To anyone who has been to the FTE Jerez selection before: I have a degree and A-levels, but I have lost the certificates for my GCSEs. Will it matter if I am not able to prove the GCSEs? Or should I get replacement certificates (at significant cost)? Or will proof of my A-levels and degree suffice?

[EZY_FR]

You need to show evidence of all your academic grades, so perhaps it would be best for you to contact the educational body who set your exams?

[sujiong]

Yeah, did that already - costs a lot to replace them all, but sounds like I'll have to lump it. Thanks!

[Stocious]

It'll be a drop in the ocean compared to what's coming if you do get on the FPP!

[ManUtd1999]

Any news from the Flyer exhibition this weekend re FPP coming back? Still planned for this summer?

[HEJT2015]

You're correct!

[FlyVeryHigh-]

Is there any indication from Saturday on the numbers required?

[HEJT2015]

Yes, BA said they're allowed to take a maximum of 100 cadets.

[EZY_FR]

That's interesting, I was told that they were hoping to take on between 100 and 200 this year.

[scottish_aviator]

Anything more in depth than Summer? Is there a typical month when applications open / close?

[EZY_FR]

Sometime in August

[Stocious]

The manager of BA Pilot Recruitment on Saturday said that no numbers of cadets had been decided yet.

Given recent years, I'd imagine that 50-100 is about normal.

[EZY_FR]

Andy Perkins informed me at the Ba airleague sim event that they are planning to take on 100-200 cadets this year.

[Stocious]

If that's the case then great for me, as I'll continue to shoot up the seniority list. I imagine 200 line training courses for FPP cadets might be a big ask though!

As I say, LC stated no numbers decided yet. Anyway, soon to be a hiatus on recruitment because of a new admin system in the next few months. We'll see what that means.

[EZY_FR]

I would guess, if they do intend to take on that amount, the course start dates would be spread out sporadically to alleviate that problem?

[HEJT2015]

EZY FR - that would be the logical approach

But I guess the more BA cadets they want the better it is for us eh?

[MaydayMaydayMayday]

Originally Posted by EZY_FR

I would guess, if they do intend to take on that amount, the course start dates would be spread out sporadically to alleviate that problem?

200 would seem like an awfully large number to take in a single year, purely based on training capacity. FPPs take far longer to train once they get to BA than DEPs (more sims required, base training, much longer line training, etc). If they did manage to recruit that sort of number, you'd have to think that training start dates would be spread over a longer period of time than previously. Of course, it could be that that's the plan! Either way, there's tons of recruitment to be done, whether FPP or DEP.

[EZY_FR]

I think they will do what they did last year and spread it out over an even longer period. Whether they choose to recruit that number I don't know, but the fact that they are looking to take on more than last year bodes well for our chances!