They opened their on-line simply because they did not know it was going to happen, just like us at Bacon.
Common sense says that this will put back new recruiting until this is sorted out.

I'm not so sure, just recently Flybe emailed me and sent a letter asking me to complete the online form. They must still be on the look out. The BA fleet will still be flying for a long time yet as it EVENTUALLY is replaced by new orders from Flybe (Dash and EMB), aircraft orders dont get delivered overnight. Whilst the transition occurs crews will still retire, jump ship and move on up so they have to fill the empty seats some how.

The RJ & LCY operation will be UNAFFECTED by this merger. They are not part of the existing agreement, and according to BACon spiel will be turned into a smaller "wing" of BA. All line maintenance and crews will move over to BA, to be based possibly in Scotland. This of course might cause problems as some individuals might not want to move across the border to the north, so could open up vacancies to be filled. I believe ABZ may have been mentioned as the possible base.

Oh, and the BA1502/1503 MAN-JFK-MAN who BACon provide crew for will merge completely back into BA.

Horgy

'I'm not so sure, just recently Flybe emailed me and sent a letter asking me to complete the online form. They must still be on the look out. The BA fleet will still be flying for a long time yet as it EVENTUALLY is replaced by new orders from Flybe (Dash and EMB), aircraft orders dont get delivered overnight. Whilst the transition occurs crews will still retire, jump ship and move on up so they have to fill the empty seats some how.'

Trouble is that even more recently Flybe 'bought' Bacon and now have all sorts of issues to sort out, they have committed to off load the Bacon fleet as soon as they can, not as you say for a long time yet when they are Eventually replaced, there are Q400s ready now to be flown, and there will be some route rationalisation as there is duplication in places. The initial offload is likely to be the 145, which means no end of Q400 type ratings, extra pilots, so I suggest that it will be tough to also schedule training for new entrants into this mix too.

Hi everyone,

Just in case you haven't done so already read page 8 of flight international
7th-13th november 2006 edition in relation to the buyout.


rgds

The Aviator1977

BACon Holding Pool
 

Just wondering if anyone out there still in the dash holding pool has heard anything as to the pools future, are there many left in the pool that haven't managed to find jobs elsewhere or are there still a few of us still swimming in the hope we might not drown. :{ Hopefully we should find out something official soon and those of us still swimming will know where we stand. Anyway just thought i'd bring the thread back into discussion and share my despair. :ugh:

regards,

Han.

Waiting since October 2005. Not so much as an e-mail......

Hi Guys. I would really appreciate t if anyone could shine some light on any Flybe recruitment. i.e. Has it been suspended? Are they still taking DEC's without type ratings etc.

It is all abit nerve racking for me as like some of you here I do not have a job.

Look forward to hearing something from someone. ta.

Han

I am still swimming/drowning in the Bacon hold pool, unable to secure another job elsewhere as of yet.

I have not heard anything as to the future of the pool.

Be assured that I share your despair :{

Regards

BTT

Thanks Han.

BACon email
 

Hi all,

Well got an email off RH today the first contact initiated by BACon since I was notified I was in the pool asking me to update my details and if I still wanted to be part of the pool. Take it everyone in the pool got contacted, maybe theres a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel after all, well heres hoping anyway. Hopefully hear something concrete when everythings finalised at the end of Feb. :\

Regards,

Han