Based on the above, yr 5 should be about 47k, yr 6 48, yr 7 50.

It's worth noting that your pensionable pay is based on the full DEP salary ie) BA put in a generous 12% of 49.5, the pilot standard amount is 6% but you can vary that. You also get a free type rating, full time contract, full healthcare, CAA medical fees, uniform, car parking, crew meals, city centre 'first class' hotels, full staff travel inc 1 free ticket in business, an ipad, 6 weeks leave, stable rosters that you'll eventually have a lot of control over.....

I believe there are also lots of opportunities for overtime if you need extra cash.

As someone said this is designed to remove money as a selection filter so I hope no one is put off by the finances. I guess if you already have a mortgage and a family to support it may be a slightly different story, but then it may be possible to put property up as a guarantee for the loan?

I think fulltanks hits the nail on the head with paragraph 3 above.

To be honest, if you are looking at getting into the airline industry for the money then you are probably looking in the wrong place!

Of course there are still good contracts to be had out there, and in my opinion this is certainly one of them, but I certainly wouldn't be looking at spending all that time and money on training if I didn't love the prospect of flying modern airliners to some of the most exciting places on the planet!

Anyone know how long replies took last year?

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Within a few days of the application window closing if I remember correctly.

People who applied to FTE last year got their responses days after the application window closed CTC and OAA had to wait a few weeks before they sent out responses. This shouldn't be treated as an indicator for this window as things can all change.

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One question...at some point during the application, you have to write "something"..

"In no more than 500 words, please describe..."

Do you think that the limit of 500 words applies to all points together, or I can write 500 words for each point?

"In no more than 300 words, please describe..."

Idem...is the limit 300 or 300 + 300?

Regards,
Coliandro

Hey guys just have a question is it possible for anyone outside EU or the UK to apply for this programme like me? I do have GCSE scores plus a Class One Medical from The UAE but this would be a fantastic life changing opportunity for me if possible

Mr R, if you read what BA is telling you then you would know quite easily the answer to this question.

Do you have the right to live and work in the UK? If yes, then yes. If no, then no.

Heard lots of negative things about COAA recently. Lots of staff leaving:cool:

I'm curious about an aspect of the financing.

Let's say hypothetically you get through every stage and are ultimately selected. To qualify for BA to act as guarantor on the 84k bond (100k loan, etc), realistically how good a credit history are they looking for?

Whilst at university I got in a financial mess and damaged my credit rating. Have since entirely paid off all the issues in full but I suppose I'm not out of the 6 year period it generally takes to get back up to full health.

Not that it'd be my only financial option, but it'd be good to know it existed.

On another note, I really don't get people complaining about the starting salary. I'd be dropping my income quite considerably if I was lucky enough to be accepted. I'd more than happily take that on the chin for a few years for the chance to fly for BA.

Coliandro

The 500 word limit covers all the aspects of that question.

Does it though?

Question 1 says: "In no more than 500 words, please describe"

part a) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

part b) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

part c) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

and question 2 says,

"In no more than a total of 300 words:"

a) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

b) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I would assume that for question 1 it means you can use 500 words for each part whereas in question 2 it clearly states a "total" of 300 words for a and b?

I was thinking the same thing, as the text field allows a lot more than 500 words?

From last year it was certainly maximum of 500/300 for the whole question. Split that as you wish for each part but do not exceed that figure for whole question.

It would have explicitly stated 500 words per section. It is 500 words for q1 and 300 words for q2. As per ExMilRedundancy's post, split it as you see fit do not exceed 500 words for q1 and etc.

I dont know for certain, but I cant imagine they will read through 1,500 words plus another 300 for EVERY application, considering there were over 6,000 last year! 500 + 300 sounds far more reasonable

Has anyone got through to final selection with two Bs and a C in Maths at A level? Seriously worried that I'll only get a C in my Maths! Thanks in advance.

kind of a touchy question..
does anybody know if all the cadets of the previous programmes got a job as a FO at the end of the training? what's the ratio? i'd suppose 100%... but being a big money investment, having said that you got through the whole process, it's still a fair worry