BA FP in 2016?
 

Hi folks, I am beginning a degree in Aeronautical Engineering this September and so should graduate in 2016. Does anyone know if the future pilot programme with BA will have a recruitment drive in 2016? I note from information read online that they want to recruit 800 pilots by 2016 but not sure if this means to have them flying by 2016 or that they will recruit up until 2016. Any insider information?

The honest inside answer is nobody knows - 4 years is an eternity in the airline world, and bearing in mind BA has just "waved off " a bunch of folks in the hold pool I suspect they're rethinking the 800 figure.

All I can suggest is keep your fingers crossed and good luck with the studies.

Thanks Wiggy! Yeah I'm just being impatient, haha. Four years is indeed an eternity. I'm excited about going to University and studying a subject for which I have a passion and I look forward to the journey etc, but at the same time I just want to get to the end of it and get into a job for which i'd have a passion too, haha. Whether that be a pilot or an engineer.