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Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
12th Nov 2013, 17:32
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

The number of cadets was not evenly split last...

The number of cadets was not evenly split last year. I think there's a propensity for the FTOs to say there is an even split to make them appear equal in the eyes of applicants. Remember this is BA's...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Oct 2013, 17:47
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

Forget this £25k figure. First year salary...

Forget this £25k figure.

First year salary around £34k (composed of salary+flight pay). Security bond of 12k also paid back. This takes care of the principal of the loan (84k). Accrued interest...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Oct 2013, 16:09
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

momo95, The 12k a year over 7 years is the...

momo95,

The 12k a year over 7 years is the repayment of the flight training costs (security bond) - this is over and above the basic salary and flight pay. There is no reason this should be beyond...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Oct 2013, 14:56
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

momo95, If you read the website you'll find...

momo95,

If you read the website you'll find the starting salary to be £22k+flight pay of around 12k, which is favourably taxed. The base salary increases every year for the first 6 years by...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2013, 13:23
Replies: 202
Views: 77,946
Posted By BerksFlyer

I agree Mayday. Just goes to show politicians...

I agree Mayday. Just goes to show politicians really are as incompetent as many give them credit for. If any other professional made such errors there would be severe consequences. Eg. a crew...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2013, 12:54
Replies: 75
Views: 29,486
Posted By BerksFlyer

Always baffles me the support shown to Ryanair on...

Always baffles me the support shown to Ryanair on this forum. They have been profiting from dubious employment practices for such a long time, destroying conditions for pilots across the EU, yet...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Oct 2013, 22:11
Replies: 2,003
Views: 1,460,079
Posted By BerksFlyer

Hardly recent developments Phensocks. And the...

Hardly recent developments Phensocks. And the loss of both are more justifiable than the prevalence of pathetic zero hour contracts that the likes of easyJet and FR employ.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Oct 2013, 22:27
Replies: 186
BA?
Views: 73,964
Posted By BerksFlyer

Why would they do that when they have no interest...

Why would they do that when they have no interest in actually employing cadets? They have been using flexicrew with the cheap, zero hour contractors that come with for years now.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
22nd Mar 2013, 17:26
Replies: 14
Views: 5,091
Posted By BerksFlyer

Artie Fufkin, I'm pretty sure it's accepted...

Artie Fufkin,

I'm pretty sure it's accepted fact that the only shortage is only and will only ever be for experienced pilots. Hence your mates in China. It's not something that will have much of...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Mar 2013, 16:35
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,936,920
Posted By BerksFlyer

If that's what you have understood from the...

If that's what you have understood from the comments then it shows either a lack of comprehension skills or severe naivety.

The negative attitude towards CTC is for the monopoly it has in the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Jan 2013, 20:27
Replies: 20
Views: 19,420
Posted By BerksFlyer

Great advice. I second everything you have said...

Great advice. I second everything you have said as someone in a similar position. Very similar story to mine. When I was 15/16 my impatience was such that, despite always achieving in education, I...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
8th Jan 2013, 15:54
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

Has anyone paid FTE and actually received...

Has anyone paid FTE and actually received confirmation of payment?

The payment appears to have gone through but not cleared, judging by the subtraction of approx. £200 from my available bank...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th Dec 2012, 14:42
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

You're wrong. I don't know on what basis you can...

You're wrong. I don't know on what basis you can make this comment? Completely unfounded.

Regarding your lack of hearing back. If you are 17, then unless Ireland runs a year ahead of the UK in...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
13th Dec 2012, 15:21
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

OAA charged £200 last year as well. I very much...

OAA charged £200 last year as well. I very much doubt their admin costs have risen 25% in a year.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Nov 2012, 19:15
Replies: 11
Views: 3,312
Posted By BerksFlyer

That is incorrect. You can apply with a PPL but...

That is incorrect. You can apply with a PPL but not having done ATPL exams.

Airlines don't hire based on A-levels whatsoever unless you are applying for a cadetship, and even then the requirements...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Nov 2012, 23:35
Replies: 40
Views: 10,396
Posted By BerksFlyer

From the article Taras B posted: I've...

From the article Taras B posted:



I've always had a feeling this line of reasoning would be used to justify the evolution to single pilot operations. If this shortage ever comes to fruition,...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
25th Nov 2012, 13:27
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

Considering the training takes roughly 15 months...

Considering the training takes roughly 15 months and that courses were staggered throughout the year - some having not started yet, not a single FPP has finished training yet.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Nov 2012, 12:15
Replies: 106
Views: 21,428
Posted By BerksFlyer

Yet the only reason Ryanair can afford to offer...

Yet the only reason Ryanair can afford to offer such low prices is because of the dubious working practices its pseudo-employees are under. It's a zero sum game.

Maybe the question to ask...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
7th Nov 2012, 15:17
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

That picture has 28 people in. That is far from...

That picture has 28 people in. That is far from everyone who is training through Oxford for the FPP. Infact, there is an FPP course from last year's batch yet to begin at OAA.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Nov 2012, 13:27
Replies: 1
Views: 1,219
Posted By BerksFlyer

Believe it or not this is how it used to be at...

Believe it or not this is how it used to be at most airlines. 9/11 put paid to that in the UK. Lufthansa run a genuine sponsorship as well. The only reason neither that nor the Swiss scheme are...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
7th Nov 2012, 12:57
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

I would disagree. Assuming one doesn't have the...

I would disagree. Assuming one doesn't have the £84k for the FPP, they would be taking a loan and probably paying back around £120k. BA return the £84k over your employment, so you would end up...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Nov 2012, 20:32
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

BA receives praise because it offers a permanent...

BA receives praise because it offers a permanent employment contract upon completion of training. Ryanair and easyJet do nothing of the sort and don't get involved in pre-selecting cadets. Where's...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Nov 2012, 20:20
Replies: 507
Views: 259,007
Posted By BerksFlyer

What's talk of PP44 based upon and is it a...

What's talk of PP44 based upon and is it a likelihood? Has PP34 not been enough?
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st Nov 2012, 13:18
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

Most jobs aren't looking for geniuses, but most...

Most jobs aren't looking for geniuses, but most jobs of comparable responsibility (ie. graduate jobs) ask for a 2:1 plus 300+ UCAS points as a minimum. I think BA are selling themselves short in...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
31st Oct 2012, 18:35
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,382
Posted By BerksFlyer

Don't get hung up on the minimums. I can...

Don't get hung up on the minimums. I can guarantee you that last year's intake was incredibly strong and I would be very surprised if anybody who was flirting with the minimums got very far.
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Oct 2012, 20:40
Replies: 15
Views: 1,862
Posted By BerksFlyer

There is no A-level grade proxy for GCSE and...

There is no A-level grade proxy for GCSE and vice-versa. They are different levels on the educational framework and a comparison such as that does not exist. It would be like saying an A at A-level...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Oct 2012, 19:29
Replies: 15
Views: 1,862
Posted By BerksFlyer

No it isn't. Either way, your grades will...

No it isn't.

Either way, your grades will not matter unless you were to try for an airline mentorship. Once qualified an airline will not care about your academics. Most importantly right now you...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Sep 2012, 22:40
Replies: 134
Views: 34,155
Posted By BerksFlyer

You would be hard pressed to find a more...

You would be hard pressed to find a more irrational and illogical conclusion than this.

Most of the negativity around Ryanair on this forum tends to stem from the way the CEO conducts himself, the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Sep 2012, 19:23
Replies: 4
Views: 1,769
Posted By BerksFlyer

If you don't want to go into engineering after...

If you don't want to go into engineering after graduating a BEng. should be sufficient. The MEng. tends to be aimed at those wanting to work in the field.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Sep 2012, 16:45
Replies: 101
Views: 28,076
Posted By BerksFlyer

The difference being that the standards were very...

The difference being that the standards were very high and only the very able were selected. Today's average CTC non-tagged student is on the course due to ability to pay rather than aptitude. I...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Sep 2012, 12:46
Replies: 101
Views: 28,076
Posted By BerksFlyer

There seriously needs to be an impartial source...

There seriously needs to be an impartial source of information about job prospects and conditions that every single person who considers training has to have shoved in their face to negate the utter...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Sep 2012, 18:35
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,936,920
Posted By BerksFlyer

What a horrendously sorry state of affairs. I...

What a horrendously sorry state of affairs. I feel sorry for the Training Captains having to put up with it.

Just goes to show that the standards have dropped significantly compared to CTC Wings...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Aug 2012, 23:09
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,936,920
Posted By BerksFlyer

You are incorrect in that there is no other...

You are incorrect in that there is no other scheme with the facility for a loan to be guaranteed by the mentorship airline. That is of key importance for those who do not have access to the security...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Aug 2012, 19:12
Replies: 26
Views: 6,421
Posted By BerksFlyer

I know you're talking about CTC Wings. I'm not...

I know you're talking about CTC Wings. I'm not sure why you still refer to the £69k as a 'training bond'.

Was it not originally referred to as such because it was repaid fully upon placement...
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