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Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2024, 10:47
Replies: 1,110
Views: 557,386
Posted By Northern Monkey

That is definitely true. The same could be said...

That is definitely true. The same could be said about those who joined in 2008 and were stuck at the bottom through the financial crisis. But then we all know the biggest factor in terms of a career...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2024, 09:44
Replies: 1,110
Views: 557,386
Posted By Northern Monkey

Having done EZY, BA short haul & now BA long haul...

Having done EZY, BA short haul & now BA long haul I can honestly say life is immeasurably better now than it ever has been. The key is seniority. It’s an oft quoted saying but you only have to be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Jan 2024, 17:17
Replies: 1,110
Views: 557,386
Posted By Northern Monkey

Worth mentioning there is a neat function in JSS...

Worth mentioning there is a neat function in JSS which allows you to “freeze” out the CRM challenged among us. Sadly it’s only available to FO’s…but relevant to all those reading these pages!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 09:04
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,160
Posted By Northern Monkey

Be interested to see, if reports are accurate,...

Be interested to see, if reports are accurate, whether the coast guard crew were familiar with Haneda airport or were operating there for the first time ever/in a while due to recent events.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Dec 2023, 08:41
Replies: 1,110
Views: 557,386
Posted By Northern Monkey

This is accurate. On the few occasions where...

This is accurate.

On the few occasions where the sim becomes a challenge, it is usually due to the poor CRM of the person next to you rather than the person in the back. Good CRM is a subtle...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Dec 2023, 16:09
Replies: 1,110
Views: 557,386
Posted By Northern Monkey

This doesn’t remotely describe my interactions...

This doesn’t remotely describe my interactions with the training department over the last 15 years. If anything I think the training has got much better, with less emphasis on checking and more on...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Dec 2023, 08:00
Replies: 55
Views: 12,518
Posted By Northern Monkey

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1056x1184/img_0411_c9b926cd18d482c46334854da3b30252ed579507.jpeg

This graphic always shocks me but it’s perhaps worth a reminder considering the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Nov 2023, 18:27
Replies: 55
Views: 12,518
Posted By Northern Monkey

There is an interesting debate raging in another...

There is an interesting debate raging in another place regarding the efficacy or otherwise of industrial action, particularly in the UK. Some people seem to believe it is merely a case of willpower....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Aug 2023, 08:12
Replies: 1,110
Views: 557,386
Posted By Northern Monkey

Credit is an important concept to grasp in BA....

Credit is an important concept to grasp in BA. The longer the flight, the more credit the trip attracts. Given that each month you need to hit the credit target (or have enough bank to cover the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Jul 2023, 19:51
Replies: 10
Views: 2,106
Posted By Northern Monkey

You’ve obviously not met some of the “examiners”...

You’ve obviously not met some of the “examiners” I met during my time through training ;)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Jul 2023, 13:27
Replies: 1,110
Views: 557,386
Posted By Northern Monkey

I'd be interested to know how easy it would be in...

I'd be interested to know how easy it would be in practice for BA to sponsor employment visas for pilots. The going rate requirements for skilled workers would probably render low hours pilots/cadets...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Jun 2023, 18:22
Replies: 39
Views: 6,242
Posted By Northern Monkey

Excellent post by speed trim fail above. ...

Excellent post by speed trim fail above.

I’ve had a very fortunate career and now fly a modern jet around the world way above the weather (most of the time) and get paid pretty well for doing so....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jul 2022, 18:15
Replies: 274
Views: 94,501
Posted By Northern Monkey

First off, the last two years has seen BALPA have...

First off, the last two years has seen BALPA have to say “OK” to some things we would never normally countenance. No one knew how this was all going to play out and, quite rightly, the focus at the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jul 2022, 06:54
Replies: 274
Views: 94,501
Posted By Northern Monkey

It’s true that for some people BA remains a good...

It’s true that for some people BA remains a good opportunity. I think the pool of people for which that is true is, and has been for some time, reducing. The principle reason for this (again in my...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Jul 2022, 18:29
Replies: 274
Views: 94,501
Posted By Northern Monkey

If they were European operators then will said...

If they were European operators then will said pilots have the right to live & work in the UK? Some doubtless will. But there is a big difference with this recruitment campaign over previous ones....
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Jul 2022, 13:31
Replies: 5
Views: 1,085
Posted By Northern Monkey

The main thing I would ask yourself is this: Do...

The main thing I would ask yourself is this: Do the people working here seem nice? Are they taking an interest in you or are you having to do all the legwork? I’ve been to a few flight schools in the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Jun 2022, 19:46
Replies: 274
Views: 94,501
Posted By Northern Monkey

My view would be, subject to the economy not...

My view would be, subject to the economy not melting down entirely again due to recession/rate rises/high inflation that BA will sooner or later have a bit of a panic about pilot recruitment, much as...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Nov 2021, 22:46
Replies: 226
Views: 114,780
Posted By Northern Monkey

Honestly I’m not sure, but I think we are...

Honestly I’m not sure, but I think we are splitting hairs. The crappy 320s at Gatwick will need replacing sometime. The answers remains possibly, maybe.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Nov 2021, 06:49
Replies: 226
Views: 114,780
Posted By Northern Monkey

IAG does have a big order for the max. So I guess...

IAG does have a big order for the max. So I guess the answer is possibly, eventually. Maybe.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Nov 2021, 12:23
Replies: 226
Views: 114,780
Posted By Northern Monkey

It is unsurprising they have immediately had to...

It is unsurprising they have immediately had to resort to DEC's. The offer will be unappealing to most currently employed pilots given the rostering/pay/freeze issues.

The more interesting...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Aug 2021, 19:12
Replies: 8
Views: 3,318
Posted By Northern Monkey

I would try and get some time in a sim in the...

I would try and get some time in a sim in the type that will be used for the assessment. Failing that, some time on a boeing/airbus of some type, delete as appropriate.

The main thing to remember...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Jul 2021, 06:29
Replies: 73
Views: 29,522
Posted By Northern Monkey

Muhammad Antar A lot of what you write is...

Muhammad Antar

A lot of what you write is depressingly accurate, particularly the cynical behaviour of flight training schools and airlines, the outrageous cost of training, the horribly cyclical...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jan 2021, 18:25
Replies: 185
Views: 46,000
Posted By Northern Monkey

Travel isn't going to be allowed by Easter in my...

Travel isn't going to be allowed by Easter in my view.

What we are going to see is an "at all costs" approach to protecting the progress made through vaccination. In effect this means seriously...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2021, 09:22
Replies: 834
Views: 376,839
Posted By Northern Monkey

I do think it is significant that it is, in large...

I do think it is significant that it is, in large part, underwritten by UK Export Finance (ie the government). It would appear to be an acknowledgment of the importance of BA to the national interest...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Oct 2020, 13:55
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

I think more flight crew CR in the immediate...

I think more flight crew CR in the immediate future is, on balance, unlikely. It has been clear for a very long time that winter this year was going to be murder for the aviation industry. As...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Aug 2020, 12:46
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

I’m really not sure how much clearer JM could...

I’m really not sure how much clearer JM could have been. Zero CR was never an option. Not sure what else he can say to convince people?

Thoughts are with everyone receiving the awful news today.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jul 2020, 16:54
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

BA will undoubtedly require a bailout. The only...

BA will undoubtedly require a bailout. The only question is will it be public, private or both. Personally my money is on the latter, followed by the former.

The politics are interesting. As...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Jul 2020, 08:15
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

Makes sense to do the rights issue from a place...

Makes sense to do the rights issue from a place of relative strength (existing liquidity). This is the announcement I’d been waiting for. Assuming it is successful this gets us through the winter and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jul 2020, 11:07
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

I didn't really ask the question from a "lets...

I didn't really ask the question from a "lets throw up our hands in desperation and despair" point of view. Maybe that didn't come across.

IAG will have a plan. It must include a reasonable worst...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jul 2020, 19:41
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

Does anyone have an opinion what BA’s strategy...

Does anyone have an opinion what BA’s strategy might be going forwards? Sure, sign the current deal with BALPA, force through the changes with unite/GMB and then what? As others have pointed out, the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jun 2020, 21:25
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

As crap as the CAA are, there has to be a...

As crap as the CAA are, there has to be a question mark over the AOC if the company decide to "go nuclear". Particularly if training appointment holders are sacked too. It just doesn't seem like a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th May 2020, 18:44
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,285
Posted By Northern Monkey

This to me is one of the more interesting...

This to me is one of the more interesting comments on this thread which seemed to be glossed over when it was posted. The retraining bill if BA simply dismiss hundreds of the most junior pilots will...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th May 2020, 17:39
Replies: 200
Views: 97,253
Posted By Northern Monkey

I just thought you were a bit of an idiot to be...

I just thought you were a bit of an idiot to be fair.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th May 2020, 17:10
Replies: 200
Views: 97,253
Posted By Northern Monkey

One thing to consider, and I stress I have no...

One thing to consider, and I stress I have no inside information whatsoever but I offer this as a general point of principle.

Once upon a time (otherwise known as January this year), the big...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th May 2020, 06:58
Replies: 200
Views: 97,253
Posted By Northern Monkey

The other thing I would just mention here for...

The other thing I would just mention here for consideration: Even assuming you could find a job, what will pilot terms and conditions look like post COVID?

It is fair to assume the cost of...
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