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Forum: Terms and Endearment

25th Feb 2016, 21:27

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Posted By Flaperon75

errrrr...... How exactly? With very structured...

errrrr...... How exactly? With very structured and clearly defined pay scales and t&c's, what do you think they could change for new entrants?

Forum: Terms and Endearment

5th Dec 2015, 14:35

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Posted By Flaperon75

I also think there will be A LOT of P2's,...

I also think there will be A LOT of P2's, especially junior ones, who didn't bother bidding as they wouldn't have thought in a million years that commands would come so low. Having been hovering...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

5th Dec 2015, 14:03

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Posted By Flaperon75

When the bid process is run and the courses are...

When the bid process is run and the courses are awarded, I don't think the requirements (in terms of hours etc) are looked at, hence the line in the results document to 'inform the relevant person if...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

5th Dec 2015, 12:59

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Posted By Flaperon75

BA skipper base pay is 33% more than FO grade ...

BA skipper base pay is 33% more than FO grade

BA FO earns 75% of corresponding pay grade Captains salary

Forum: Terms and Endearment

5th Dec 2015, 09:55

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Posted By Flaperon75

But that is not the requirement. "2000 hrs on...

But that is not the requirement. "2000 hrs on jet transport greater than 25 tonnes" + "1 year BA experience". It doesn't specify PIC.

So assuming 200 hrs to get fATPL during training and then...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

4th Dec 2015, 16:02

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Posted By Flaperon75

I don't think that is correct. It's 2000...

I don't think that is correct.

It's 2000 hours for command which goes down 1000 if PIC

Forum: Terms and Endearment

29th Nov 2015, 18:01

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Posted By Flaperon75

Well that's not true, and hasn't been for some...

Well that's not true, and hasn't been for some years.... I joined 5 years ago with an Airbus type rating and we did a 'bridging' course of sorts that consisted of 1 weeks ground school 4 or 5 sims...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

26th Nov 2015, 16:23

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Posted By Flaperon75

Completely agree. Short Haul flying pay about 8k...

Completely agree. Short Haul flying pay about 8k pa and monthly allowances £600 - £900 per month on short haul depending on number of night stops

Forum: Terms and Endearment

25th Nov 2015, 12:08

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Posted By Flaperon75

I think that's quite an important point actually....

I think that's quite an important point actually. Bottom of the list on short haul is about as bad as it gets with a life of permanent blind lines and working every weekend. Perhaps survivable for...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

25th Nov 2015, 09:47

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Posted By Flaperon75

Should there be another 'or' in there. ...

Should there be another 'or' in there. Essentially if you join as DEP (having flown, say, an Airbus for someone else as P2) you need 2000 hours for command. Is that correct? You only need the 3500...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

15th Oct 2014, 18:05

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Posted By Flaperon75

WBF.... Wow! And like the Murphy's....... ...

WBF.... Wow! And like the Murphy's.......

Assuming you see yourself as one of the 'good guys', at what stage in the process were you weadled out? Perhaps now is the time to crawl back under...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

16th Jun 2014, 16:49

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Posted By Flaperon75

...plus, of course, there is physically no more...

...plus, of course, there is physically no more room at LHR to park any more aircraft overnight. All stands already taken so another reason to nightstop down route

Forum: Terms and Endearment

12th May 2014, 07:32

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Posted By Flaperon75

That sounds a bit dramatic to me. I've been with...

That sounds a bit dramatic to me. I've been with BA for 3 years now on the Airbus and average about 3 to 6 nights away a month. I could do more if I wanted, I could do less if I wanted, but this...

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