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Forum: Terms and Endearment

14th Aug 2017, 19:45

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

Maybe your mother should have taught you to come...

Maybe your mother should have taught you to come across as a bit less of a :mad: ? This chap/chap-ess is discussing the pros and cons of BA Direct Entry from their background and experience. And in...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

21st Apr 2017, 16:53

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

Has anybody just emailed Lucy for an update?...

Has anybody just emailed Lucy for an update? Wasn't that what she said we should do when we saw her over sandwiches?

Forum: Terms and Endearment

21st Mar 2017, 08:59

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

Slight tangent but, for folks being given...

Slight tangent but, for folks being given part-time now, how long have they been waiting? It is pretty much impossible to say, or is there an average or fleet-specific waiting period? What would one...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

17th Dec 2016, 15:07

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

For the comments from before that said "If you're...

For the comments from before that said "If you're based abroad, say in the ME and want to come home, BA would be like a dream." I would just like to say that the wanting to come home bit would be the...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

14th May 2016, 19:42

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

Didn't Plastic787 fail them the first time...

Didn't Plastic787 fail them the first time around?! :}

Forum: Terms and Endearment

6th May 2016, 11:35

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

I also imagine that they are on the 25-point pay...

I also imagine that they are on the 25-point pay scale, not the 35-point system which applies to new joiners. So the comparable rise for an pp8 LH FO would be about two-thirds the amount over 8...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

16th Dec 2015, 18:32

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

Well this is very straightforward in the first...

Well this is very straightforward in the first instance - you can happily argue that there is no sensible starting package for an experienced pilot at easyJet. At least incomparable to the starting...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

2nd Oct 2015, 11:16

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

This seems to be much more open than the previous...

This seems to be much more open than the previous adverts, which more heavily emphasised the A320 IIRC. Are there actually more openings, or is this statement simply intended to encourage more...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

28th Jan 2015, 21:07

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

I think you're right about that and that's why I...

I think you're right about that and that's why I advocated jumping with even a SH offer if you're considering making the move. The main question has to be: how much better do you feel your lifestyle...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

26th Jan 2015, 10:04

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

Permafrost_ATPL I had similar thoughts but...

Permafrost_ATPL

I had similar thoughts but then sensibly came to this conclusion: it's a short-term decision if you go with a LH offer just because it's LH. I know, you can have a very nice...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

28th May 2014, 18:12

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By The African Dude

Equally so, I'd say. Either way now you know how...

Equally so, I'd say. Either way now you know how it came across, don't you? Best of luck...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

28th May 2014, 16:44

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,567

Posted By The African Dude

Sorry Plastic but the pros and cons of applying...

Sorry Plastic but the pros and cons of applying are a perfectly relevant topic to a thread entitled "BA Direct Entry Pilot" - particularly as you so keenly point out, there is no other news.

Forum: Terms and Endearment

28th May 2014, 12:56

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,567

Posted By The African Dude

There is undeniably going to be some criticism of...

There is undeniably going to be some criticism of BA from many who have not had the chance young enough, or not got through the selection, or for one reason or another would have loved the BA life...

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