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Forum: Terms and Endearment

29th Aug 2016, 06:37

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

I agree with Rex. The number of pilots required...

I agree with Rex. The number of pilots required in BA is driven by lots of different things (retirements, part time working, avaliable slots, business plans, numbers of aircraft in different fleets...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

16th Apr 2016, 17:22

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

jwscud as far as I can recall, your salary...

jwscud

as far as I can recall, your salary is paid at the end of the month and all the variable pay at the end of the next month.

Online there is a payment schedule on the company intranet, but...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

12th Apr 2016, 14:55

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

Exactly Wiggy! I never did it, honestly, no...

Exactly Wiggy!

I never did it, honestly, no really, I didn't (now retired).

However it always remains an option. The problem is that if they know you having been looking at all options and...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

12th Apr 2016, 12:51

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

4. Throw a sickie (run the risk of...

4. Throw a sickie (run the risk of entering/progressing through AMP stages).

Forum: Terms and Endearment

13th Feb 2016, 16:24

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

Rex BA shorthaul have been doing DME (and...

Rex

BA shorthaul have been doing DME (and before that SVO) day trips since well before Easyjet was a glint in Stelios' mind.

It is a recent BA change from a short haul route to long haul that...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

27th Jun 2015, 16:56

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

Megaton No matter where they commute...

Megaton

No matter where they commute from, I don't think anyone in BALPA doubts their dedication to the cause. The time and effort expended by the reps in general, and by the Head Office Team...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

18th Jun 2015, 20:02

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

JW411 Why is it surprising? Someone...

JW411

Why is it surprising?

Someone joining now at 25 will have a 40 year career. Assuming normal P1:P2 ratios, why would you expect to have more than half your career in the LHS, especially...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

5th May 2015, 16:30

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

Hi Wiggy I know quite a lot has...

Hi Wiggy

I know quite a lot has changed since I took VR back in '09, but are junior guys 'forced' to pick up a Trip Line now even if they don't bid for it? If so, that's quite a change as...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

15th Oct 2014, 16:52

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

Wirbelsturm I hate to rain on your...

Wirbelsturm

I hate to rain on your parade, but sixpence = 2 1/2 p:p

Forum: Terms and Endearment

7th Oct 2014, 17:23

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

GS-Alpha Yes, I remember that! What...

GS-Alpha

Yes, I remember that!

What has that got to do with my point or the price of fish?

I also remember the previous 'xox' type-system for allocating Xmas trips that were not bid for,...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

7th Oct 2014, 16:21

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By TopBunk

Wiggy Shouldn't that be NO work should...

Wiggy

Shouldn't that be NO work should drop through. When I left, all Xmas work was covered by (some Xmas Out Reserve lines) then by the Xmas Out Trip Lines. No Xmas Out work was on a Blind...

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