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Forum: Terms and Endearment

12th Nov 2016, 10:52

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Posted By FlyingTinCans

Didn't they go to HKG as well? Does seem odd...

Didn't they go to HKG as well?

Does seem odd to specifically try to attract guys to long haul, and then say the year your in the pool there will be no or very little recruitment.

Will wait and...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

12th Nov 2016, 07:14

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

If you contact the recruitment team they will be...

If you contact the recruitment team they will be able to tell you your number in the pool.
As to when you are are pulled out the pool they probably won't be able to answer or won't commit too.
...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

27th Jul 2016, 07:06

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

Has the new variable pay system started yet? Its...

Has the new variable pay system started yet? Its common knowledge that the bottom of BA's pay scale isn't the best, any evidence of it being made better or worse by this new system?

Forum: Terms and Endearment

6th Mar 2016, 04:05

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

Thanks for the info Wiggy, So if you join BA...

Thanks for the info Wiggy,

So if you join BA after next month you've been given a pay cut of around £1000 per month for the first 3 months :ouch:

Forum: Terms and Endearment

4th Mar 2016, 18:24

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

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Posted By FlyingTinCans

Doesn't BA pay for duty time as well as flight...

Doesn't BA pay for duty time as well as flight time?

So you should get basic plus time for ground duties (type rating, conversion course etc)?

Wasn't this vote also about an overall increase in...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

6th Feb 2016, 05:37

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

Does anyone know how this 'JSS' is going to...

Does anyone know how this 'JSS' is going to function?

My previous employers used preferential based system and it effectively allowed the top 10% of each rank to write there own roster while the...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

11th Jul 2014, 12:49

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

Other people have answered that question for me,...

Other people have answered that question for me, so I won't bother repeating what's already been said.

With regard to the actual process itself. I'm not even knocking the 'aptitude' side of it...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

10th Jul 2014, 13:08

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

I wouldn't worry about too much Plastic. ...

I wouldn't worry about too much Plastic.

I've been deemed suitable to fly BA's planes twice now........still not wearing the uniform and now don't even meet the criteria to even apply this time!
...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

1st Jun 2014, 05:50

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

SFO after 4 years length of service. IIRC

SFO after 4 years length of service. IIRC

Forum: Terms and Endearment

30th May 2014, 13:29

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BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

Just to clarify, I meant after doing your 7 or so...

Just to clarify, I meant after doing your 7 or so years as an FO on short-haul you move to long haul and decide to stay long haul until a command on long haul came available rather than take a short...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

30th May 2014, 08:04

Replies: 6,987

BA Direct Entry Pilot.

Views: 7,133,892

Posted By FlyingTinCans

BA short haul without bidline is just easyjet...

BA short haul without bidline is just easyjet with a different uniform & a significantly longer time to command.
And if you are 30 plus and choose the longhaul route there is a real possibility you...

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