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Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Mar 2020, 10:47
Replies: 6,987
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Posted By GS-Alpha

it is certainly worth asking, but it probably...

it is certainly worth asking, but it probably depends what the contract you signed actually says. Unfortunately, you were never actually on the payroll, and I suspect that might be an issue.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Mar 2020, 19:42
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Sadly I very much doubt they’ll be going anywhere...

Sadly I very much doubt they’ll be going anywhere but short haul.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Mar 2020, 19:41
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Yes, once you’ve started day one, you are an...

Yes, once you’ve started day one, you are an employee. I don’t think anyone was suggesting people been told to go home from a course and rejoin the holding pool.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2020, 22:39
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

It is fair to say that for most people, this will...

It is fair to say that for most people, this will be just a mild, ranging through to nasty, respiratory infection from which they will recover, with ranging from no long term effects, to life long...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2020, 04:56
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

It would be so wonderful if it turns out that...

It would be so wonderful if it turns out that more people end up dying of flu than of Cov19, however without the so called madness going on across the world right now, there is absolutely no way that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Mar 2020, 12:56
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Agreed. I have to say I am feeling pretty...

Agreed. I have to say I am feeling pretty vulnerable on the 747, but I resigned myself to it months ago. The minute I heard this was infectious with few or no symptoms, I knew it was already out of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Mar 2020, 16:11
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

This corona virus is serious. As soon as I heard...

This corona virus is serious. As soon as I heard you could be infectious before presenting symptoms, I knew it was a serious problem and I couldn’t see the world treating it seriously enough. I still...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Mar 2020, 18:34
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

What does CityFlyer recruitment have to do with...

What does CityFlyer recruitment have to do with proving or disproving a freeze on BA recruitment though?

As far as I am aware, BA have never failed to honour a signed employment contract, so I...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Feb 2020, 19:55
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

The only evidence required is the immediate cost...

The only evidence required is the immediate cost saving within their little silo.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Feb 2020, 15:47
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

This is purely my opinion, but I suspect the...

This is purely my opinion, but I suspect the recruitment plans for this year are gong to reduce significantly once the world realises this Coronavirus is already out of control. So I think that is...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Feb 2020, 14:02
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Hmm, I think you might need to lower your...

Hmm, I think you might need to lower your expectations of what employment by BA looks like.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Feb 2020, 13:38
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Please do not quote me on this but if memory...

Please do not quote me on this but if memory serves me correctly, the figure was approximately 550 NAPS SFOs at the time of the scheme closure. If I had to guess what people are planning, I would say...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Feb 2020, 21:36
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Final salary pension has been dead and gone for...

Final salary pension has been dead and gone for new joiners for well over a decade!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Feb 2020, 16:29
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

The closure of the NAPS final salary pension...

The closure of the NAPS final salary pension scheme a couple of years back, came with a transition period within which FOs could move to the equivalent captain pay scale for pension purposes....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Jan 2020, 20:35
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Yes you can bid for your leave and duty free...

Yes you can bid for your leave and duty free weeks to abut your part time days, but this is subject to the normal leave bidding process and you having enough points to obtain the weeks you are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2020, 09:57
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

That has just prompted me to take a look through...

That has just prompted me to take a look through the PRIAM results to see for myself and I agree, the number of people leaving is exceedingly low despite the rumours suggesting otherwise. I can count...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Jan 2020, 10:08
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Bex, that means you went into fallback stage 3,...

Bex, that means you went into fallback stage 3, which is to widen the credit range by an hour. I personally think the credit range is one of the biggest reasons why fallback effects so many people,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jan 2020, 21:48
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

The premium rate is lower for short haul than it...

The premium rate is lower for short haul than it is for long haul then? I did not know that.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Dec 2019, 10:41
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

~200 pilots a year does seem like a lot to...

~200 pilots a year does seem like a lot to sustain but it is actually only 5% of the workforce, which doesn’t seem that difficult to imagine with a bit of expansion, retirement, demand for part time,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Dec 2019, 09:35
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

I know it is disappointing not to get that move...

I know it is disappointing not to get that move you were hoping for, and some lucky people do occasionally get released from their freeze when needs must, but unfortunately it is not the norm. With a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Dec 2019, 08:35
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Except that the overall need for pilots company...

Except that the overall need for pilots company wide has been published by the department, as just under 300 pilots. I personally think 250 is probably a rounded up figure by trainers who know that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Dec 2019, 08:29
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

I presume you are still within your engagement...

I presume you are still within your engagement freeze Rex? I know you were hoping for the 787, but unfortunately long haul is popular so there is no need to release people from a freeze.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Dec 2019, 08:23
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

140 would require nobody leaving due sickness on...

140 would require nobody leaving due sickness on short haul, nobody retiring before 65 on short haul (yes they will most likely retire from the LHS, but they will need replacing in addition to the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Dec 2019, 08:02
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

I count just over 100 successful internal moves...

I count just over 100 successful internal moves away from A320 FO positions, either to long haul fleets or commands on type. Then there will be age and ill health retirements, resignations due to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Dec 2019, 13:29
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

We did indeed wiggy. I was responding to this a...

We did indeed wiggy. I was responding to this a couple of posts up, which I believe to be misleading information.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Dec 2019, 11:01
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Basically, BA can do what they like with you...

Basically, BA can do what they like with you during your first 5 years. Ordinarily they want to do what is cheapest, so they do not allow any moves from whatever fleet you are on during that time...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Dec 2019, 10:10
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

It looks like about 850 pilots from the bottom is...

It looks like about 850 pilots from the bottom is approximately 5 years in, as that is where the engagement freeze appears to end.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Dec 2019, 10:01
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

I have just had a quick look through the PRIAM...

I have just had a quick look through the PRIAM results, and I do not see any short haul command courses for anyone with a year or even two years of seniority. Or am I reading it incorrectly? I make...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Dec 2019, 06:47
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

My money is on the two J s JSS + Juniority It...

My money is on the two J s
JSS + Juniority
It is no fun being endlessly beaten by the global constraints stick month after month.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Dec 2019, 10:14
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Heisenb3rg, take a look at my post #6672 of this...

Heisenb3rg, take a look at my post #6672 of this thread.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Dec 2019, 23:43
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Global constraints is a particularly brutal part...

Global constraints is a particularly brutal part of JSS, and yet was hardly even mentioned during the which bidding program debate.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Nov 2019, 22:15
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Right to request (RTR) part time is either 75% or...

Right to request (RTR) part time is either 75% or 50% and works 3 weeks on then one week off, or two weeks on and two weeks off.

Several years ago, it was determined to be illegal to discriminate...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Nov 2019, 18:46
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

I know people who have been pleasantly surprised...

I know people who have been pleasantly surprised to be given 787 command on type courses in January Rex, so perhap P2 will also have gone more junior than expected. The results will be with us soon...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Nov 2019, 10:36
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

Yes they will only go short haul. As far as I am...

Yes they will only go short haul. As far as I am aware, they have a longer training footprint than DEPs, but are significantly cheaper once they are trained up. They will be in a hold pool just the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Oct 2019, 14:50
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,638
Posted By GS-Alpha

There is always a whole lot of chopping and...

There is always a whole lot of chopping and changing of the coming year’s flying plan at this time of year. They tend to need to have a clear idea of the plan for internal movements before they can...
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