British Airways DEP Selection - THE lowdown Part 1
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From: East of 26L
Hi
The closing date states : 29th of April.
I am currently working overseas and it will be difficult to get leave before this date.
The closing date is 29th April, does this mean that I have to be interviewed before 29th or I must book a date for interview by the 29th?
The closing date states : 29th of April.
I am currently working overseas and it will be difficult to get leave before this date.
The closing date is 29th April, does this mean that I have to be interviewed before 29th or I must book a date for interview by the 29th?
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From: uk
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All bases covered in it. Invaluable tool.
All bases covered in it. Invaluable tool.
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From: Planet Moo Moo
Artie,
Sorry to say but I think that will be how it's going to be for quite a while.
Senior FO's have moved off the 744 to the 777 or are holding their place looking for when the new hardware comes onto the bid system. The 737 no-one knows what's happenning to! There are alot of LGW line creeping into the summer LHR rosters for the airbus though!
The 777 is going very senior with internal transfers, the A380 is anyones guess but could also go very senior as could the 787 which will leave new joiners with the Airbus or the 744 (which can't be too bad can it!).
Good luck.
(As an aside the current BASSA storm in a teacup is having no effect whatsoever on current or forward bookings. The summer looks to be very, very busy!)
Sorry to say but I think that will be how it's going to be for quite a while.
Senior FO's have moved off the 744 to the 777 or are holding their place looking for when the new hardware comes onto the bid system. The 737 no-one knows what's happenning to! There are alot of LGW line creeping into the summer LHR rosters for the airbus though!
The 777 is going very senior with internal transfers, the A380 is anyones guess but could also go very senior as could the 787 which will leave new joiners with the Airbus or the 744 (which can't be too bad can it!).
Good luck.
(As an aside the current BASSA storm in a teacup is having no effect whatsoever on current or forward bookings. The summer looks to be very, very busy!)
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: UK
no sponsor, is it a medical questionnaire with BA or an actual medical - had heard it was the latter. Probably tied in with some other procedure e.g. uniform issue - measuring your inside leg whilst they ask you to cough, that sort of thing. 
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From: Planet Moo Moo
No merged seniority lists (yet?) both companies operate as totally seperate carriers using their own AOCs under the top company IAG. The merger was mainly about amalgamating the back office systems and high level management.
So, whilst no seniority list merger is probably a good thing (Iberia are quite top heavy) it is a shame we can't get their staff travel system!!!!!
So, whilst no seniority list merger is probably a good thing (Iberia are quite top heavy) it is a shame we can't get their staff travel system!!!!!
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From: LHR
If you didn't read the news, you wouldn't notice BA and Iberia had merged. The two airlines are being operated separately for the moment. Never say never, but there's currently no talk of a merger of the pilot work force.
They're doing their flying, we're doing ours, same as always.
They're doing their flying, we're doing ours, same as always.
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From: commuter
A 737 chap myself,
has any 737 guy recently passed the SIM and offered anything, start date or a hold pool?
I am scared that by the time my sim comes (couple weeks) they ran out of 737 spots and...what happens if i pass? pass rate becomes lower or the check pilots wont mind that at all?
has any 737 guy recently passed the SIM and offered anything, start date or a hold pool?
I am scared that by the time my sim comes (couple weeks) they ran out of 737 spots and...what happens if i pass? pass rate becomes lower or the check pilots wont mind that at all?
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From: EU
Question regarding the capacity test 
I got two different versions about how it goes: One is that the shaky cross is the opposite of a flight director (i.e you pilot it rather than follow it). Bar to the left = stick to the left to get it back in the inner circle and bar going up, stick upwards to get back in the circle. Then you get the subtractions and the colored shapes.
Now someone told me that that then you have to do the exercise again with stick doing opposite effects on bar to what I just described above or even a mix. For e.g stick up if bar up but stick left if bar to the right.
I am trying to figure out which program to use on the cockpitweb program!
Regards!
I got two different versions about how it goes: One is that the shaky cross is the opposite of a flight director (i.e you pilot it rather than follow it). Bar to the left = stick to the left to get it back in the inner circle and bar going up, stick upwards to get back in the circle. Then you get the subtractions and the colored shapes.
Now someone told me that that then you have to do the exercise again with stick doing opposite effects on bar to what I just described above or even a mix. For e.g stick up if bar up but stick left if bar to the right.
I am trying to figure out which program to use on the cockpitweb program!
Regards!
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From: U.K.
One is that the shaky cross is the opposite of a flight director (i.e you pilot it rather than follow it). Bar to the left = stick to the left to get it back in the inner circle and bar going up, stick upwards to get back in the circle