British Airways DEP Selection - THE lowdown Part 1
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It means you don't have an invite to interview. Surely that is obvious? You'll be told if/when you do.
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Second wg100. It means you haven't been invited for and interview yet. It will only be there if you actually got an interview invitation by email.
Second wg100. It means you haven't been invited for and interview yet. It will only be there if you actually got an interview invitation by email.
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Some people have had an email saying they will be invited to an interview, but there aren't any dates yet. I think that's where the confusion lies.
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Goes on date you entered the pool ie date you got the good news call! I applied 330 days ago and awaiting a course date also so don't stress!
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That's what I thought so I sent them an email to find out and that was the reply. I also found out all courses for 2011 are full and short haul courses planned from Jan 2012 onwards.
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Whatever course you are offered regardless of shorthaul or longhaul, take the first offered, seniority is king! From what I have been told by trainers I've flown with recently courses restart from December on the A320! Not sure about longhaul. The latest bid results are due out over the next week or two (for fleet transfers, commands etc), so a major load of training planning will be going ahead between now and Xmas is my guess! Lots of movement going on throughout BA!
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As stated, take first course given but internal transfers have filled longhaul requirements. Unless you are rated or coming out the forces with heavy experience it looks unlikely any longhaul slots will be offered. Never say never but its unlikely.
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Apparently there have been quite a few rated 744 guys come across from 'other' airlines and they have been shunted straight onto the 744.
There also seems to be a ramp up for DEP training onto the 777 next year as the company looks to fill crews for the remainder of the 777-300's due for delivery and they seem unwilling to release Airbus pilots from their type freezes early. Not unsurprising really as they would require two courses then and DEP 777 would only require one.
Decisions on the future aircraft at LGW seem to have been delayed until December with Embraer, 737NG and A320 Neo being in the running, obviously for aspirational joiners the numbers will be key.
Rumours abound that the take up on the 787 has been 'weak' as the company stipulates current 777 experience and most of those guys/gals don't want to move from a prime fleet.
All in all lots happening, LH DEP seems to be moving as of 2012 but, as stated above, don't hold out for DEP LH, seniority is everything and waiting a couple of months could put you back years in terms of seniority for fleets, bidding and command.
Have fun.
There also seems to be a ramp up for DEP training onto the 777 next year as the company looks to fill crews for the remainder of the 777-300's due for delivery and they seem unwilling to release Airbus pilots from their type freezes early. Not unsurprising really as they would require two courses then and DEP 777 would only require one.
Decisions on the future aircraft at LGW seem to have been delayed until December with Embraer, 737NG and A320 Neo being in the running, obviously for aspirational joiners the numbers will be key.
Rumours abound that the take up on the 787 has been 'weak' as the company stipulates current 777 experience and most of those guys/gals don't want to move from a prime fleet.
All in all lots happening, LH DEP seems to be moving as of 2012 but, as stated above, don't hold out for DEP LH, seniority is everything and waiting a couple of months could put you back years in terms of seniority for fleets, bidding and command.
Have fun.
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As I've explained before there is no 'rush' for Longhaul.
If you join now on the SH fleets then you will have your seniority number and thus your 'place' in the pecking order. If they did start recruiting directly to the LH fleets after a year or two you would sit there on SH feeling peeved until you realised that when you do move across all of those who went DEP before you will be pushed down beneath you for bidding.
The current situation means that those with 'decent' seniority on the Airbus are slotting into the 744/777 lists at over a third of the way up the list and achieving good rosters and decent bids.
Waiting is never a good option with BA.
If you join now on the SH fleets then you will have your seniority number and thus your 'place' in the pecking order. If they did start recruiting directly to the LH fleets after a year or two you would sit there on SH feeling peeved until you realised that when you do move across all of those who went DEP before you will be pushed down beneath you for bidding.
The current situation means that those with 'decent' seniority on the Airbus are slotting into the 744/777 lists at over a third of the way up the list and achieving good rosters and decent bids.
Waiting is never a good option with BA.