BA - Moving to the Right Seat
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The situation, as explained to us three days ago, is that recruitment depends slightly on background and experience but mainly on BA's requirements. Apparently, most can expect A320 LHR with a small chance B757/767. Otherwise B737 LGW.
Someone on the inside can no doubt correct / elaborate on this.
Re salary. As always, see www.ppjn.com or elsewhere in this forum. It's been reasonably well covered, but ball-park seems to be £45k + £10-15k allowances.
KT
Someone on the inside can no doubt correct / elaborate on this.
Re salary. As always, see www.ppjn.com or elsewhere in this forum. It's been reasonably well covered, but ball-park seems to be £45k + £10-15k allowances.
KT
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Recruitment has been heavy on the Bus lately, with the Bus taking over from the FLUF down at LGW most DEP's can expect that.
777 has gone VERY senior as a fleet, don't know if that's due to an anticipated dual 777/787 rating as the cockpits are compatible.
There is a fleet swap window running at the moment with lots of people bidding off of the SH roster onto the LH. That should cover LH manning requirements for quite some time I would think.
As to previous type qualifications I don't know where you stand with having the 777 already. You can but ask!
If you DO get DEP 777, expect to be on blind lines, i.e. work allocated to you and every weekend flying, for a very long time.
777 has gone VERY senior as a fleet, don't know if that's due to an anticipated dual 777/787 rating as the cockpits are compatible.
There is a fleet swap window running at the moment with lots of people bidding off of the SH roster onto the LH. That should cover LH manning requirements for quite some time I would think.
As to previous type qualifications I don't know where you stand with having the 777 already. You can but ask!
If you DO get DEP 777, expect to be on blind lines, i.e. work allocated to you and every weekend flying, for a very long time.
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As to previous type qualifications I don't know where you stand with having the 777 already. You can but ask!
You have to be prepared to take anything - I would expect the A320 LHR as anyone with any seniority is bidding off it....
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As overstress says the type rating you have doesn't make a difference at BA in most cases. I know of A320 rated FO's who have gone to the 777 even though they have been needing people for the A320 at the same time.
Would seem to make sense to put A320 people on the A320 to save training costs but I don't know how BA works out who goes where etc!
Would seem to make sense to put A320 people on the A320 to save training costs but I don't know how BA works out who goes where etc!
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747-436, you're not a BA pilot so why bother to come on here to tell us that you don't know anything?! 
Fleet requirements change all the time. New entrants will go to wherever the company needs them, regardless of type rating. They will do the entire sim course even if going to the type they are rated on.
Fleet requirements change all the time. New entrants will go to wherever the company needs them, regardless of type rating. They will do the entire sim course even if going to the type they are rated on.
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