British Airways Hold Pool News

[Baron buzz]

TQ - Where have you got that information from? Is it true? I was led to believe from the holding pool guys that recruitment not likely till end of 2011.

BB

[3Greens]

I reckon it is correct. the recruitment team have got ground duties (i.e. interviewing applicants) allocated for the end of October on their rosters.

[pilotman330]

What will be the minimum criteria/Experience Required?

[Vulcan607]

I've heard min experience requirements are 1000 T.T with at least 500 on a turbine type which weighs at least 10 tonnes.

But that is hearsay........and thats why this is a rumour forum I guess.

I for 1 would luv to know!

All the best

[Dan 98]

Does anyone know days off in 28?

Approx starting salary for a SH FO?

Many thanks

[humanperformer]

currently 50 hours on A320, still got a way to go before they will consider me

Ah well all good things come to to those that wait (i hope)

[brit bus driver]

Dan

On average, about 13 on SH but lots of variables depending on how you use your leave and Duty Free Weeks (4 and 2 respectively).

With the recent pay cut, reckon on taking home just over £3k on an average month (as a DEP).

HTH

[wlshwzd]

Heard this from the Cranebank cleaners friend down the pub

Jobs for short haul will be advertised in the beginning of October for end of November start dates.

[Jinkster]

Interview October, start November. With most people employed having to give 3 months notice - should be interesting!

[Chief Brody]

DEP FO SH after tax deductions et al and pension contributions (Im part of BARP) works out about 3.6 take home a month plus/minus 300.

Joined a couple of years ago (08) starting basic pay was (rounded) 48.5, then went up to 50.5 then went down to 49 after pay negotiations.

Put in the hours each month and you can make a grand plus in allowances on top of that. Though as there are a significant number of night stops on the SH network beware the dreaded Diners Club bill touching down in the porch.

There are healthy yearly incremental pay rises (I think annually on the day of joining?) - though granted we gave some back last year as part of the survival plan pay review, hence the tormented face above. These pay rises form part of the BA 'pay point' scheme 0 through 24 - ie after 24 years thats your lot Nigel.

SSP less so - for 5 years after joining their pay gradually comes in-line with DEPs until after the 5th year they're the same??

Am a DEPer myself so granted my understanding of the above sentence isnt tip top and I could be speaking out of my derriere to borrow the continental vernacular.

Also, for any roaming journalists considering the headline: Junior Pilot Earns 60k+ please remember this.....my dentist earns 200k a year and the worse he can do is extract the wrong tooth . A little perspective please....

Safe Flying,

CB

[757_Driver]

November start dates?

Makes you wonder why they don't just call those of us that are (or were!) in the holding pool then! Not got a problem with that, as it's their trainset so I'm more than happy to play by their rules, but it does seem a bit odd to go through this whole process when there are many of us sitting here already in a hold pool

Never mind, i've long since resigned myself to having to go through the whole process again, hopefully I can pass it again the 2nd time around!

Still the best, and most aspirational, employer in my book

[Dan 98]

Brit Bus Driver

That's great, thanks very much for that.

[Sgt Wilson]

One thing you can be sure of folks, is that they will have got the numbers wrong again.

[SkyRocket10]

I heard from a management pilot that despite the email that went out to hold pool candidates, they will be given priority and re-interviewed first. Additionally, it was also mentioned that some weight will be given to the fact that they have already completed the process. Given this information I would expect the majority of the required 80-120 pilots to come from the hold pool, with limited opportunity initially for new applicants.
I'm not sure on the exact date recruitment will start, but the interviews should commence towards the end of Oct.
Good luck guys and girls!

[drfaust]

Word around the campfire is actually that HP'ers will have priority to do the selection, but that the requirements changed and that some of them will not be able to participate in the selection.

Really curious what the requirements are, but the person I spoke to (....eh yeah) told me that there is opportunity for everyone as long as you fit the minimum requirements. If that's that old "A UK issued JAA/CAA ATPL(F) with at least 750 hours recent experience on a jet/turboprop transport category aeroplane with a MTOM>10 tonnes or an approved seating configuration of not less than 20 seats" I'm sure there will be hordes of CV's on their desks.

Good luck passing the sift ...

[SkyRocket10]

A bit more info on expected changes to the requirements are that applicants in the first wave of recruitment will probably require time (500hrs+) on either 73X or A32X. All initial recruitment for shorthaul only.
Full details to follow 1st Oct.

[Dan 98]

If you are TR on a 73 (I am) and are successful and offered a job, will you automatically be put on the type you are rated on to save time or could you end up on the Bus at LHR?

Thanks

[SkyRocket10]

If you are TR on a 73 (I am) and are successful and offered a job, will you automatically be put on the type you are rated on to save time or could you end up on the Bus at LHR?

I would guess the idea behind this requirement is to save both time and cost, therefore as a rated 73 pilot you would almost certainly end up on the 737 at LGW.

[Dan 98]

Makes sense!

Cheers

[3Greens]

not necessarily so, eben though it kind of makes sense. Successful applicants will be doing the FULL DEP sim course in any case so even if one is 737 rated you will still do the full12 sim conversion.
BA have a past history of such things. the only possible cost saving would be that type rated pilots would probably require less line sectors.