BALPA Direct Entry Pilot Conference
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I don't see how 'networking' helps with agencies....
Do you have a starship rating ? tick
Do you have 500 hrs PIC on starship ? tick
All the networking they need.
Or in my case " yes korean will take you with 2000hrs P1". 400 forms /4 months later....."oh sorry Korean need 3000 hrs..."
Personally I conclude forget Japan/China/Korea, it's a waste of ....... time even applying.
Do you have a starship rating ? tick
Do you have 500 hrs PIC on starship ? tick
All the networking they need.
Or in my case " yes korean will take you with 2000hrs P1". 400 forms /4 months later....."oh sorry Korean need 3000 hrs..."
Personally I conclude forget Japan/China/Korea, it's a waste of ....... time even applying.
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The real point is that BALPA clearly don't have the connections and goodwill within BRITISH airlines to have any positive influence.
What on earth do they do with the £5.5 million they collect and spend every year?
What on earth do they do with the £5.5 million they collect and spend every year?
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I was on the verge of paying to attend this event but a last minute engagement came up, I'm thanking my lucky stars it did! A friend of mine who attended confirmed what is being said above - a total waste of time and money which BALPA should be ashamed to have supported. In regard to the Emirates representative, I believe he spent 50% of his presentation talking about himself and his experience didn't he?
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Goldcup, people aren't stupid. They don't need a BALPA showcase to tell them what way the wind is blowing. However I doubt there would be much bitching if they hadn't bothered setting anything up. BALPA have more pressing matters that they should be devoting their efforts towards, instead of advertising a 'quality' careers event which can be construed as nothing more than an attempt appease the poor buggers at bmi baby; they aren't stupid either. From what I am told there was nothing revealed here that they wouldn't have known about already.
If anyone's at fault, it's not the people who turned up to this event expecting something; it's BALPA for putting together a careers event based on nothing more than hope. It irritates me that I paid a subscription to this lot for nearly two years. I joined a union fit for purpose, should've done it much sooner.
If anyone's at fault, it's not the people who turned up to this event expecting something; it's BALPA for putting together a careers event based on nothing more than hope. It irritates me that I paid a subscription to this lot for nearly two years. I joined a union fit for purpose, should've done it much sooner.
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One bit of good news !
