BA Direct Entry Pilot.
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: uk
Age: 50
Posts: 88
Couple of things come out from the company recently, you can only go LH if you have an unfrozen ATPL (and fairly unlikely if no “jet time”) and if you turn down your first job offer you are out the pool, no bargaining anymore.
BA will send you where they want you and make offers depending on what positions need filling at that particular time.
Good luck to everyone swimming the quicker you join the less I work.
BA will send you where they want you and make offers depending on what positions need filling at that particular time.
Good luck to everyone swimming the quicker you join the less I work.
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Under the table
Posts: 182
Originally Posted by TheAirMission
Friend of mine, <2000 hours, no unfrozen ATPL.. airbus TR. Straight on the 777
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Under the table
Posts: 182
Originally Posted by reeko
meaning the 1500 hours TT inclusive of x, y & z etc etc?
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Uk
Age: 37
Posts: 380
Essentially it’s EZY in blue. Preference based rostering. 58.8k starting salary and pay is capped at year 10 but the increments are different to the 34 point scale at LHR too. You earn a little more basic pay but overall less than at LHR because the allowances are less. That’s my take on it but I am LHR
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 34
Originally Posted by bex88
Essentially it’s EZY in blue.
I worked at EZY for 5 years, then spent my first 3 years in BA based down at LGW (leaving there not very long ago).
Some differences -
1. BA workload is much quieter during the winter than EZY. My highest annual hours were around 700. Easyjet was 800-900 each year.
2 True that nightstop destinations are limited, but lots of decent length layover times in the town centres rather than minimum rest at airport hotels. Decent amount of clear days off in EDI or GLA should that be your thing. I loved them.
3. Small base so you know everyone and so enjoy the friendly atmosphere that goes with it, which is not the case at the massive LGW easyjet base.
4. The knowledge that if you don’t enjoy it, or begin to lose your enjoyment of it, then you can move to LHR or long haul rather than being relatively trapped in the job at EZY.
5. Significantly lower number of 4 sector days.
6. Tastier crew food IMHO. Certainly healthier.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to slag off easyjet. There are plenty of plus points to working there.
Just trying to help people from avoiding the trap of not moving airlines because they took it at face value when someone said that BA at LGW is just EZY in blue. There are similarities but there are significant differences too.
Hope that helps anyone considering the move.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: N/A
Posts: 1,076
Originally Posted by bex88
Essentially it’s EZY in blue.
If you're flying an A320 at LGW for easyJet what have you got to lose by applying for BA at LGW? You can essentially carry on doing the same job whilst you build up seniority to make a move over to long haul if thats something you fancy doing, if you get in quick you'll probably get a command sooner at BA (I have heard C32X is down to the 4000's this year).
I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE HERE
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: TOD
Posts: 999
Originally Posted by student88
If you're flying an A320 at LGW for easyJet what have you got to lose by applying for BA at LGW?
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Dublin
Posts: 40
Originally Posted by EllanVannin
A significant over simplification in my opinion.
I worked at EZY for 5 years, then spent my first 3 years in BA based down at LGW (leaving there not very long ago).
Some differences -
1. BA workload is much quieter during the winter than EZY. My highest annual hours were around 700. Easyjet was 800-900 each year.
2 True that nightstop destinations are limited, but lots of decent length layover times in the town centres rather than minimum rest at airport hotels. Decent amount of clear days off in EDI or GLA should that be your thing. I loved them.
3. Small base so you know everyone and so enjoy the friendly atmosphere that goes with it, which is not the case at the massive LGW easyjet base.
4. The knowledge that if you don’t enjoy it, or begin to lose your enjoyment of it, then you can move to LHR or long haul rather than being relatively trapped in the job at EZY.
5. Significantly lower number of 4 sector days.
6. Tastier crew food IMHO. Certainly healthier.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to slag off easyjet. There are plenty of plus points to working there.
Just trying to help people from avoiding the trap of not moving airlines because they took it at face value when someone said that BA at LGW is just EZY in blue. There are similarities but there are significant differences too.
Hope that helps anyone considering the move.
Thanks to all others that replied as well! Does anyone know what the chances are of getting short haul if currently Boeing rated? Are you able to specify a preference and do they take this into consideration? I just have the sim check part of the interview to do now.
