BA Direct Entry Pilot.
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: EU
Posts: 618
They have said that but some companies aren’t taking the risk. I don’t think it’s guaranteed yet and the CAA are still working on it. So I’ve been told anyway.
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: The Winchester
Posts: 5,915
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: ZKPY
Posts: 97
Was invited to an assessment (777/787 DEP) and given the opportunity to schedule an appointment. When I however tried to book that assessment, no available dates were shown. In fact, the page is basically blank. Does anybody else experience this issue?
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Where the company needs me not where I want to be!
Posts: 399
i have the exact same issue. I thought it was a browser issue so I downloaded google chrome but apparently you just have to keep refreshing the screen at 9am for newly released slots a friend told me? Seems a bit poor to me so was thinking to phone and check.
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Kernow
Posts: 19
Out of interest, do you have hours on the 777/787? Thanks in advance and best of luck.
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Kernow
Posts: 19
I have a frozen atpl and was offered 787 about two months ago if that helps.
I think it more depends on your experience, type etc, as I know another guy that was offered SH and was told they couldn’t consider him for long haul.
It could be that they unfreeze people during the training?
Did they offer you SH before LH? At what stage/how did you indicate that LH would be your preference? And which role did you initially apply for (DEP/A320 DEP/777/787 DEP etc)?
All the best and thanks in advance.
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: England
Posts: 24
That is the official stance from BA. Although I would take that with a pinch of salt, it seems like they’ve just put that in place so people won’t moan about getting SH cause they can just say it’s due to performance. As always, they will just place you where they need you, if they happen to need to fill a lot of SH slots and you perform very well in the sim, you still might get offered a SH position.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 321
Several of my base colleagues, including myself were successful at the sim stage and their experiences along with mine is they got offered SH/LH based on how well they did. Of those that got SH they said "Yes, it could've gone alot better, not sure if I've passed" whereas those who got LH said the opposite. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just stating what happened in our instances.
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Kernow
Posts: 19
When I applied I don’t think it was split like that, it was just DEP. I had mentioned I wanted SH LGW at phase 2 and 3, and also on getting the news I’d passed the sim check. They then offered LHR 787 so I asked again if SH LGW was available, and got that instead later the same day! As a side note, they did say they don’t usually accommodate requests, but as what I was after was usually less popular they could do it on this occasion, so can’t hurt to ask.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: The Moon
Posts: 62
Does BA have status pay? Same pay no matter what fleet you are on? If so wouldn't short haul get you senior much more quickly and therefore more control of your roster?
I'm trying to compare salaries. What would a 5/10/15/20/25 year BA captain earn on PP24 and PP34?
I'm trying to compare salaries. What would a 5/10/15/20/25 year BA captain earn on PP24 and PP34?
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: The Winchester
Posts: 5,915
Compare and contrast the grumbles we hears about short haul rosters that have umpteen days of consecutive work and a nasty mixture of “lates” and earlies” vs. the grumbles about having to four or five trips in a month, three of which are HKGs and therefore not getting a weekend off....(not making that 3 HKG in a month grumble up BTW, it was made publically by a junior 380 P2 recently)
Different strokes, apples vs. Oranges etc.
Last edited by wiggy; 28th Jan 2019 at 08:39.
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Europe
Posts: 3
How long is it taking to find out after stage 3?
Hi all,
I did stage 3, 3 weeks ago and haven’t heard from recruitment team yet. We were told we would hear within 2 weeks. Anyone waiting a similar time?
Thanks.
I did stage 3, 3 weeks ago and haven’t heard from recruitment team yet. We were told we would hear within 2 weeks. Anyone waiting a similar time?
Thanks.