BA Direct Entry Pilot.

[Steve1988]

Ladies & Gents, good evening,

Just got the invitation to come over to LHR next month for the 1st stage. Any tips on a good prep? Thanks in advance!

Stephan

[BleedingOn]

Tips: broadening your question to include Ladies?

[Steve1988]

Originally Posted by BleedingOn

Tips: broadening your question to include Ladies?

better..?

[SissySkinner]

Anyone in the pool know when the last job offers went out? Heard there were some recent 350 offers sent out

[CaptainPugwash12]

Hi when did BA Direct Entry Modular pilot close, when does it open again? Thanks.

[TommiW]

Originally Posted by CaptainPugwash12

Hi when did BA Direct Entry Modular pilot close, when does it open again? Thanks.

DEP modular closed at the end of May. Sorry, don't know when it might re-open. I'm still waiting to be given an interview date from that one

[Plastic787]

Originally Posted by Marty-Party

Apologies if this has already been posted. Anyone not turning up for their duty today has had their pay deducted for the entire trip (e.g. 5 - 6 day) not just the days of the strike. It has also been deducted at the credited hours for that trip even though the flight has been cancelled. Office workers would be penalised by one day of pay for each day they didn't work. BA pilots have been penalised by the whole cost of the trip at their full rate. Some have calculated that at this rate of deduction, they will have a negative pay check after missing two rostered trips on strike days.

Additionally, all have lost staff travel for 3 years, lost any company wide bonus for this year, lost any pilot only bonus for 2017-19 as negotiated two years ago, no access to overtime rate to pick up trips (this is probably fair enough), plus no chance to bid for a fleet change on long haul - for ever ! This punishment has been in the planning for several weeks as the emails were sent out within hours of a failed report. If anyone thinks this is not a predetermined program by BA to break BALPA and the pilots then they are being naïve.

So if anyone thinks it will be better to cave in now and accept the consequences, the above shows the aims of BA. Break the pilots and tear up any industrial agreements. I feel sorry for the guys with long careers ahead if this is allowed to happen.

Anyone considering applying to this company under the current Leadership team, have a good hard look at this post, talk to a few people on the inside and have a good hard think about whether this is the kind of company you want to work for. The intimidatory tactics used on pilots including potentially illegal salary deductions and the complete lack of a duty of care towards its employees (there are stories floating around of non striking pilots who are sole carers for their children being stuck downroute, who have now been told to make their own way home). The behaviour of the company at this point is disgusting and where are the CAA in all this when pilots are being coerced with threats of massive pay deductions way in excess of one day’s worth of strike action? The impact on the mental health of its workforce cannot be understated and is a flight safety risk when they come back to work.

I wouldn’t wish this company on my worst enemy right now.

[Percula]

Has anyone been called yet for a start date in the new year?

[wiggy]

Originally Posted by Percula

Has anyone been called yet for a start date in the new year?

Just a very carefully considered word to the wise...I take it everybody is keeping a very close eye on developments at BA at the moment?

[boeing89]

Originally Posted by wiggy

Just a very carefully considered word to the wise...I take it everybody is keeping a very close eye on developments at BA at the moment?

Are you suggesting that the business may be at risk because of what has been happening?

[Doug E Style]

Originally Posted by boeing89

Are you suggesting that the business may be at risk because of what has been happening?

I don’t think he’s suggesting that at all. I took it to mean that in light of current events prospective joiners should be fully aware of what sort of “organisation” they are trying to get into.

[boeing89]

Originally Posted by Doug E Style

I don’t think he’s suggesting that at all. I took it to mean that in light of current events prospective joiners should be fully aware of what sort of “organisation” they are trying to get into.

Thanks. Yes absolutely. I certainly hope a solution can be found soon...not good for anyone.

[wiggy]

Originally Posted by Doug E Style

I don’t think he’s suggesting that at all. I took it to mean that in light of current events prospective joiners should be fully aware of what sort of “organisation” they are trying to get into.

Thanks Doug, that's it in nutshell.

Just to be clear - I'm not suggesting for one moment the "business may be at risk".

I am suggesting if that BALPA lose their influence as a result of the current difficulties then potential new joiners would be wise to reassess where BA pilots' T&Cs ( e.g. rostering, days off down route, hotel standards) might be headed.

[Jwscud]

They are still working on the manpower plan for next year so unlikely to hear anything yet. Expect to get three months notice pretty much on the dot if you are slated for January.

[SissySkinner]

Originally Posted by AIMINGHIGH123

December start dates have gone out.

When did these offers go out?

[Jock Trapped]

and for which fleet(s)?!

[Plastic787]

Definitely do not just gloss over the warning I posted further up the thread. The behaviour from management has been utterly disgusting and I’m now ashamed to be a part of this airline. Management in the desert couldn’t even hope to exceed some of the abhorrent things that have been happening. You are not escaping that kind of culture by coming to BA, in fact it may be out of the frying pan into the fire considering your salary for enduring such things will be considerably less. Make no mistake, British Airways with the incumbent management is a horrible place to work.

[SOPS]

What is going on at BA. I always thought that they were THE airline to work for?

[wiggy]

Originally Posted by SOPS

What is going on at BA. I always thought that they were THE airline to work for?

If the scheduling Industrial Agreement goes forever or is suspended ( as it was end of last week, albeit temporarily) then its probably a reasonable assumption that it will be EASA rules on all fleets. We now know sectors such as LHR-DEN with two pilots (i.e; no crew augmentation) on the 744, or YVR-LHR on the 380, also non-augmented, are something that the company will expect people to operate.

I guess if that sort of rostering floats a person's boat then yep, it might still be the THE airline to work for.

[dubaiwarrior]

Anyone have an upcoming Stage 3 sim that would be keen to do some practise 9th or 10th Oct? Please PM me. Many thanks!

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