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Thanks for info. Billibud.
I am non rated and have been swimming for a few months now. Any ideas if they are planning non rated courses?
I am starting to get concerned about priority being given to 320 rated guys and girls. Hope I'm not swimming for more than 12 months!!
I am non rated and have been swimming for a few months now. Any ideas if they are planning non rated courses?
I am starting to get concerned about priority being given to 320 rated guys and girls. Hope I'm not swimming for more than 12 months!!
I would guess the A320 LGW are the rated guys referred to a few posts back by BASHLH.
I'm not at all concerned as a swimmer if they are re-opening recruitment this week as there can't be too many of us in the pool. Just being patient and waiting for the suggested October shakeup and hopefully some news then.
BA have repeatedly stated there are jobs for all of us in the pool.
I'm not at all concerned as a swimmer if they are re-opening recruitment this week as there can't be too many of us in the pool. Just being patient and waiting for the suggested October shakeup and hopefully some news then.
BA have repeatedly stated there are jobs for all of us in the pool.
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Careers Events in Luton and Stansted
I'm sure those of you with your ear to the ground will already know about these but I've just seen that BA are holding some roadshows in Luton and Stansted next week.
I think the Luton ones are on the 6th and Stansted on the 7th. On Yammer it didn't give more details but I've just googled "BA career event in Luton" and it came up with something in Eventbrite? to book places...
For those interested it might be worth a look.
I think the Luton ones are on the 6th and Stansted on the 7th. On Yammer it didn't give more details but I've just googled "BA career event in Luton" and it came up with something in Eventbrite? to book places...
For those interested it might be worth a look.
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Things must have taken a turn for the worse if BA are having to do roadshows. It used to be that if there was a sniff of a pilot slot, you'd be killed in the rush. Think very carefully before coming to shorthaul.
They'll soon be bonding at this rate....
They'll soon be bonding at this rate....
Things must have taken a turn for the worse if BA are having to do roadshows.
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I just wonder if BA are getting close to exhausting the pool of suitably qualified people willing/able to consider an almost daily commute to LHR.
Yep .....I was trying to be non-controversial and was including that under the "able" heading but you're right, affordability has (or should be) be a major consideration....there's a limit to how long you can operate out of a Bath Road B&B
As an aside it seems the BA Pilot Recruitment Team will be at the "Jobshow London" at Westfield on 9th & 10th Oct ........
Home Page - London Job Show
Home Page - London Job Show
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Looks like you were right, recruitment is open again for DEP, closing date 1st November, good luck!
Feeling happy and relieved in the holding pool (NTR), thanks for all the information provided by posters here, it was mainly very helpful although you really need to spend a few days going through it all. At my sim assessment it was mentioned that they are certainly going to be ramping up courses in the new year after a bit of a lull at the end of this year. With my 3-month notice period hopefully I'll get some news soon. Most likely to be shorthaul Airbus out of LHR apparently. They've recently been allocating LGW positions but they intend to be mainly LHR in the new year.
Feeling happy and relieved in the holding pool (NTR), thanks for all the information provided by posters here, it was mainly very helpful although you really need to spend a few days going through it all. At my sim assessment it was mentioned that they are certainly going to be ramping up courses in the new year after a bit of a lull at the end of this year. With my 3-month notice period hopefully I'll get some news soon. Most likely to be shorthaul Airbus out of LHR apparently. They've recently been allocating LGW positions but they intend to be mainly LHR in the new year.
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here may also be opportunities to join our A320 fleet at London Gatwick or our longhaul fleets subject to your experience.
In the last round, people went on to the 747,767 and even 777 as well as simply the A320. If you have a bus rating though, I think there is only one place you are going.
Things I imagine will become clearer when the long-awaited internal shuffle completes and they start to empty the hold pool.
Things I imagine will become clearer when the long-awaited internal shuffle completes and they start to empty the hold pool.