BA City Flyer opens recruitment
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Props Forward
Don't encourage White Knight praising his observational skills as he is just dying to tell that he once worked for City Flyer and is now a Big A380 Captain, having started as a Bush Pilot.
PS Some say he still thinks he is a Bush Pilot
Don't encourage White Knight praising his observational skills as he is just dying to tell that he once worked for City Flyer and is now a Big A380 Captain, having started as a Bush Pilot.
PS Some say he still thinks he is a Bush Pilot
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Props has some good points.. one or two issues in particular need addressing. People are therefore voting with their feet which will literally trip CFE up in the short term. Canceling flights due lack of crew will not go down well by big BA!
(I detect an element of sarcasm though with Prop's response to WK?)
(I detect an element of sarcasm though with Prop's response to WK?)
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From: No where near home!
Anyone have any idea whether they will relax the weight limitation on experience?
They'll accept a zero experience cadet to fly the E-jet, Airbus or a Boeing yet increasingly, experience on a glass cockpit medium size jet doesn't appeal.
They'll accept a zero experience cadet to fly the E-jet, Airbus or a Boeing yet increasingly, experience on a glass cockpit medium size jet doesn't appeal.
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I have been checking everyday this post to know if there are any updates... Very strange as they never emailed anyone with further information about our applications. Is anyone from inside BA City Flyer has any information? Will appreciate if you share some information with us regarding this last FO recruitment. Thanks! Good day to everyone.
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From: where ever i wake up!!!!
EMB145-SLR "dearly love to join Cityflyer" hmm a phrase you dont usually hear attached to the name Cityflyer!! but i guess love is subjective. I presume from your name you are on Embraers? and i guess you look at the 170/190 at Cityflyer and think biggger aircraft and what seems like a better BA run company? Well please dont be fooled by that picture! If the company are recruiting they will want low hour cadets because they are cheap to hire, willing to be hired, and will be grateful for getting a foot on the ladder. the company has plenty of candidates for command positions already in the company, so could be awhile to get into the left seat. As for experienced guys slim to no chance of being hired, you see you have experience and thats the problem you face. You have been around awhile seen other airlines practices, have a reasonable idea of what you are doing and what you will do,Cityflyer management dont want this, because in a nutshell you will probably know more than they do about flying and aviation in general, and that means you will question their methods and practices and the Didsbury ring cannot have this happening. " The leadership Team" yes they really call themselves that, have all the answers, the company is run for their benefit and theirs alone, nobody else can have an opinion or a better way of doing things and if you voice an opinion or come up with a better way of doing things then yea they will smile and pat you on the back, but thats your card marked as a possible troublemaker and you will be "managed out of the company" a phrase used by managers several times over the last few years and put into practice several times. So be careful what you wish for on the surface it looks like a nice shiny BA company with all the benefits that may have, underneath the skin however, it is a regional airline being run by management who have no experience beyond running regional airlines, and cannot see beyond regional airline practices and methods.
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Thanks for the insight marlowe. I'm sorry to hear that things aren't too rosy over at BACF. I can sympathise, I'm actually flying E170/190s now in the USA (I came off the 145 a while back). While I don't doubt what you say, it honestly can't be as bad as working for a regional over here. I make roughly a third of the money that an FO at CityFlyer makes. In fact, even when I upgrade to captain next year, I'll be making slightly less than a CityFlyer FO.
I've been away from the UK for five years now. I miss my family and my friends. I miss the food ironically! My wife is desperate to move to the UK too. I know that no airline is perfect, but one that pays on time and is based in your home country is one hell of a start. Unfortunately I can't get a call from any of them because 3,000TT is too much experience now. I know the grass isn't always greener, but after three airlines and a lot of heartache, I'll be happy just to have a muddy patch in the UK, forget the grass!
Anyway, BACF haven't called yet, and I'm becoming increasingly convinced that they won't at all.
I've been away from the UK for five years now. I miss my family and my friends. I miss the food ironically! My wife is desperate to move to the UK too. I know that no airline is perfect, but one that pays on time and is based in your home country is one hell of a start. Unfortunately I can't get a call from any of them because 3,000TT is too much experience now. I know the grass isn't always greener, but after three airlines and a lot of heartache, I'll be happy just to have a muddy patch in the UK, forget the grass!
Anyway, BACF haven't called yet, and I'm becoming increasingly convinced that they won't at all.
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From: where ever i wake up!!!!
EMB i fully understand about wanting to get home, Cityflyer are a strange outfit on the outside people see BA and think that is what they are flying, but behind the colour scheme its a whole different story. I guess it all boils down to what matters to you and how much !!!! your willing to shovel to get where you want to be! I am sure that other people will be along shortly to tell you that Cityflyer isnt that bad. but i bet none of them work for them. any current or past employees will recognise the company as written
