British Airways Direct Entry Pilot

[White Van Driver]

Originally Posted by steview082

Thanks for the information. So one would join FT, have the option to bid for part time but ultimately probably not get it whilst there’s still a shortage on that fleet?

Is there still the option for LH commuters to do back to back trips to allow for more days off in a row and if so is that something that can be bid for or has to be engineered with swaps?

Also intrigued that LOS is so unpopular. No jetlag is a rare treat in the LH world. What are the equivalent destinations that one would end up on at the junior end of the 787 fleet?

1. Yes exactly

2. Yes you can engineer back to back flights in normal bidding and with swaps. Commuters commonly do this. Lagos is a favorite as the small time change means you can fly again the following day.

3. Lagos comes with a night flight home (so no jetlag but it's a long night of work). It's also relatively low "credit" meaning you need more of them to get in your month's work.

4. Not 787 so not quite sure, but I'm guessing BWI IAH YUL EWR PIT TLV fall down towards the bottom of the pile

[maxdiscretion]

Is anyone able to share approx annual gross pay for a junior LH pilot at BA given an average amount of flying? I guess it’s not particularly clear cut as most current LH guys will be minimum year 5-6 on the pay scale as opposed to year 1.

[Northern Monkey]

Credit is an important concept to grasp in BA. The longer the flight, the more credit the trip attracts. Given that each month you need to hit the credit target (or have enough bank to cover the deficit) that makes shorter trips fairly unpopular. Few people - perhaps except those with specific reasons (upcoming command, friends & family downroute etc) would bid for stuff like EWR/YUL etc out of choice. You’d just be choosing to do more days at work for no additional credit.

[A320LGW]

Are they still hiring DEP? The only ad at the moment seems to be for newly qualified pilots

[Byrne11]

Would anyone be willing to drop me a PM with information on the new format for recruitment. I've been invited for the initial online interview, and not sure what to expect. Any information would be very appreciated.

Thank you!

[Lordflasheart]

Are they still hiring DEP?

Are they still hiring DEP?

Obvs an ideal candidate

See here ... Not changed for a couple of weeks

https://careers.ba.com/job/heathrow/...48/53373750160

Good luck to you all. LFH.

[White Van Driver]

Originally Posted by maxdiscretion

Is anyone able to share approx annual gross pay for a junior LH pilot at BA given an average amount of flying? I guess it’s not particularly clear cut as most current LH guys will be minimum year 5-6 on the pay scale as opposed to year 1.

Y1 SH DEP
Salary £65.9k less 6% pension =£61.9k
800hrs flight pay £9.2k
2000hrs allowances (mostly taxable) £9k

totals around £80k gross

[Inaere]

Did you get any info on this? I also got the invite for the online interview and was wondering if anyone had any info

[MZB]

Any info for the Online Video Interview?

Also roughly how much is the pay increase as move up the pay scales each year?

[MZB]

Anyone got any info on the video interview?

[MZB]

Plus what’s the minimum days off a month?

[VFR4EVER]

Are they calling pilots without CAA licence but willing to change it?

[Inaere]

MZB your private messages inbox is full, was trying to reply to your DM
VFR4EVER - as long as you have held one in the past and are willing to convert back

[RPat01]

Originally Posted by VFR4EVER

Are they calling pilots without CAA licence but willing to change it?

I interviewed with my ICAO ATPL but had already finished the UKCAA exams and started the conversion process. Wasn’t an issue as I had my license completed by the time I was offered a start date.

[Inaere]

Originally Posted by RPat01

I interviewed with my ICAO ATPL but had already finished the UKCAA exams and started the conversion process. Wasn’t an issue as I had my license completed by the time I was offered a start date.

as per the job ad they require you to either

Hold a UK Part-FCL Licence

or

Hold an EASA licence and have previously held a UK Part-FCL licence and meet the “Third Country CPL and ATPL licence conversion requirements”

[122.85]

There is no extra payment for having multiple
licences

[Oasis]

Originally Posted by Inaere

as per the job ad they require you to either

In life, many things are written down, and then there is the way it is actually done, often these two are not the same.

[clvf88]

Originally Posted by Oasis

In life, many things are written down, and then there is the way it is actually done, often these two are not the same.

Be sure to mention that in the interview

[VFR4EVER]

I think all UK airlines are going to have troubles hiring pilots facing S24.

[Samantha0898]

Hi, can someone PM me info on video interview, aptitude testing and sim testing for BA DEP? Thanks