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What place in gatwick can help prep? I have my sim soon (havnt booked a date yet) and im a little nervous being one of the first few to have to try the assessment on the airbus. Never touched an airbus and I had a lot of intel about the 744 sim which was really useful, now I feel like im going in dark. Will they ignore the fact that the 380 can only go into certain airports in the UK or will the sim assesment be limited to a380 capable airports in the UK.
Agree pay at Euroflyer is below par in both seats.
Are you sure you checked the spreadsheet on years 2-10 LHS SH correctly? Add the TAFB disregarding the pension.
As a year 1 FO I have been pulling in no less than £4.8k after tax paying 6% pension. I might pick up a trip or 2 at NCP if a trip takes my fancy but don’t go nuts. Yes JSS is a learning curve. I bid the same every month and sometimes it’s given me the opposite of what I bid for. However I always manage to move things around in IOT/EOT plus swapping to get back to what I wanted.
Yes you will get command at the airlines you mention quicker if you want but don’t forget the numbers as an FO.
Ok agree low seniority LHS doesn’t seem the best in terms of bidding and yes LHR can be painful. Compared to the airlines you mention I found SH to be much better on my body clock compared to previous. Night curfew is a god send really. Landing at 2/3/4am after a 10-12 hour day is bloody tough on you on days 3/4/5 etc.
Are you sure you checked the spreadsheet on years 2-10 LHS SH correctly? Add the TAFB disregarding the pension.
As a year 1 FO I have been pulling in no less than £4.8k after tax paying 6% pension. I might pick up a trip or 2 at NCP if a trip takes my fancy but don’t go nuts. Yes JSS is a learning curve. I bid the same every month and sometimes it’s given me the opposite of what I bid for. However I always manage to move things around in IOT/EOT plus swapping to get back to what I wanted.
Yes you will get command at the airlines you mention quicker if you want but don’t forget the numbers as an FO.
Ok agree low seniority LHS doesn’t seem the best in terms of bidding and yes LHR can be painful. Compared to the airlines you mention I found SH to be much better on my body clock compared to previous. Night curfew is a god send really. Landing at 2/3/4am after a 10-12 hour day is bloody tough on you on days 3/4/5 etc.
10 years in wizz as a captain and you’re on close to 200k (company still terrible to work for but that’s the money you can expect)
So yes, for the first 10-11 years you’ll be the cheapest a320 captain in the country by quite a lot.
Regarding our FO salaries, they are great if you want to be a career FO and enjoy LH life. But money wise, it would take you being a PP20 LHFO or a PP26 SHFO to match the money you’d make as a year 1 captain at J2, EZY, WUK. Of course money isn’t everything, but it is a benchmark.
If long haul is the goal then yes of course, BA is the best bet in the country. Not everyone wants or will be able to get it though, so people who are in a position of being ready for an upgrade in the next year have a bit more to think about finance wise if they’re looking at SH long term.
Lifestyle wise it’s still better than a ULC, but I have mates in J2 working 4 flights a month in winter and still getting about what we get paid as SH FO’s. Fundamentally, it’s all swings and roundabouts, for anyone younger than 30 BA is the best place to be, for anyone over their mid 30’s a good look at where you are and what you want to do career wise is important not just blindly rushing in to something that can leave them financially worse off due to less or no time at the top pay scales.
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Good evening everyone !
I've read the entire thread this afternoon looking for some information on the selection process as my best friend has been called for round 2 (capacity tests)
Could anyone be so kind to PM me any details about these capacity tests and the other selection stages (interview/group exercise and sim check) ?
I've been through the selection process myself (currently 380 SFO) but my info is outdated (selection done in 2015)
Thanks a lot for your help !
Also, I've just joined PPRUNE so not sure how many messages the system will let me receive being so new - hope it works !
Have a great evening everyone
All the best for those who are currently in selections !
I've read the entire thread this afternoon looking for some information on the selection process as my best friend has been called for round 2 (capacity tests)
Could anyone be so kind to PM me any details about these capacity tests and the other selection stages (interview/group exercise and sim check) ?
I've been through the selection process myself (currently 380 SFO) but my info is outdated (selection done in 2015)
Thanks a lot for your help !
Also, I've just joined PPRUNE so not sure how many messages the system will let me receive being so new - hope it works !
Have a great evening everyone
All the best for those who are currently in selections !
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Hey everyone !
Not sure if anyone tried to send me the details of the selection process as per my post above but as I was new, I couldn't receive private messages just yet.
This should work now so thanks in advance for any help on this !
Have a great day
Not sure if anyone tried to send me the details of the selection process as per my post above but as I was new, I couldn't receive private messages just yet.
This should work now so thanks in advance for any help on this !
Have a great day
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Hi all. Has the format of the assessment process changed now? I’ve been invited to book onto a capacity test at LHR. Wasn’t the capacity test, interview and group exercise done all on one day in the past? Any reason for the change?
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Prep
Hi guys, quick question. What website would you recommend for interview prep? There are a few websites offering the preparation but I feel like the LatestPilotJobs.com is the winner.
What are your thoughts?
What are your thoughts?