British Airways Direct Entry Pilot
You’ll find it’s nights in the UK now and not 183 days anymore. All dependent on your number of ties to the UK. If you’ve two or more it’ll be 90 nights before you’re considered resident. If it’s just the employment tie with BA that is your only tie you’ll be allowed up to 120. 183 days is long gone, unless someone is able to correct me on that with an exception that has flown under my radar.
If you’re over 90 or 120 nights (dependent on your situation) then you’re automatically considered resident and U.K. tax applies to everything earned. If you’re under then you’re non resident and it is only the U.K. portion of earnings that is taxed.
You will apply for Section 690 status and, if approved, that’ll mean a nominal 10% of salary being subject to taxation (in practice not a problem until you start grossing over £125,000 as nothing is taken) and then you have a requirement to complete annual tax returns to determine your actual uk working percentage and therefore your tax liability over the course of that year.
If you’re over 90 or 120 nights (dependent on your situation) then you’re automatically considered resident and U.K. tax applies to everything earned. If you’re under then you’re non resident and it is only the U.K. portion of earnings that is taxed.
You will apply for Section 690 status and, if approved, that’ll mean a nominal 10% of salary being subject to taxation (in practice not a problem until you start grossing over £125,000 as nothing is taken) and then you have a requirement to complete annual tax returns to determine your actual uk working percentage and therefore your tax liability over the course of that year.
Last edited by Plastic787; 2nd Mar 2024 at 18:52.
That’s not HMRC’s concern or remit. The only thing they care about is if you are resident or not and what your UK working percentage is to determine your tax liability. What you pay to another jurisdiction outside of that is frankly none of their business. If there is a Double Tax Agreement in place with your country of residence it will be the home country that will refund if applicable and you’ve paid the correct amount of tax to HMRC.
In short the only refund you will be getting from HMRC will be if they determine you’ve paid too much tax and is based purely on your actual UK working percentage, not tax paid anywhere else.
In short the only refund you will be getting from HMRC will be if they determine you’ve paid too much tax and is based purely on your actual UK working percentage, not tax paid anywhere else.
Last edited by Plastic787; 2nd Mar 2024 at 16:12.
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A reserve duty assignment must be notified by 8pm the day before. They CAN change it till 8pm the night before but it is generally pretty stable 2 days out.
A duty can include a flight, day off, home standby (2hr callout) or airport standby (SH only).
I think you'll do one every other month as junior LH (i certainly did last year!). Susceptibility to being assigned reserve is "banded" meaning pilots get double or triple points with more years in the company. But anyone can bid for reserve which can be a useful way of getting a few particular days off.
A duty can include a flight, day off, home standby (2hr callout) or airport standby (SH only).
I think you'll do one every other month as junior LH (i certainly did last year!). Susceptibility to being assigned reserve is "banded" meaning pilots get double or triple points with more years in the company. But anyone can bid for reserve which can be a useful way of getting a few particular days off.
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Gatwick to Heathrow Transfer
Hi, sorry to divert the conversation slightly, if offered LGW RHS, are you stuck there for 5 years or can you bid to go to LHR sooner than that?
On the topic of LHR, is it possible (and likely), to be able to get a roster full of day trips?
On the topic of LHR, is it possible (and likely), to be able to get a roster full of day trips?
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You would indeed be engagement frozen for 5years so BA can choose to keep you there for the full duration. I believe with the struggle to recruit for Gatwick you should certainly plan on being there 5 years, and consider it a bonus if you got an earlier move.
day trips are reasonably popular at Heathrow, especially high credit trips. As a junior pilot I would expect a mixture of tours/ day trip, with the possibility to do some swapping
day trips are reasonably popular at Heathrow, especially high credit trips. As a junior pilot I would expect a mixture of tours/ day trip, with the possibility to do some swapping
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Thank you for that info, after the 5 year freeze could you go from LGW to LHR and remain as a FO?
Hoping by that point ones relative seniority would be pretty good in the RHS.
Hoping by that point ones relative seniority would be pretty good in the RHS.
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I think only 1 or 2 actually resigned from the company completely, but quite a lot of FOs did move up to LHR.
Obviously planning to be held to your freeze is good advice, but there does for now seem to be genuine effort to move people significantly quicker than that.
Obviously planning to be held to your freeze is good advice, but there does for now seem to be genuine effort to move people significantly quicker than that.
Just be aware I don't think the bus is super regular - maybe only every 30 mins. It may be better to get the service bus (350 I think?) And walk. Up to you.
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