British Airways Direct Entry Pilot

[captain.weird]

Why BA now hires directly onto the B787? Is there a huge shortage on this fleet and are there any pro's that come with it? What destinations/trips usually are done on the B787?

[AE86]

Are they very strict with the 6-month cooldown period before you can re-apply? (Failed the Eagle test stage in May).

Also, I have both UK & EASA ATPL, and I am EU Citizen. Anyone from the EU has been given a Skilled Worker visa?

I think B787 does HND (Tokyo)

[FACoff]

Originally Posted by captain.weird

Why BA now hires directly onto the B787? Is there a huge shortage on this fleet and are there any pro's that come with it? What destinations/trips usually are done on the B787?

Because pay and lifestyle on short haul are both appalling and not enough people want to do it. On the contrary I believe the 787 is currently well crewed in anticipation of more aircraft arriving (many of which have been delayed). Not sure why they still need DEPs on the 787.

[GS-Alpha]

Going back to where it looks like DEPs started joining long haul fleets about a year ago, I count:

310 onto the 320 at Heathrow
60 onto the 777
24 onto the 350
13 onto the 787
1 onto the 380
A total of just over 400 courses.

Given the numbers involved, I am more inclined to believe it is down to training capacity.

[Propellerhead]

Originally Posted by Kennytheking

No that is not quite correct.

They will consider your application IF you have an EASA license but you will have to convert it to a UK license BEFORE you start. This is something that you will have to take up with the UK CAA and the requirements are on CAA website. The term "convert" is a somewhat liberal term, as you have to write all 13 ATPL subjects, get an initial medical and do a skills test on a UK CAA approved simulator.

They are also not sponsoring residency for EASA holders - what they will do is sponsor a Skilled Work Visa(and associated residency) for jobs that have a salary of > aprox 72k GBP. That is currently only DEC positions at Euroflyer & CityFlyer. I am lead to believe that next years' salary increment at BA will allow F/O's to meet this requrement.

You don’t have to do the ground exams again if you got your initial EASA licence prior to 2021 (the ground exams were the same as the UK then).

[Kennytheking]

Originally Posted by Propellerhead

You don’t have to do the ground exams again if you got your initial EASA licence prior to 2021 (the ground exams were the same as the UK then).

Yup, fair enough. Agreed.

[IFly85]

Hello Everyone.

I would appreciate if anyone holds new updated information about the interview process and a website which I can use to prepare for the assessment.

I have been invited for a video interview and was wondering if any one have recent information.

Applied for A320 FO - ATPL ICAO.

[IFly85]

Originally Posted by CaptainPilot2024

Hello,

Can anybody please provide feedback on the Navigation altitude related questions of the BA Crew Capacity Eagle test?
An example question for instance? What type of math is involved?

Thank you in advance.

Does anyone have information regarding the same above topic. Appreciate much.

Thanks.

[Jumpjim]

Talk to my friend Andrew at flightdeckwingman.com. He is a current 787pilot with BA. Yes, it’s a commercial company he runs, but he has a ridiculously high success rate, and is 100% on top of all aspects of the recruitment process, from CVs through to EAGLE testing. I recommended my godson to talk to Andrew and he is now flying for EasyJet.

Tell him I sent you and there may be a small discount to fees.

[Ali10]

Paused Application process?

Hi there everyone, hope this message finds you all well. I applied for the self sponsored speed bird pathway with ato and I’m on the final stage (group exercise and interview) however I just received an email stating my application is paused as recruitment is assessing their timelines but that I should be sure that they still have my application and will resume when the recruiting for this starts again. Anyone else had this message ? Should I be worried ? Apologies to everyone if this doesn’t seem so serious, it’s just that I’ve applied and been taking this application so seriously since March. I’ve been dedicating months to this to finally recieve an email that my application is paused. I start my course with the ATO soon which is why I wanted to get the last assessment done quick.

Thank you everyone. Enjoy your day !

[IFly85]

Originally Posted by ycank

Just the capacity test. I will clarify this after this friday

would be kind enough to share the interview experience and steps ? I have the video interview lined up and would like to prepare for the rest.

regards

[speedbird717]

777

is anyone starting next monday (7th october)?

[LatitudeWest]

Thanks to all those who've contributed to this thread, it has been really helpful in my application and in deciding to apply to BA in the first place. To those asking about the capacity test, this is discussed in detail near the beginning of this thread. The online testing providers (e.g. Skytest) offering imitators of the test are good ways to prepare.

[sleithykeithy]

Lots of useful information on this thread, thanks to everyone. Spent lots of time reading through all the pages. Unbelievable how much duplication there is, but still. Sim at the end of October for myself now - anyone else got one coming up?

[N.Floch]

Have an upcoming sim assessment for DEP on the 787. If anyone has recently gone through the assessment, are you able to share your experience please?

[FL711]

SIM assessment in November

Hi,
Would someone please help with any information regarding SIM assessment? Please feel free to direct messages if you are not comfortable with sharing on this forum.

Anybody doing the SIM assessment on the 320/380 in November please get in touch maybe we can practice?

[0rang3]

If anyone has recently applied for the the DEP long haul role and completed the pilot video interview questions, please could you message me or post what is asked? I believe the questions are different to that previously posted for the a320 role?
thanks

[actspace]

Hi guys, I did the Eagle tests approx 1 week ago, anyone know how long it takes for them to email you back with the results?
Cheers
ACT

[Twinstar2007]

Hi

I am getting mixed information, for DEP LH, does stage 1 consist of the 'Eagle' Test only, as someone mentioned to me they have now included a new test called the Handling Test.

Thanks

[Q007]

Originally Posted by flyerflyer1

I would also like to say thanks as this thread helped me when I was applying late last year. Currently in the job and nearly done with training. 90% of the information is accurate or spot on.

Hello! Im new here and its great to see your attitude that you are grateful for other posters info...hats off to that. Tried to PM you but (since I am new does not allow me to do so)
Since you must be flying the line by now...Can you /someone shed any new info on the DEP process? if called I would love to prepare as much as possible.
Also I got my EASA license in 2022......do I HAVE TO DO ALL 13 EXAMNS AGAIN??
Thanks in advance . Q