Seems strange that they insist on a UK licence at interview stage. I know loads of folk that joined BA and Thomson lately with non UK licences and just completed the paper work exercise prior to starting with zero issues.
I also know quite a few Norwegian guys joined on the 787 last year on Irish licences and converted prior to starting. I would assume they will be cutting down the pile to just EZY, JET2, Monarch,Titan,DHL,West Atlantic? With all due respect I can't see many applicants high enough up the seniority lists at BA Thomson or TCX applying so the pool of eligible candidates with Boeing or Bus time is relatively small? Thoughts?

The trouble with getting your licence converted by the time you start, is will you really have it before you start your training?
Getting your license converted depends on how quick your current CAA is at sending over your medical and license documents, then it depends on how long the wait is to get that paper work processed and a licensed issued by your new CAA.
I had a colleague who was offered a job, started the conversion process the next day, 3 months later no license, issues with his paperwork. Luckily the airline was understanding, and kept him on the ground 5 weeks later the licence came through.
4 months and 1 week it took them to get their new licence issued, they missed their company induction and type rating course, not good for the training department.

Secondly it could be used as a criteria to narrow down the applicants.

Good luck to all involved.

EASA license
 

If you have an EASA FCL from another European Union country, what is the procedure to convert it to a UK license? I didn't find good information on this. Any advice is appreciated :-). However, I cannot believe that they require a UK license before you did the interview.

The Airbus routes have changed significantly over the last 18 months. Occasional high houred trips which require a 3 man crew, otherwise all short 2 man trips. Normal full time rosters are now 4 to 5 trips per month, very occasionally 6 depending where you are on your hours target (minimum 2 days off between trips). This will reduce when the A350 comes in 2019 with longer houred trips. More hours = less trips in total throughout the year - so with a mixture of long Caribbeans (4 to 6 days away) and Long flights (20 hrs + 4 days trip) the rosters would probably reduce to 3 to 4 trips per month.

Our Pilot Schedule Agreement saves us from unpleasant rostering, however, the Airbus life is harder at the moment but will hopefully improve when the A350 arrives.

Anyone else been called yet? They have not rung me yet so I assume they are off sick or the phones are not working.

Anything?

Very quite here to say how popular Virgin is!

Do you perhaps mean quiet?

AFAIK they have been interviewing A330 rated people this week and maybe next week

What s/he said.

What about 747 rated?

All seems very very quiet at the moment.

PFO email today. A320 rated 3500+ hrs and UK ATPL

Still awaiting PFO..... UK ATPL

6000 hours total time
1100 hours B777
4300 hours B737

can i still apply? can't see any job offer on their website

Artlite, afraid the application closed a while ago.

PFO...6500hrs + 1500hrs command all A320.
Any A320 rated peeps invited?

PFO e-mail today too. A320 rated 4000+ hrs and UK ATPL.

PFO yesterday for me too, 6000+ hrs 320

Disappointed to not even make it to interview but that's life I guess! There's always next time...

Looks like they've targeted A330 guys first, and maybe they have found enough before moving onto A320 people.
I imagine they will do with same with Boeing guys-747 first, then NTR if they can't get enough candidates.

GA F15 - does certainly look that way, or at least that's what I'm telling myself for the sake of preserving my ego!

Until, of course, someone with only 320 experience rolls up saying they have been invited to interview, thus blowing the aforementioned theory out of the water... then it'll be straight back to crying ;)