G-IMZO

Don’t plan on an EDI base. If it’s a Capt position It’ll be dead mans shoes. Many have been promised this in the past and never given it. People have left prior to an EDI base being offered. The last group to get it did so on the understanding it would full-time summer part-time winter. I think on 75% salary with a 100% summer roster and 50% winter, don’t quote me on the exact deal. . That’s was about 3 years ago and nothing since. They were also fairly high up on seniority list! They have recruited FOs directly to EDI.

RJ100, you’re clearly a bit out of date. EDI commands have become very easy to get recently, only a few years in the company. Recent commands in EDI have been at 100%, anyone on 50/100% is doing so by choice . Obviously there’s no guarantee that will continue forever so don’t bank on 2 years but that’s the current state of play.

Can anyone confirm what the current BACF pilot bases are? Is Bristol a base, and if so how hard is it to get in to as an FO?

FO basing could be either EDI or LCY. Capt initial basing tends to be LCY.

I’ve been invited to the assessment but it’s an up front payment of £250. Is this more of a money making exercise rather than a legitimate interview?

It’s an insight to the company’s ethos.

£250 for an interview for the lowest paying jet airline job in the UK. No thanks.
Tell em to do one and apply to one of the other much better paying companies out there.
They need you just as much as you need them in this current job market.

250 quid for an interview, am I reading that right ? Crikey no wonder they are short of crew. Would love to hear from one of their HR luvvies on here trying to justify it. In fact, having just gulped a large glass it stinks and quite frankly....nuff said

If anyone has attended the current round of assessments with Kura for the >1,000hr recruitment, could you share any info on the technical tests? Are they standard aptitude tests or are they ATPL-type technical questions?

thanks

Last week BACF changed the process. All recruitment for FO and DEC will now be handled by BA Mainline. I’m not sure how it was listed prior to this but now you’ll see BACityFlyer under pilot roles on the main BA careers pilot page. It will also be the same process as BA interviews.
All those invited for interview from Sept 21st for dates starting in October will now be via the new process.

BACF Recruitment process will mirror that of BA. So based on what I’ve read on the BA assessment.

Day 1. Maths, Verbal reasoning & computer based capacity test.
Day 2. Interview & Group exercise.
Day 3. Sim.

there is plenty of info on this website about the BA process so I’d probably start reading those pages.

yep. That’s the thought process of a lot of us at BACF. only ones it’ll appeal to is the low time 10t people who don’t meet BA requirements.
Money wise DEC at yr1 BACF isn’t far off FO year 1 with extra payments at mainline(long haul). Why’d you bother?