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I’m talking about the many people ahead of me who have valid bids this year (and as Icanseeclearly and Jaffo320 have said it’s in the hundreds) and are being bypassed again by Long Haul DEP.

I don't think this is anything new at BA. Happened at some point to everyone who joined in the last decade.

Yep, agree with the Ferret. I wanted LH when I joined, was A320 rated and was offered and accepted a start date for SH as “no LH places available”. The next week 4 guys from my base at ezy got offered DEP 747. Just the way it is. Get a start date, get your seniority number and after 5 years you have a lot options.

A LH DEP will be disproportionately junior for much longer than someone who does the initial freeze on SH. Whether that is a price worth paying to bypass the A320 rostering is down to personal circumstance/prior experience and, most importantly, perspective. Seniority is everything in BA. I can’t see that changing any time soon.

Interview and group info

Has anyone recently attended Stage 2? Any latest info on interview and group exercise? Thanks a lot!!!

I know the recruitment cycle finished on 30th June, but any idea if recruitment will reopen later this year?

Has anyone recently been for stage 3 assessment and went for a practice Sim before hand? If so, could you let me know the details of where you went? Preferably in the south east! Thanks

Also any tips on the actual Sim would be much appreciated

Full? Yet we have bronze command due to a shortage of flight crew. I understand if they upgrade to a silver command call that a tray of sandwiches is delivered so watch this space.

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Originally Posted by bex88 (Post 10533755)

Full? Yet we have bronze command due to a shortage of flight crew. I understand if they upgrade to a silver command call that a tray of sandwiches is delivered so watch this space.

Is that Bronze command to desperately find an excuse to blame it on since they can't blame it on our bidding anymore under JSS :)

Good Evening All

I've got a Day 1 Assesment coming up, in a couple of weeks. (2nd try). I’ve been reviewing with “Job Test Prep”, and was wondering if anyone who had been through Day 1 recently would be willing to share their experience or have any advice on other sources for revision material.

Thanks in advance.

If you pass stage 3 sim assessment and get placed in the pool, do you get told if you on the “long haul eligible” list or is it just a generic “your I the hold pool” email?

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Originally Posted by flying11red (Post 10551871)

I believe if you don’t get the long haul tick the email says short haul pool. Otherwise, it’s congratulations you’ve passed and it could be any aircraft in the fleet.

Thanks for that. I figured that must be the case!

Ladies & Gents, good evening,

Just got the invitation to come over to LHR next month for the 1st stage. Any tips on a good prep? Thanks in advance!

Stephan

Tips: broadening your question to include Ladies?

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Originally Posted by BleedingOn (Post 10552065)

Tips: broadening your question to include Ladies?

better..;)?

Anyone in the pool know when the last job offers went out? Heard there were some recent 350 offers sent out

Hi when did BA Direct Entry Modular pilot close, when does it open again? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by CaptainPugwash12 (Post 10560374)

Hi when did BA Direct Entry Modular pilot close, when does it open again? Thanks.

DEP modular closed at the end of May. Sorry, don't know when it might re-open. I'm still waiting to be given an interview date from that one

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Originally Posted by Marty-Party (Post 10565860)

Apologies if this has already been posted. Anyone not turning up for their duty today has had their pay deducted for the entire trip (e.g. 5 - 6 day) not just the days of the strike. It has also been deducted at the credited hours for that trip even though the flight has been cancelled. Office workers would be penalised by one day of pay for each day they didn't work. BA pilots have been penalised by the whole cost of the trip at their full rate. Some have calculated that at this rate of deduction, they will have a negative pay check after missing two rostered trips on strike days.

Additionally, all have lost staff travel for 3 years, lost any company wide bonus for this year, lost any pilot only bonus for 2017-19 as negotiated two years ago, no access to overtime rate to pick up trips (this is probably fair enough), plus no chance to bid for a fleet change on long haul - for ever ! This punishment has been in the planning for several weeks as the emails were sent out within hours of a failed report. If anyone thinks this is not a predetermined program by BA to break BALPA and the pilots then they are being naïve.

So if anyone thinks it will be better to cave in now and accept the consequences, the above shows the aims of BA. Break the pilots and tear up any industrial agreements. I feel sorry for the guys with long careers ahead if this is allowed to happen.

Anyone considering applying to this company under the current Leadership team, have a good hard look at this post, talk to a few people on the inside and have a good hard think about whether this is the kind of company you want to work for. The intimidatory tactics used on pilots including potentially illegal salary deductions and the complete lack of a duty of care towards its employees (there are stories floating around of non striking pilots who are sole carers for their children being stuck downroute, who have now been told to make their own way home). The behaviour of the company at this point is disgusting and where are the CAA in all this when pilots are being coerced with threats of massive pay deductions way in excess of one day’s worth of strike action? The impact on the mental health of its workforce cannot be understated and is a flight safety risk when they come back to work.

I wouldn’t wish this company on my worst enemy right now.

Has anyone been called yet for a start date in the new year?

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Originally Posted by Percula (Post 10568462)

Has anyone been called yet for a start date in the new year?

Just a very carefully considered word to the wise...I take it everybody is keeping a very close eye on developments at BA at the moment?

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Originally Posted by wiggy (Post 10568786)

Just a very carefully considered word to the wise...I take it everybody is keeping a very close eye on developments at BA at the moment?

Are you suggesting that the business may be at risk because of what has been happening?