Originally Posted by Big Metal Bird
(Post 11630574)
I’m not sure if it’s been written here before but does anybody commute from GLA or EDI for either SH or LH?
How do you manage commuting when you’re on reserve? Thanks |
Anyone been offered a 320 course recently?
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Originally Posted by Big Metal Bird
(Post 11630574)
I’m not sure if it’s been written here before but does anybody commute from GLA or EDI for either SH or LH?
How do you manage commuting when you’re on reserve? Thanks SH you have the added advantage of being able to bid for GLA/EDI night stops for an extra night at home, or the occasional trip originating/terminating there (which would ordinarily have a deadhead sector to LHR). |
Can anyone advise where A320 type rating training is held and for how long? Where do you do your base training?
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Any further info on the rumour of updated / renewed / restructured pay-scales? Surely if BA were going to do it to increase the number of applications, they'd want to make it obvious that's what they were doing to ensure a steady supply of applications?
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The rumours I have heard, are that the driver for the pay negotiations has very little to do with wanting to attract more applicants.
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Originally Posted by topgunaviator
(Post 11631935)
Can anyone advise where A320 type rating training is held and for how long? Where do you do your base training?
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Originally Posted by GS-Alpha
(Post 11632188)
The rumours I have heard, are that the driver for the pay negotiations has very little to do with wanting to attract more applicants.
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Originally Posted by glidehigh
(Post 11631418)
Many, many commute from Scotland, especially given the frequency of flights from GLA/EDI and even NCL. Very common on both SH and LH.
SH you have the added advantage of being able to bid for GLA/EDI night stops for an extra night at home, or the occasional trip originating/terminating there (which would ordinarily have a deadhead sector to LHR). I would treat any potential pay negotiations with a huge dollop of salt. BA still has a huge industrial relations problem with its pilots it just doesn’t see the need to fix. They don’t want to pay us, simple as that. Our laughable bonus system negotiated this time around has the company needing to make something like a 16% margin just for us to get a measley couple of grand. As long as we have people doing overtime trips just for the allowances (yes this happens) they will not feel any need to remunerate more. |
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Hi all
How long did it take for you to get the sim results? Did you get an email or phone call? |
Originally Posted by Plastic787
(Post 11632260)
I would treat any potential pay negotiations with a huge dollop of salt.
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Hi everyone. Can anybody give me an indication on what a typical roster is like for a low seniority FO on the 777? Also in terms of annual leave, are there any months that are quite hard to get leave in? Is it possible to get a long block of leave in a row? 2-3 weeks for example. Many thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by ClearenceClarence
(Post 11632425)
Hi everyone. Can anybody give me an indication on what a typical roster is like for a low seniority FO on the 777? Also in terms of annual leave, are there any months that are quite hard to get leave in? Is it possible to get a long block of leave in a row? 2-3 weeks for example. Many thanks in advance.
Leave yes you can put your annual leave together to make a 2 week block which becomes 21 days with wrap days. Even longer is possible with duty free week or other tricks. |
Originally Posted by White Van Driver
(Post 11632481)
Have a look at my old posts on this thread but briefly an average full time month would be around 3x 3day trips plus 2x 4day trips. With either 2 or 3 days off between. Working most weekends.
Leave yes you can put your annual leave together to make a 2 week block which becomes 21 days with wrap days. Even longer is possible with duty free week or other tricks. |
Originally Posted by ClearenceClarence
(Post 11632485)
Hi WVD, many thanks for your reply. Are there any months where it would be nigh on impossible for a low seniority FO to get leave within?
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Originally Posted by White Van Driver
(Post 11632498)
Leave is allocated by a points system. Low points for popular times (xmas, summer holidays) through to high points for unpopular periods (eg november). Iirc the points aggregate over a rolling 8 years so in your first few years you'll not get much in peak times but after a while you've got just as much a shot as anyone else.
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Originally Posted by ClearenceClarence
(Post 11632425)
Hi everyone. Can anybody give me an indication on what a typical roster is like for a low seniority FO on the 777? Also in terms of annual leave, are there any months that are quite hard to get leave in? Is it possible to get a long block of leave in a row? 2-3 weeks for example. Many thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by Busdriver01
(Post 11632654)
I hope you like the east coast ...!
777 is probably the worst fleet to be on as a junior , even after a few years seniority it’s still pretty rubbish. |
Originally Posted by White Van Driver
(Post 11632498)
in your first few years you'll not get much in peak times.
Originally Posted by ClearenceClarence
(Post 11632425)
Can anybody give me an indication on what a typical roster is like for a low seniority FO on the 777?
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There is also the ability to ask for parental leave during the year if you can’t get the leave that you wanted. As long as you get in early, or are prepared to be waitlisted until CAP set the month before, you usually get it. Normally, BA are more than happy to get a pesky pilot off the books for a few weeks , even during peak holiday months. I usually managed 2 weeks parental leave in July or Aug .
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