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It would take you 28 years in BA to break even with Easyjet in terms of total income based on time scale to command as it stands.
All depends on what you want from life / a job. BA is not the answer for all. |
Originally Posted by 8029848s
(Post 10206022)
It would take you 28 years in BA to break even with Easyjet in terms of total income based on time scale to command as it stands.
. You can make all kinds of assumptions about things like time to command, time to long haul, whether you should include the roughly 1000 GBP/month downroute allowances BA pilots get paid that easyjet guys to not, the fact the BA total pension contribution is around 50% higher than easyjet, easyjet loyalty bonus, money earned per actual day at work etc. We could argue those things till we are bored to tears. Lies, damned lies and statistics (and all that). Frankly you can argue it both ways. However, how on earth you came up with 28 years to break even takes some doing. |
Response Time
Hey guys, does anyone know how long they take for any initial response, after the submitting CV part? I got the immediate email to say the application was in, but is there a standard response time?
Thanks! |
Not on PP34 you don’t. |
Its not rocket science guys...use excel......2/3 years to a command in Easy Jet Ryanair, considerably longer in BA to achieve the four figures in BA which is actually on SH command below the others carriers and yes...bingo...28 years plus or minus.
Ok the pension in BA is slightly better but we are almost identical on BA SH in terms of hours / productivity than Easy Jet / Ryanair. If you live in the regions, even Jet2 makes more sense unless you crave long haul...in which join Virgin and have 5 days rather than 1/2 off before your next flight in BA. Trust me...at the present caps, and we are 400 pilots short, you are highly likely to be ill, fatigued, or divorced in BA if things continue as they are. |
It’s not that bad at BA, shall we steer the thread back to BA DEP recruitment as opposed an easy v ba v jet2 thread, there are other places for that. If it’s money you’re after go and fly in China. BA has a new CC, so things may or may not get interesting over the next few months. DEP recruitment opened up again, now requiring just 100 sectors with a TR which satisfies the ZFT requirement. This may or may not be less than 500 hours. |
Originally Posted by 8029848s
(Post 10208095)
unless you crave long haul...in which join Virgin and have 5 days rather than 1/2 off before your next flight in BA.
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I have been looking at the whole BA/EZY deal for a while. I ran the figures a few days ago and it takes 21 years at BA to match the basic at EZY including their loyalty bonus. (SH Captain on PP34) Allowances are roughly similar so forget that one. The difference is pension. BA offer me 16.5% (avc’s you see) where EZY offer you 7%. Essentially BA pay a lower basic but your pension or deferred pay is greater. If I were to change one thing about my position it would be to live closer to Heathrow. The commute is crap but honestly I can’t live around London. That leaves a commute. It’s only just over an hour but it’s a ball ache. Live near London I would take BA. Live near a regional airport I would take a LOCO with the hope of a base move one day. BA is a good company generally but if you are not fussed with LH or don’t like living out of a suit case or a Van in a truck stop then there are better options. Saw that managed path has opened which is great news. |
virgin has 750 hour annual limit, so there’s a slight advantage there. Absolute gold dust that kind of contract these day. |
bex88 said "Saw that managed path has opened which is great news. "
Whats that then ? |
It’s the specific pathway/scheme for those joining from the military (and yes I agree with bex...it is good news)... https://careers.ba.com/military-scheme |
Originally Posted by 3Greens
(Post 10208518)
virgin has 750 hour annual limit, so there’s a slight advantage there. Absolute gold dust that kind of contract these day. |
Well the 750 limit has been here for the 22 years I have been at Virgin, and management have stated they are quite happy with this arrangement |
Bringing the thread back to BA DEP issues.....
I'd like to add a couple of links that might be useful for anyone going to a simulator assessment, if you have never seen a Lido chart before. (in the sim, I found the assessors to be really helpful, but I still found it useful to know where to look on the chart for critical things like MSA, DA/MDA etc). Approach charts: SIDs: STARs: |
Has any in the latest recruitment drive been offered start dates or is it still long term swimmers? |
All I know is we need you guys on board ASAP. Caps ridiculously high for months now. |
And the more we get, the better it becomes! |
Dupre...Many thanks for the links to the Lido videos. There was more tuition there than I received from BA on the use of the Lido charts. I certainly learnt a thing or two. |
Originally Posted by zero/zero
(Post 10208997)
Has any in the latest recruitment drive been offered start dates or is it still long term swimmers? |
Hi guys,
Been browsing the internet, but could not get any info on the BA rosters. Can anyone tell how many days you can expect to be off on LH and SH per month? I assume this will also differ in summer season and winter season? Thanks! |
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