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Originally Posted by italian stallion
(Post 10425390)
Just been invited to an assessment , but now after reading this thread I'm not sure anymore..
nothing mentioned yet about paying for type rating, and I need to fund my own airfare and accommodation, for an airline with 3 daily flight from my city...... |
Originally Posted by italian stallion
(Post 10425390)
Just been invited to an assessment , but now after reading this thread I'm not sure anymore..
nothing mentioned yet about paying for type rating, and I need to fund my own airfare and accommodation, for an airline with 3 daily flight from my city...... I'd offer the option that you are right to be concerned about only having 3 daily "commuting" flights...it can be done, but stating the obvious you can end up with a lot of "dead" time, either at LHR after arriving or before going home. |
Originally Posted by Justanothervoice
(Post 10425150)
Minimal days off on weekends for junior pilots seems to be a very prevalent theme.
So the only realistic expectation for weekends off are going to those that have been booked through "Gold" days and leave. What is the leave allowance? Is it based on seniority or is it points based depending on what leave you had the previous year (Peak summer/Christmas ect.)? Thanks. Two leave "seasons" - Summer & Winter. In each season you are entitled to 14 days leave and one Duty free Week (DFW) So total 28 leave days and 2 X DFWs every twelve months Leave can be taken as one 14 day block ( traditionally starts on a Saturday, though under JSS you may now be able to slide leave start by +- I think 3 days) or two 7 day blocks ( starting on a Saturday, now also subject to possible "slide"). One block has a couple of "wrap" days before where the company can't assign work ..the other block has "wrap" days after. Those days accrue zero credit. You cannot break annual leave down into any smaller blocks, such as single days or two day blocks . DFW is a single week, with one (optional) credit free day of free duty before it starts. leave is awarded on the basis of a points system..if points are equal senority rules. HTH. |
Just to add to Wiggy’s excellent post, one of the benefits of the DFW is that you can elect to work during some or all of it, thereby earning extra credit which can be ‘spent’ by taking days off elsewhere. Thus, if the dates of DFW awarded are not your first choice, you can maybe get some better free days. This used to be easier under bidline and I’m no expert on JSS but worth considering anyway. You can’t work during leave, so that is the main difference. |
You can work during all leave at LGW though.
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Originally Posted by Stocious
(Post 10426236)
You can work during all leave at LGW though.
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Originally Posted by hunterboy
(Post 10425508)
As far as Parental leave goes, BA are pretty accommodating as long as you aren’t for school holidays off. As you can imagine, there is a waitlist for the public/school holiday periods, but outside that, you’d stand a pretty good chance . I believe you can only use 4 weeks a year per child though? This hasn't been my experience. Out of 4 applications for parental leave I have only been successful once. On top of that it is never approved out of the gate, it is always waitlisted and you are left unable to make plans. |
Originally Posted by Northern Monkey
(Post 10426833)
This hasn't been my experience. Out of 4 applications for parental leave I have only been successful once. On top of that it is never approved out of the gate, it is always waitlisted and you are left unable to make plans.
(FWIW I tried that argument at a previous employer and they offered dates unpaid that I was already due to be on leave, not really in the spirit!!) |
Originally Posted by BitMoreRightRudder
(Post 10426515)
You sure? Do you mean by selling it back? |
Originally Posted by Busdriver01
(Post 10427037)
I read somewhere else in the depths of this site that long haul layovers are to eventually be reduced to 24hrs. Any truth to that or just plain rumour mill? Doesn’t sound like time for much more than dinner, very short sightseeing trip if you can be bothered, sleep, eat, fly home... |
Originally Posted by Busdriver01
(Post 10427037)
I read somewhere else in the depths of this site that long haul layovers are to eventually be reduced to 24hrs. Any truth to that or just plain rumour mill? Doesn’t sound like time for much more than dinner, very short sightseeing trip if you can be bothered, sleep, eat, fly home... I think it went something along the lines of “ you know, if you reduced rest down route it would mean more time at home”......I might be wrong but the follow up might have. been something to do with having a bridge to sell. I guess the idea might get some traction with those who get bored with LAX, HKG or SFO etc but I don’t think most people are interested so IMHO it’s not an immediate threat but it is obviously on a wish list. Riskybis - the slip timings you describe, a consequence of the ancient and cunningly named “West Coast agreement”, are still intact. |
I recently applied for BA and now I have to complete an online assessment. Can anyone give me some more details about what to expect?
Thank you! |
Originally Posted by V737
(Post 10429053)
I recently applied for BA and now I have to complete an online assessment. Can anyone give me some more details about what to expect?
Thank you! Both vacancies show on the BA.com career website but as far as I'm aware an online assessment is not part of the BA mainline selection. BA mainline selection: -Online application -Day 1; Verbal and Numerical Reasoning and a computer test -Day 2; Interview and Group exercise -Day 3; Simulator assesment |
Are you sure he/she isn’t talking about the pre-selection personality profile, or has that been canned? |
Can anyone shed any light on the Maths test? Is it the same as the FPP?
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Originally Posted by onichols1
(Post 10430265)
Can anyone shed any light on the Maths test? Is it the same as the FPP?
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Originally Posted by Riskybis
(Post 10427046)
SFO/LAX may get reduced to 1 night |
Is there any truth in plans to change how reserve is allocated to address the senior/junior imbalance of working weekends? I've heard that basically the more weekends you work, the less reserve periods you'll be allocated. Thus, some senior guys may start electing to do more weekend work to avoid reserve I suppose?
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Not really true. The points you accrue by doing weekend work under JSS only become used as a tiebreaker when assigning reserve periods to people with otherwise equal points. (According to recent posts on yammer). Weekend points therefore make absolutely naff all difference to the frequency you’ll do reserve as a junior pilot, especially as all the junior guys will have broadly equal weekend points as they’re the ones who’ll be working all of them! |
Originally Posted by RexBanner
(Post 10431644)
Not really true. The points you accrue by doing weekend work under JSS only become used as a tiebreaker when assigning reserve periods to people with otherwise equal points. (According to recent posts on yammer). Weekend points therefore make absolutely naff all difference to the frequency you’ll do reserve as a junior pilot, especially as all the junior guys will have broadly equal weekend points as they’re the ones who’ll be working all of them! Is this disparity of lifestyle between junior and senior pilots something that is trying to be addressed? I'm in a seniority based airline and while rosters are meant to have some seniority weighting, it doesn't seem to be anywhere near as critical as at BA. Is this just going to be a fact of life at BA or is there a push for some change while maintaining some advantage of being senior? |
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