i am A320 rated. It’s all I have ever flown. 50 may be a bit old perhaps… Also I got my hours in Asia, not in Europe.

But it goes to show they must have had a lot of younger, UK-experienced A320 DECs apply…

No, they are not.

Hi guys,

some feedback from my last interview with BA EF DEC (about 2 weeks ago)

Generally speaking, I think the interview has been fairly straight forward. The tech test was also not that difficult (I think it was like 30 questions, 30mins and not related to A320. Just ATPL stuff)
Then we had a group exercise and a personal interview. Again, not for NASA astronauts.

At lunch time we had a relaxed chat with a Captain and a First Officer both from EF. They went through a presentation and offered us snacks and crisps lol.
Nice guys for sure. Salary is around 80K£ plus the flying (totaling around 100K). This turns out to be something around 5,500/6000£ PM after tax.

I don't think I will continue to the next steps. London is an expensive place to live even tho I kinda enjoyed the HQ, people and so on. All the non-financial related stuff basically.

Feel free to DM me if you are seeking additional infos.

Best

Good post zumzum! Did you get a positive reply back from BA yet?

The salary is disappointing considering the cost of living around LGW.

Any information about the pension on offer? Also, what kind of rosters could we expect? (Days off per month, typical patterns, stability, sectors per day, typical duty length, any nightstops etc).

Cheers.

I believe pension is same as mainline - 6% employee + 15% employer.

Not sure about pension plans I'm afraid. Spent too much time in too many different places that I personally don't count on that.

Regarding rosters: they looked good. Mainly two sectors days with 1hr turnaround on average. Long flights: lots of Spain, Portugal, Italy and no nightstops. In reality, they are not really a low cost as they claim. Its all BA for now but they plan to have their own AOC etc.

They seemed fairly interested in getting pilots as they need to expand quite a bit but not desperate I would say.

All in all, I think if you are British, maybe from London, it would make a lot of sense as this would be a non-commuting contract (no 5-4 like easyJet) and you'll have the chance to join the main BA seniority list. Meaning you can then apply for long haul and whatnot (including getting mainline contract for what I understood). Its a good bet I would say.
Now, if you are a foreigner, well it all depend on personal circumstances. But cost of living is very high and well, there are now so many opportunities if you want to fly away from home but still in Europe (for that money).

I will not proceed any further in the selection process as it doesn't make sense for me personally, but again, I can see good potential if you are from that side of the world :-)
on a side note: of course this is not good for BA pilots as they see all this as another potential threat. But man, Europe is so f**** that hey, at least we are not flipping burgers just yet.

I thought freedom of movement had ended. How would BA recruit EU citizens?

By getting a Skilled Worker visa.To be eligible for the Skilled Worker route:

• you must have a job offer from an employer who is able to sponsor your visa application
• the job offer must be at the appropriate skill and salary level
• you must be able to speak English to the required standard

Is that what they are doing. Brexit just keeps on giving. :ugh:

Which they’re not doing…

Less pay at BA Lgw than LHR euro. Frozen at Lgw for 5 years. No nightstops.