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ZeBedie
April 08, 2015, 20:28:00 GMT permalink Post: 8937261 |
Was pilot selection purely on seniority?
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Bellerophon
April 10, 2015, 17:25:00 GMT permalink Post: 8939271 |
ZeBedie
...Was pilot selection purely on seniority?... Fortunately, Yes! ![]() It was (almost) exactly the same process as pilot selection for any other aircraft move in BA.
There were two minor differences to the normal BA process that applied once you had been notified of a successful bid and allocated a course date.
Over the years, there were a very small number who were denied a conversion course on technical grounds, one of whom I knew personally. There were several people who voluntarily withdrew from a course they had been allocated. Often this was after a look-see trip and a chat with crewmembers about the conversion course and life on the fleet. This was not uncommon, and I got my conversion course, at shortish notice, after just such a voluntary withdrawal by a more senior pilot. Finally, often people are surprised to learn that - for various reasons - most BA pilots never put in a bid for Concorde. The year I got my course, there were around 600 captains in BA senior to me who had declined to bid. Reply to this quoting this original post. You need to be logged in. Not available on closed threads. |
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