Originally Posted by
BA Pilot
FWS, ignore Olympic, he is speaking utter drivel!
BA employ pilots, both male and female, from many countries worldwide. The basic requirements for employment are on the company website above (right to live and work etc).
It sounds to me as if Olympic was rejected at some point and puts it down to his nationality. Trust me, it is not a factor that will preclude you.
Having the requirements, passing the interview process and sim stages may result in failure, but it will not be a nationality thing.
You just have to look at UK plc to see how many people are welcomed in here - BA is no different.
PS not from a rich family, not educated at Oxford, not BA sponsored cadet but BA B747-400 captain.
Actually I have never applied to BA, and never will. I dislike the country, spent a while doing my JARs. I went to school with a lot of English lads and they all tell me how horrible it is regarding the hiring process. They have the perfect "CANDIDATE", all the candidates for some odd reason all look the same, saw it first hand when I finished Oxford modular ground school ... they probably know if they will hire from the second they look at you. Profiling you could call it. Go for it, just don't be disapointed. There are plenty of airlines in the UK to fly for.