Ssschmokin1, you did'nt quite understand that I was talking about NETPAY not basic, my Ryanair NETPAY incl. sector pay is semilar or more than my fellow colleges in Easyjet today and not 8000 £ less, they haven't got the same roster (5/4) as we do and they are not expanding as quickly as Ryanair, in other words, you don't get command as fast as in Ryanair, at least for the time being. ( I started in Ryanair i July 2007, bacame commander within 11 months and my fellow colleges in Easy are till first officers even after 3 years with same qualifications)
As for the allowences since 2001, well I don't know about that as I joined Ryanair in 2007, but I tell you, compared to former Maersk Air salary, Ryanair is absolutely paying a fare salary for the time being.
Concerning the cadets, as long as they are willing to take the offer, why should Ryanair refuse ?
Once there are no candidates for the first officer position, the T & A will change and Ryanair has to pay to get their pilots.
We are, bacause of the recession, in a quite bad position as pilots right now, but just wait and see, in about 4 - 5 years time, Ryanair has to improove their T & A to keep the company going.
Does'nt it make any sence that ALL the airlines with the best T & A are struggling to keep the companies going, this is not the past but the future and nothing is going to be as it was, sorry.
BALPA is only struggling to get a Ryanair recognition as they are forced by BA and similar companies to prevent their T & C to go the same way, forget it, we are in 2009 and nothing will ever be as it was, no one should be surprised by the conditions in the airline business right now, if they don't like it, stay away, or opposite accept the conditions or find another way of making your living, I will just say, I like my job with Ryanair very much and no one can convince me not to, it is a free world, lots of jobs in Asia, China, Africa and the middle esat, just go ahead and pick your choise, if Ryanair was that bad, they was'nt doing that well.
