Gordo In 2001 the starting pay was a smidge under 38k basic. It's now 40.5k. Under the new terms & conditions that will rise to 53k at year 5 as an FO (time to command? Who knows?). Profit-related pay may add up to 12k to that from 2005. Subsistence allowances are about 6k-8k annually.
Lav As we have new aircraft in both fleets, whatever new hires there are (and there aren't many just now) could be sent to either fleet, although the Airbus needs more than the Boeing. As for the Airbus, it's fine, thanks! Routes are good and the aircraft is a technological revelation after the Classic, particularly for a gadget-junkie like me. I do miss the stick-and-rudder stuff that was enjoyable even in a B747, but that's the way aviation is going.
Scroggs