Sorry, you are wrong.Loco pay:
easyJet (UK Contract pilot jobs news for airline pilots and aviation schools)
Easy Fo base is 51k, not including allowance of of 20 quid per sector. So add another 7k on that. 57k. That doesn't include overtime. Increasing to 105k base as a skipper with an anticipated 12k on top flying pay.
Top pay for a captain at easyJet is in excess of 136K.
jet 2:
Jet2.com pilot jobs news for airline pilots and aviation schools
FO base 58k, climbing to 66k with anticipated allowance of 2800.
Day off payments of 300 quid a day.
Captain base, 100k, with an anticipated allowance of 6k. Day off overtime payment 470 quid.
Ryanair, despite their working conditions are offering skippers between 120-150k euro a year.
As for the age of leavers, I'd be interested to see if that includes all GD branch, including hangar on staffers, or those who actually fly, and which stream. Those stats include pretty much the main cadre of VSO who will of course stay on till 55, or certainly much longer. 1* and above They account for 20% of the pilot cadre. see page 27. It also shows us down a whopping 23% for Junior Officer pilots.
No agenda, just pointing out facts. And I agree the grass isn't greener. But one thing you absolutely cannot argue is that the financial settlement in any way compares to the commercial world. It doesnt, especially after the 10 year pay freeze. Reality is, many ARE going direct legacy carrier and those that aren't are looking at Direct entry command with a number of smaller but reputable carriers. Some in their second year as first officers have turned 100k when short notice overtime has been accounted for.
The flying pay review screwed the pooch by not putting aircrew on a similar scheme to the Docs and the Lawyers. Last real opportunity to stop stop the outflow tap, sadly missed.