Originally Posted by
pudoc
Not sure what your definition of a good deal is, but a unemployed ex-Flybe pilot in their early-mid twenties with 300hrs total time and a next to useless type rating earning £63k to be cruise relief pilot for 2 years with the prospect of long haul command in their early-mid 30s sounds alright to me.
Indeed. Good deal
if you keep that command, maybe!
I'm reliably informed that the ex VACC Chairman, who was at the helm of pilot representation during the contentious 2020 redundancy consultations (and wholesale permanent change to all terms and conditions) has recently been appointed in a management role as Head of Flight Crew at the airline.
Captains made redundant. Seniority binned (and yes - it
DID exist, despite new joiners alluding otherwise in posts above, and there was an industrial agreement that was extant covering it!). Scheduling agreements binned permanently. All whilst consulting with a BALPA union Chairman - who now gets a management position. He is now your boss. Good luck with any pay and lifestyle negotiations there!
The court cases of the "unmentionable" forgotten victims of the above debacle, that paved the way for your command in your thirties, have not gone away, by the way. It will all out eventually.
Just saying.