Originally Posted by
FACoff
I’d be genuinely interested to know how anyone could possibly squeeze additional work into the rosters I’ve seen at EF. Seems to be routinely 6 days on, earlies then lates, 2 or very occasionally 3 days off. Fatigue aside I can’t imagine it’s legally possible to do much overtime?
The (slightly) higher pay at EF compared to the junior pay levels at Heathrow are a bit misleading. Compare your days off (10 at EF?) vs a Heathrow pilot (12-14?). Any Heathrow pilot working 2-4 days overtime would easily beat the take home of an EF skipper.
If you’re working harder for your salary, is it really a better salary?
Very good point about the days off, i had not considered that. At minimum credit (4.5hrs/day) a LHR A320 pilot will need around 19 days at work for a normal cap month. If a few higher credit days are thrown in then the days worked will reduce. Is the work at BAEF highly seasonal?
I'm well aware we don't want this to descend into a LHR vs LGW debate so in the spirit of bringing it back to LGW I've added the fixed pattern roster which is ONLY available at BAEF not at mainline. I believe this has been signed off by BALPA, maybe someone can confirm when it comes into effect and whether there are conditions to starting on it or will all pilots be on it as standard?
