Originally Posted by
TRY2FLY
I think Cargolux and Aer Lingus are generally well regarded by their pilots. Certainly the pilots I know at both on the whole are happy with their lot.
I definitely wouldn't say aer lingus. The place is rumoured to be riddled with CRM issues and an outdated cockpit gradient philosophy. Nepotism is rife from recruitment to promotions. It's more about union/company politics than flying. They run a very tiring 5/2/5/3 roster on short haul, they're launching these narrow A321LRs deep into the USA. They run a comparatively limited route network (compared to the likes of BA etc), plus you pay very high Irish tax, USC and PRSI. All leads to relatively low pay for quite a number of years. The pension is about the only good thing going for the place. People are actually leaving aer lingus, including Irish. This was unheard of in years gone by.