GGV, that may be true and I do not have enough insight information about Ryanair to talk as an expert on this thread. But I was under the impression that if you are a contract pilot you do not get the contract from Ryan Air but from the contracter, e.g. Brookfield. I would not have any pension, my only salary would be the pay by the hour. Do you have reasons to believe that they could change this rate on the run? Brookfields contract goes for 5 years.