It seems to me, prompted as I am by this week's advertisement in FI, that there is a great deal of ambiguity about flying for RyanAir.
Those who work for the company 'seem' rather happier in their lot than those who don't fly for the company.
To all and sundry then: Please may I have some pointers to the following questions. I feel sure that they have been asked before, but anyway, if it's not too much like a sleep zone:
Is the Ryan Air bottom line more or less the following:
1. You have to pay a lot to get in unless you are:
a. Type rated.
b. Current and experienced on the type. (737/800)
2. FTLs are Irish and a bit less favourable to pilots than those in the UK. In other words, much as one might find in Italy, perhaps?
3. Once in, one can expect to earn a decent salary. £75K plus pa, as a Captain.
4. The roster is fairly stable. Five on, three off.
5. Limited night stops.
6. A degree of happiness amongst the older pilots.
7. A degree of unhappiness amongst the younger ones.
8. Rather more skinnering and backstabbing than one might like to find in a stable work environment.
9. The usual messing around at short notice that tends to go on, especially for Captains.
10. A management geared for profit somewhat at the expense of employee work ethic.
Then:
Is the training good, both initially and recurrent?
Are the cabin crews a happy bunch of boys and girls?
Ditto for the engineering staff?
Thank you in davance, as it were.
