Having not worked North Sea for a number of years I was shocked to hear how litle the engineers are paid when a friend of mine applied for a job with Scotia recently. There has been lots of talk about pilots achieving parity with the airlines but nothing about the engineers.. .. .Given the amount of money that has swilled around over the years little of it has found its way to either the pilots or the engineers. Poor reward for all the commitment and expertise.. .. .Just to give people an idea of the pay split between the airlines and the North Sea for engineers. Type rated engineer starting with Scotia £22,000, with Ryan air £42,000.. .Helicopters might be more fun but does it pay the bills?