Jet2.com 737
Pay is reasonable but not the top end of the market by any stretch of the market. Elixir is correct that if you are paying for your type rating up front they give you the money back over 3 years tax free so you end up at about £1800PCM take home so I have heard. On top of that you have your duty pay which obviously depends on how much you work but is tax free and usually works out at about £200-£300 pcm. The deal is better for those already type rated with base pay for F/O being around £2000 pcm
Roster stability was horrible last year due to a massive expansion but we coped and did what we had to. It was certainly no worse that other LO-CO's with few if any ending up with garden leave due to running out of hours. There are only a few 4 sector days with longer routes such as AGP and FAO being 2 sector days only. A new rostering policy has been introduced where we now get 10 guaranteed days off per month as opposed to 8 last year. We also have other guarantees such as no more than 5 days on in a row etc.
Crews are friendly and fun people to work with both in the pointy end and down the back. LBA and MAN both have established social scenes with regular events happening to keep people mingling.
It does have its down sides in that the aircraft are older models and you do have to cope with a certain amount of tech issues sometimes. Engineering is good and they do their best with the resources available. Any tech issues I have had have been addressed and dealt with promptly and correctly. Eng is also very happy to mix with flight crew both professionally (ie you can go to them if you have a question without fear of being labeled thick for asking that 'silly' question you had in your mind) and also socially with most engineers joining in the social scene.
Management are in a transitional stage I would say and do sometimes try to hark back to the 'good old days' of being a small freight company but in the main they are getting better. Rumours of PM's outbursts in my experience are greatly exagerated although he is still as hands on as ever. LAst summer we had senior managers loading the aircraft in Murcia while we were getting our ground handling up and running there.
All told don't believe the hype of the other thread which seems to be getting slightly out of control. I have been with the company for 3 yrs + and have had no problems and still enjoy it without becoming bitter and twisted like some of the posters in the other thread.
PM me if you want any other info I'd be happy to help.
Boxjockey99