Benefits? Standard "Indian" airline benefits.
Air-conditioned car pick-up and drop for flights. 5-star hotel accommodation when away from base.
Decent medical insurance for you and family (cashless hospital card etc), Accident Insurance, Loss of Life and Loss of Licence insurance.
Unlimited "subject-to-load" tickets anywhere on the KF network for the pilot, spouse, kids and parents (not siblings tho) by paying just the taxes which are presently just Rs.221 per sector per person.
Interline deals are being signed with many IATA international airlines as we speak. KLM and Air Arabia deals already in place for ID100 travel (just taxes to be paid).
15 "working days" Paid Leave per year (...about to change to "30 straight-days" per year),
7 days Casual Leave per year,
10 days Sick Leave per year.
"Deal" and Salary... as mentioned by Desi, except...
1. Overtime for F/Os presently paid at Rs.1400 per hour in excess of 70 hours per month and
2. F/O salary probably to increase from Rs.1,12,000 to ~Rs.1,46,000 in keeping with market standards.
These figures are for A320 pilots. ATR pilots salaries are presently being worked out. Should be ready soon. Heard they won't be much different from the 320 salaries
Don't be surprised if some of you find yourselves being recruited for the ATR, with a promised progression on to the 320 in a year or two. Don't worry, KF is good for their word and the deal will be honoured as opposed to some other airlines who did not in the past. It should be written in the agreement somewhere as well.
Actually, some low-time pilots might even benefit from going up via the ATR route and not consider themselves cheated or unlucky for not getting on to the 320 straight up (and thereby opt to join another airline offering them something else).
Why….?
Remember, there is a lot to learn to fly an aircraft the way it was supposed to be flown. Use the ATR as a stepping stone on to the KF 320s or your next big aircraft. The ATR only is a little cousin of the 320 (concepts are similar), so if you fly that well for maybe 1000-1500 hours over 2 years... you'll sail thru the 320 training, move along well up the KF ladder and then you're set... A330s (soon), A380s and A350s one day.
Make a good choice... and good luck!
