Originally Posted by Fly-by-night
You won't be disappointed.
I've been with them nearly two years and I have no complaints.
Take home pay with flexi working is higher than other UK 737 operators.
Stable rosters with plenty of time off.
Generous annual leave.
Private health is excellent - I've used it for my family already.
Final salary pension after 5 years service.
Most importantly, a comfortable culture to work in!
Best of luck!
FBN
Be a bit careful here. The BASIC is pants, Flexiworking is not a surefire earner, especially at smaller bases. I can't speak for the 737 fleet but I understand that the high rolling days of mass flexi are coming to an end as they get establishment right.
BALPA are trying to negotiate a pay deal but seem to be poles apart from the usually silly company offer. As usual, there has been a recent flurry of "hard times" notices coinciding with pay negotiations.
Also, flexi is not pensionable, nor is sector pay so it is these areas the company is trying to raise. Simply put, if you don't do a lot of flexi and/or rostered
flying (and for a host of reasons many don't), the pay is poo.
I would agree with the rest of it though. As for the pension being wound up? Anyone's guess but historically there are periodic downgrades of the deal for new joiners. If you join as a Captain, tales of crossing over to the 757/767 should be treated with caution as regardless of rank, you join at the bottom of the seniority list. There are a few rumbles on that one from senior FOs on the "big" fleet and junior Capts on the "little" fleet which will need sorting at some stage.
