5-6K in allowances is achievable but depends on fleet and base. There is no sector pay only an hourly rate of £2.46 per duty hour for out and backs (nothing paid for ground training at base) and £2.95 per hour when on voyage. This is taxed at the equivalent of 13%. The airbus guys flying 900 hours will make about 4K p/y. Longhaul pilots will make considerably more for about 5-700 hours p/y. If you join the 75/300 fleet it will be a relatively easy life but you will soon find yourself on the airbus flying to the limit for cock-all extra, possibly even a drop in pay through doing fewer voyages. Your choice of base will affect how much voyage you do, some bases/fleets complain of never being away and others are completely fed up with never operating from home, it’s a bit of a lottery. It’s also worth noting that the union have ‘failed to agree’ with the management twice in the last 12 months, industrial relations at this time are probably the worst the company has experienced in its history. A ballot over the latest disagreement is being conducted at the moment.