Hi JJ,
I work in Crewing / Ops at STN. Been at it 10 bloody years now....
I'm sure with Forces flight Ops experiance under your belt you would walk into a civil airline with ease. Good crewing/ops staff are not easy to find these days.
Pay will depend on who and where you work, but as a ballpark expect about £15000 if you've got some experiance.
No exams - all based on experiance and knowledge.
But if you want to fly shouldn't you consider a civil job if your too old for the RAF ?
I'm studying ATPL's at the moment and hope to fly for my present airline - an ops.assist with us starts his B737 course in March.
Hope this helps - e-mail me if you want more info.
Cheers
007
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