MOL's bunch get paid 32k for crew con/ops officer starting off, ops con up to 45k. The DUB based 146 operator paying about 27k for crew con and something like 35k for ops con. The ATR outfit pays 25k for crew con and ops start about 32k. The new guys with the Jamaican A319's in SNN pay decent enough for a new company with crewcon/ops assis(with exp) on bout 30k, it's under 25k for newbies and ops cons on bout 37-38k.Not bad considering SNN area a cheap place to live in comparison to DUB. No idea on shamrocks, they have their own weird and wonderful structure and i'm assuming a pay scale to match so maybe someone else could shed light on this.I hear the cargo guys with the 767/atr and herc get paid ok,late 30's but the ops assis is min wage. By the way, all prices are euro's. Multiply by 1.25 approx for USD$. Overal you're average ops-con in Ireland on a better number than their counterparts in UK. Several factors, Ireland has low income tax for low to medium salaries, its 20%. Cost of living in ireland is generally less than UK FOR THINGS THAT MATTER (the price of a pint doesn't!),Rent is less,petrol is about 30% less, if you disagree then you;ve not lived in either recently. French ops is poorly paid, close to min wage I hear except for 'Ayre Fronts' and of course Airbus. Alot of the exec jet guys around europe on around 35-40k starting and fas as I know NJ pay mid to late 30's with experience,ok considering LIS cheap town.
Seems that a few UK based exec jet operators paying 27-30k GBP which IMNBSHO is the very least that should be paid. One MAN based company (not yourtravel, it's my...) recently were looking for a flight planner for something like 14k! And they wanted experience!! Dreams...
With a bit of luck the licencing of this profession will go ahead and happen in a timely fashion and those that cut it then deserve the rewards, those that are along for the ride then it's time to take a back seat.
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