Thanks Bonernow, and good on you.
One of the guys training with me said that if you go with a Ryanair contract you wouldn't be flying as much. Can I ask roughly how much you were flying? I couldn't quite understand why Ryanair would put their own staff at a disadvantage either (then again, in my previous life my last employee treated contractors like royalty and regularly shafted their own staff).
As for myself, I would like to hold out for the Ryanair contract, but to be honest, we are so broke at this stage, that may force my hand! I'll have to see closer to the time - I've got to get through my base check and line training first!
Thanks, WR.