2nd year FO on BAe146/ ARJ with one of the biggest regional carriers in Europe, owned by flag carrier
-average 60-80 block hours/ month
-equals to 120-140 flight duty hours/ month
-everything from 1-6 sectors/ day
-sector length from 30 min - 270 min
-average 10 nights away from home/ month, usually 4 to 5 star accomodation w/o breakfast
-40 days holiday/ year increasing to 42 days
-10 days off per month
-pension sheme paid for by company
-company supports Loss of License starting with 25/ month increasing to 200/ month after 20 years
-company pays car park, uniform, simulator
-time to command unpredictable - might be 10-15 years
-roster for 1 month, published on the 25th of the preceding month
-discounted travel on nearly all airlines wordwide
-discounts as usual in travel industry on hotels, rental cars, vacations, insurances
-Bonus once/ year, dependent on company΄s performance, max one extra salary
-extra "holiday money" once a year starting with 300 gross increasing to 1000 gross after years
-extensive and difficult tests and screenings over three days to get into the company
average net after tax, social insurance, Loss of License, single, no kids
3.200,-/ month, varies between 3.000,- and 3.600, including around 180 average travel expenses
average gross/ year should be around 60.000,-, pay increase every year around 200/ month + slight increase on tax free flight pay
Satisfied? Everything is alright, especially considering the size of the aircraft. The one thing that is missing is the perspective within the company, so i am going to leave.
