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Old 2nd Apr 2002, 08:53
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The pay is interesting because of course Swissair went bust and Crossair bought the detritus. Management now inform us that this was a merger (interesting from a legal standpoint) You're not interested in that though here is the answer to your question:
We have an A and a B scale pay list.
Ex Swissair captains and FOs maintain their old pay. If we are profitable in the first two years thay also get 15 million swiss francs bonus.
The Crossair captains get a pay rise that sees them paid the same as an ex Swissair FO after they have spent 12 years in the company (about 120,000 swiss francs).
The Ex Crossair FOs almost have to pay the company!!!! They get chicken feed.
There are other changes too: Swissair pilots keep their day off entitlement and Crossair pilots spend 5 years building up to it. So it goes on. If you are Swiss and 18 I would recommend you apply, if you are from anywhere else, steer clear.
NB Fair is a relative thing, especially in Switzerland!
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