"I like planes and stuf" has provided a good link for the current package.
Unfortunately there is no "scale", so the only pay rise is from inflation etc.
The per diems are paid for every day you're on tour. If you're on home standby, no per diems. There is no flight pay.
Tax is slightly different depending if you're UK domiciled or Continent domiciled.
So far no concessions.
Hours per month? It depends on what fleet you're on. The smaller aircraft guys, well, some have done no hours. Medium fleet are probably looking at 10-20 hours a month, large fleet possibly the same or a few more.
A couple of years ago, it was more like 40-50 hours a month. Several things have influenced that apart from the recession. We don't do as many positioning flights as we used to plus we're not going to Iceland or Russia as often.
Do not underestimate the pain and hassle of the conversion. I did it in 2001 (yep, great timing...) and it cost the best part of £15K + living expenses.. The exams are an exercise in obscure weird details and being able to memorise an awful amount of stuff.
If you are set on working in Europe & for NJE, firstly get your passport.
Rules change so don't assume.
Then contact Bristol Ground School and do their ATPL distance learning while you're still earning and gaining experience.
Then pop over for the medical & the brush ups & get the first 6-7 exams done. Repeat in about 3-6 months for the rest of them.
Hopefully, economy's picked up. Do the flying part, probably for you, Dash 8 sim etc. Voila. One EASA/JAR ATPL & residence in Europe.
Send out CVs.
Life is a bit different for a corporate pilot versus airline.
You'll be loading the bags.
Sorting the catering.
Collecting and briefing the passengers/owners.
Serving the owners drinks & having them chat to you in flight (not all the time
Sorting out the toilet services (some fleets are better than others...)
Cleaning and vacuuming the aircraft.
Organising transport.
Dealing with last minute changes to destinations and departure times.
In flight diversions are not unusual.
In some situations - filing flight plans etc.
It's all good fun (except the toilet..). No 2 days are the same. In fact no 2 hours are the same. There's no way I would go back to airline flying.
