come come, boey, I agree with your principals wholeheartedly regarding those who lecture as if they are gods
, which pprune is full of - but wishing their livelihoods away is perhaps a little overboard.
To the starter of this post, i personally wouldn't bother with the astraeus contracts
unless there's ABSOLUTELY nothing else AND you're pretty desperate. and i agree with flash8 - airlines like these make a difficult, challenging, top-rate job into a bog standard, run-of-the-mill slog. We're pilots, not bus drivers. Sure, outfits like FR don't have a prestige image either, but I'm pretty sure they don't pay captains salaries quite as low as that. I don't mind having no frills or perks, but as a top captain, I'd quite like to get paid more than around the level of the headmaster of my local comp!
But, as I said before, it'll pay the bills. And the 320 is a great aircraft. And the destinations will probably be very interesting. Weigh up the facts, and decide.
And most importantly, 1234's most important message to all ppruners, keep it HAPPY.
1234
By the way, what is Captain Rocker's name?