Paul, you must be working for a different Eastern - the one I recall was vastly different to the one you describe. I gather at the moment they've even made chaps redundant - so not overly convinced that it has changed for the better???
Oh yes, and YOU now have to stump up £15K for the J41 rating.....
Having worked for a few airlines in left & right seats, believe me, the FlyBe deal is one of the better paid TP jobs going along with pretty decent T & C's. Of course more money is always good as well
