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long-haul pilots, who earn up to $500,000 per year and benefit from incredible pension plans as well./QUOTE]
EI Management say there are 60 pilots who cost the airline €20m a year in wages and pensions.
there is a difference between cost and earn in the numbers being bandied about in the many posts above .
The actual cost to the airline includes pension benefits, medical, overhead etc. etc.
The pilots might actually earn a lot less depending on these mangement factors.
However, no doubt that Aer Lingus will be better off if they shed them and hire lower pay pilots eager for the work
