BitMoreRightRudder - thanks for summing up how things have changed so much in such a clear and authoritative manner.
Pop it onto the Private Forum as well if you feel inclined. Many in the company are hazy about the various bits of the CTC package and how much they've changed and apparently are going to change...
When I was offered a first airline job by Go-Fly in 2000 on B737 many at the time were aghast that there was no final salary pension, 900hrs a year was the only limit and we had no hats. Not a full decade later the package of a full contract from day one, full pay from day one of the free type rating, a simple 3 year bond and an annual £6k pay rise in years two and three (
Y1 £26k, Y2£32k, Y38k + £6kpa sector pay) to reflect your growing experience seems like Nirvana.
Where the next decade takes us I genuinely shudder to think.
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