Wilky,
It is an unusual thread, but the point was, 25k is actually a reasonable salary. When I started in oil and gas i was on 21k and managed to live reasonably well. So when someone on another thread turned their nose up at a £32k salary on year three of a training phase with easy jet I was quite surprised. I would be delighted with that. No im not in Azers. Im nearer Japan.
I suppose my point is, im reading a lot of money complaints from guys who have recently qualified and are working for airlines. Im trying to assess if these guys are worse off than others in different industries with similar levels of qualifications etc and at similar levels in their careers.. You cant use the line "but it costs a lot to train as a pilot" because thats not going to affect how much you get paid.