ACG Cargo Airlines Germany

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Hi there,

guearanteed nine month off per month, of which four can be requested. Considering the salary it is in the top 3 of german airline employers. At least the old T&Cīs were. The new contracts are around 20% paycut compared to the guys who started with ACG from the beginning. Old contracts hit overtime at 61 hours+ the new contracts at 65+

According contract you have to live within one hour of Hahn, but only a few guys do. I am commuting myself, and it worked out best so far.

Upgrades nobody knows how and when they will happen. There is a bunch of experienced FOs who were with the company from the beginning and had plenty of 747 experience before they joined. So I assume they will be first for upgrades if there will be upgrades at all. They hire direct entry captains like hell, and many FOs are just pissed of by that. So don't expect any upgrade there withing the next 5 years or so.

Things work fine of you keep low profile, if nobody knows your name, just perfect. A captain who complained a bit too much was sacked this month.

before you apply or join just think of this.

- No Seniority List
- No Pilots Union That means management can do whatever they want
- OFF days are not really OFF Days. The appear on the roster as fast as they disappear
- Not a chance to take relatives with you. This is blocked by all means by one of the mid-level managers.
- You pay for your catering. Yes no joke. They deduct 40% of your per diem on a flight day. 20% goes off again, if you have a hotel with breakfast (which are all on the network)
- Almost no augmented crew operation, only if they are forced by law. HHN-HKG with two man crew is one of the highlights. Basically you are 8 days on the road for around 25-30 hours block. As long as I work here I never had significantly more than 65 hours. So overtime pay is nice theory you never gonna see it. When you get the T&Cīs just cross out all the overtime gimmicks, and you have your real T&C`s that you can expect.

If I didn't scare you too much go ahead and apply. We all hope these things above will improve; hope always dies last