Yes terms and conditions aren't the most glamorous in the industry, but in all fairness the pay ramps up very quickly.
Basic 20500 plus increments, no one earns this amount. Absolutely everyone has an increment from day one. A year 3 scatsta Saab Fo joining the company on 400 hours and building a further 2000 turbine in that time will typically take home 2300 net. I'll add that this pay deal is over three years old and overdue a review. There is no pension, and you will work very very hard, with regular changes on an almost daily basis. However it is an excellent first job, it's a real shame it's not a career.
If you join eastern with high total time and plenty of turbine the money is as good as the 70 percent deals available from jet2 etc. No pension though and you need to be flexible but it's a fun place to work. Breadth of experience and types of flying very wide with great training. Regional, european Acmi charter, VIP charter, cat c airfields.
Including experience in the arctic circle.
Edited after re reading in order to generalise.
Last edited by PaulW; 8th December 2010 at 20:30.