Skyred1, I am afraid to say that what you said about Air Contractors is not true anymore.
You pay full Irish tax unless you live in Holland or UK, pay for your own travel to your base including hotels on a Sunday night, work 3 weeks, 1 week off and 5 guys transferred to the A300 this year will not be replaced. We have been told of the possibility of more cutbacks in the coming months. Crew moral is bad and most pilots are trying to escape, with some looking at jobs that would mean a pay cut. We are the poor relations when compared to the A300 and 737 crews when it comes to how we are treated. New employee's will probably be on short term contracts with no benefits. And you will be on FO under training salary until passing 500hrs on type (we fly 350-400hrs a year).
The ACL ATR fleet was a great place to work. We have a new fleet captain who is fantastic but unfortunately both hands are tied behind her back.
such a shame really
