Well, because they are adding, as you said, a basic salary + 85 hours flown.
I copied to you the basic salary itself. Just that, basic salary (flying 0 hours).
Then you get , as a F/O, AED 45 for each hour up to a fixed amount. Then, for every extra hour AED 425.
For the extra hours they take into account:
31 calendar days per month---> 92 hours
30 days----> 89 hours
29 days----> 86 hours
28 days----> 83 hours.
So, if you say that they are assuming 85 hours flown that means AED 25320 per month plus 85hours x 45AED---> AED 29145 (7936$)
Let's assume that last February you flew 90 hours. You will then receive your basic salary + 86 hours payed at AED 45 each + 4 hours payed at AED 425 rate. Why? Because February was a 29 days month so the target for a 29 days month is to fly "only" 83 hours and all the hours above that target will be payed at the extra called "productivity pay".
In the case of a Captain same situation but normal hours payed at AED 60 and productivity pay at AED 600
Does it make sense to you now?
Last edited by archer_737; 11th Jul 2012 at 22:04.