THY working conditions
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1) Basic salary is 7300 euro ( plus 600 and another 700 for accommodation or hotel in lieu for long haul captaisn only ) No other benefit if not a private medical insurance with no dental coverage and a ridiclous loss of licence ( 100K USD) .Bringing your family there is a no go. Education is extremely expensive, housing in decent area will not be below 1500 euro car extremly expensive ( 180%++ tax )
2) On 330 You will fly 2 ER flights and many four sectors days to nearer destinations, on 777 4 ER separated by 48 hours rest. You will have 7 days block off days and the rest will be filled by home stby and reserves.
On narrow body fleets the situation is close to slavery ( tried that on my skin) 90 plus hours, no commuting, no benefits, max 4 days off often after a late finish and before an early start just after midnight to some very dodgy destination. No improvement on the horizon I heard.
3) Turkish Lira has lost 30% of its value and almost 40% against the dollar. The geopolitical situation is not comforting ( a few bombs and suicide bombers) and an increasingly authoritarian regime are not really projecting a positive light. The upcoming election could be another set back for the currency.
4) Consider that In THY there is peculiar pilot classification. As a new joiner you will be given a C2 status that would mean you will fly as FO on left seat on wide body or only with experienced FO on narrow body.Once you will get a C1 status on WB you will still be assigned flight with other local C1 and guess who will be commander again Often they will scare the !!!! out of you....I still remember the stories I was told..
5) THY is NOT and expat airlines. They are just filling seats. The contract is permanent as long as they renew you work permit ( every year) and there is already a quota system imposed by the local ( joke) DGAC of 10% expat max.THY is at the moment exempted but nobody knows until when. They are just pure opportunists.I would think twice to leave a job anywhere else to join that circus...on any fleet but if you really really are desperate...
Last edited by yanbancypilot; 28th February 2015 at 10:03.