Originally Posted by
FLYSWAN
In case you are not aware of the reality, first year salary (First Officer) at Iberia: 2400€ per month all included. (IBeria mainline not Iberia Express).
Easyjet crap deal as well, small base likely to close down any time, small network, crap staff benefits, bad roster, bad contract.
You won't find many Vueling pilots leaving to go to Iberia or easyJet, that's for sure.
What is true thow is that Vueling have recruited people with High experience (ex Emirates, Qatar, etc....).
Reason of the recruitment: fleet growth and new FTL rules...
This year 28% of applicants who were present on the first step of the selection process were offered at job...
Yes Iberia is not ideal for the first few years but long term it is. Good atmosphere, stable base(s).
Easyjet is not a crap deal. F/O earning much more than in VLG, CPT much more initially as well (then it becomes very similar). Base is doing really well and it will expand, it's far from closing down. Rostering is random but usually 5/3 far from the 6/2 they are doing at Vueling.
So you can have your own views. Reality is I know many pilots who have left VLG for EZY and IBE (and many others indeed) or are looking into it. Many went for the assessments but not many got the job. Working atmosphere and conditions in Vueling are far from being sustainable. And base? What the hell is that? It could take years for you to get to your preferred base and not even then it will be permanent. Loads of time away from base as well (sometimes months), which is OK when you are 20 but then it becomes a bit of an issue.
As somebody else mentioned, VLG is currently a training airline and nothing more. If they are struggling for pilots that is excellent news. Terms and conditions need to be improved, as well as how they treat their pilots. Only then they will stop or even reverse the flow. I know a few guys who would be delighted to be flying under their colours, but not under slavery.