Originally Posted by
whitelighter
Until your third anniversary with the company post validation salary is more like £34-£38k.
And that is gros, before tax and pension deductions. As is the £56k.
That's a shame of a salary for an ATCO at Heathrow. Who volunteers to work at Heathrow for that kind of money?
In air traffic control salaries and working conditions are going downhill in many places, mainly because many colleagues are no longer willing to fight for their rights, for recognition for this profession, workload and productivity. Companies managing airports and airlines are reaping all the profits and now, with low fuel costs, air traffic is going up faster and consistently. I am surprised there are not more air traffic control strikes in Europe. At least the French still resort to industrial action.