collecting info on uk airlines

[squawkident7700]

Hi there!
I'm an italian flight att. planning to move to uk...

I was wondering if any of you could give me some info on which seems to be the best airline to join...
everytime I say:"ok, let's try to join X or Y" but after reading what you guys write I make up my mind!
I was thinking to LGW base, given that, I won't bring my car and I could live near the ap so...

I'm interested to know :
- the salary(of monarch, bmi, virgin, ba, ASTRAEUS, ezy etc.)
- days off (can u make a request for the next month?)
- type of contract
- flight hours
- roster etc.

I know I've asked sort of "private question" but having a response for each group would be great!

if you want you can post me a PM even sending me a copy of your personal schedule...
sorry to bother you but I really need to take a decision...

Thank you!

[squawkident7700]

hi there again, how come nobody has info to pass on to me!
come on please!I just need to know few details regarding T&C's of each one of the mentioned companies, so don t bother providing me with full details concerning the selection process.
thank you in advance,
S I 7700

[jcx]

Astraeus

Well here at Astraeus your basic is around 10k for Main Crew, and you normally do about 1 trip a month.

Rosters are issued about 2 weeks in advance, and work on a 6 on 2 off period, however this is made up of Standbye duties and flights.... its a temporary contract however in my experiance if you work hard then your sure to be kept on.

Having never worked for another airline i cant comment on any others, but Astraeus is really friendly, and it is a really good airline to work for.

Good luck,

[squawkident7700]

thanks jcx!
Sorry for the silly question but: do you mean that working 6on 2off pattern generally result in a single trip per month?
cheers

[jcx]

Well i would say you normally get about 12 flights a month so thats made up normally 1 trip, flights and stanbyes, its a good mix... well i like it anyways!

Hope this helps, anymore Q's just ask