Astraeus
 

I have an interview with Astraeus coming up. Does anyone know what their typical take home pay is for Pursers?

For that matter, does anyone know how many senior crew they are looking for?

Thanks ever so...

Lissy

First of all, search for astraeus under the search function!

Also, PM me or the many other victims before you accept the contract.

And also, Puritan (who is someone big in AEU) will no doubt either post on this or delete this thread, so get in there quick!

Stay away. Better airlines out there. Trust me. Stay away, or you will be forever scarred from this airline.

Cabin crew take home pay £crap
Senior £just as crap.

Good points. I can't think of any, will come back to you on this one.

No such thing as a typical take home pay for SCCM's I'm afraid. Depends on how busy you are, if you are on routes with a good commission (Taba) or night stopping.
Main crew tend to put in more hours than us, although we are running around like headless chickens in the summer, especially when minimum crew on the 737.
I enjoy it. Crews are generally great. I have done shorthaul, longhaul, scheduled & charter, and Astraeus is a joyful bunch of everything with a few surprises for good measure. Admitedly I am at LGW, I don't know where you would be looking to being based.
The grass is always greener on the otherside!:)

malachy8985 - well thought out post, thanks - concise, informative, detailed and relevant.

lissy, hi i just wanted to say, stay away from astraeus, much better airlines out there, Hostessmostess and the rest of the guys know what i mean!!

Hostessmostess - bravo for your lucid and erudite response.

And w.r.t. 'Puritan who is someone big in AEU'..... err, are you being size'ist and thereby having a jab at us chaps of larger stature ?.... ‘coz failing that I’m just a humble line pilot, so I don’t get what you mean and / or understand why your post should be deleted - or are you just bitter and twisted about some'at ?

Puritan,

I purely mean every time someone actually speaks the truth about Astraeus, you delete the thread or try to turn it around! It has happened many times...

Great to see that so many people are actually being honest and open about AEU!

Oh yes and I agree with you Jalite that the phrase "the grass is usually greener" is normally true, but it honestly was a LOT greener when i got out!

Oh Got out believe me! waited until it was safe then ran for the hills! They never sack anybody anyway, they cant afford to.
Instead they make people leave so they can get the £600 out of them!

Hostessmostess; 'got out' or pushed?? Guess thats another debate...

I worked on the ground for AEU, left last April to work overseas. My mrs was a CA for them though, and she had a great time.

We are working in sunnier climes, but i know she still misses the actual flying with the AEU crew. Having worked with them closely for nearly 18 months i can assure you they are a good bunch. ( Give or take a few exceptions!! Every airline has em....!! )

Im sure there are worse flying experinces to be had out there! Give em a break, you will have a good laugh.

I guess the folks ate AEU are tired ( and prob bored ) of these tiresome threads?

Regards to all in Faraday Road....And you Alberville!!

Astraeus
 

Thanks everyone for your replies. A mixed bag of responses really. This bonding business sounds very dodgy to me.

Astraeus
 

Hey there Lissy, I have been at Astraeus for just over a year now, started in Feb 03 and have to say that its GREAT, i know people post comments about how bad it is etc, but bottom line is... its an airline, the pay is good obviously better in the summer than the winter, we are starting to expand and at the LGW base the trips are becoming a little more frequent, yeah there is a bond with Astraeus, and they wont rip you off, its there to cover there backs if u decide to walk off before 6 months, the crew are sooo friendly and easy going, and after a month or so online, u will know most the crew, so that makes it a happier place to work, Go to the interview, the recruiters are really nice, and am sure you will be fine, If you have ANY question at all, please PM me or post on the forum, and will answer the best i can, Hopefuly fly with you soon

Jc

LBA BASE
 

Friend of mine has interview in Leeds on Wednesday - they opening a base there ?

Thanks

Yeah, there leasing a ****ty really old A319 from Lotus air to be based there, to cover the routes MYT lost. The rosters will be dead I would think.. All SBYS..

Not quite sure how you would define a 1996-build former Swissair A319 as either "****ty" or "really old", particularly given that I doubt very much that you've seen the aircraft.

And with a flying programme of at least two flights every day, why on earth would the programme be mostly standbys?

It really doesn't do a lot for the credibility of your other posts or the accuracy (or lack) thereof, but I don't suppose that you care. How many flights did you actually do there anyway when you bothered to turn up for work?

I agree with hostessmostess.

It's not a very good airline to work for, with so much better out there.

I would say apply to every other before astraeus, even ryanair are better!!:p

is that where u went malachy8985

LBA BASE
 

Interesting... so Egyptian S E P then?

:cool:

As it is to be based in the UK and operating under a waiver of permission, the airline leasing in the aircraft has to ensure "equivalent safety". This means operating to JAR-Ops compliant SOP/SEP and also to UK flight time limitations - much as per the First Choice/Air 2000 operation at Cardiff in 2000 where a Lotus A320 did their flying for the full season.

And from reading posts on another BB about this, someone from First Choice reckons they did a very good job too.

No, I didn't end with ryanair, but at least they pay you for the hard work. I'm with BA Eurofleet, LGW. :p :p ,

Got it in the end my friend. you stay at AEU, I will go up in the world. ;)

A great team at Astraeus. Looking forward to an exciting summer programme.

SPflyer - How's Ya! Sorry I missed your last visit. I was in the cold north.


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