Wizzair

[aviationvictim]

well, Ryanair seem to have both regulated contracts with union support in quite a few countries and the opposite in other countries.
A few years ago they were the ones to avoid but it looks like Wizz have taken a very
firm lead on that one although the ultra low cost Ryanair branch, Lauda seem to wanna join in the race.
Tricky isn’t it? Maybe the answer is to not sign a contract that pays you the same wage as McDonalds would do🤷‍♂️?

[PBSniper]

Has anyone been to an assessment day holding a now rather defunct UK license? I applied last year prior to the day of reckoning on 31/12/20 and now am unsure whether it's worth the trip to Budapest in a few weeks just to be told to PFO when I had over my docs. Looking at the careers website it does state they want EASA...But am I right in saying though that they have a UK AOC and hence operate some 'G-' reg aircraft? Thanks in advance for any info or guidance.

[gtaflyer]

Direct entry Captain

Does anyone know salaries for captains as of today? Am I to understand it’s some sort of confair contract?

[A321drvr]

Confair Capt Basic is 42k per year. I'm not sure if they've changed the km pay. It was 0.062 EUR/km and per diem i think 60 EUR before covid. All taxes paid by the pilot.

[gtaflyer]

Thanks A321drvr, any idea what selection criteria they using for new captains not the ones returning.

[A321drvr]

No idea. However I'd rather drive a delivery van for half of this at home than fly for this outfit somewhere I can't even commute properly.

[Busdriver01]

Does anyone know how it works for UK License holders / UK passport holders post brexit? Would that be a uk base only or are there other bases that would be options?

[booze]

Hi. What i heard it's only Eastern European bases avail hence the EASA license req. to fly HA-reg. Cheers

[FlyingStone]

Being based outside of UK requires the right to live/work in the EU (or that country), and I don't see many European countries issuing work visas for foreign pilots in the near future.

[Sick]

And vice versa. But since the UK government is set on the destruction of UK based airlines, that's not much help to Brits

[Whitemonk Returns]

Originally Posted by A321drvr

Confair Capt Basic is 42k per year. I'm not sure if they've changed the km pay. It was 0.062 EUR/km and per diem i think 60 EUR before covid. All taxes paid by the pilot.

Jesus Christ what is the FO pay?!

[A321drvr]

26k and 3cents/km. Not sure about the per diem.

[Big_D]

Sick

Not really, as long as you are on at least £26k pa.

[TTOTT]

The basic is 20,000€/year for Senior First Officers (1670€/month)

[Banana Joe]

That's not the full story though, is it? You need to apply country multipliers.
In Italy a normal FO at the moment is netting 2500 euro per month with 30-40 hours per month.

[calypso]

Wow, a full 2500 ? it seems quite a return on an investment of 125k just to get the licence

[Banana Joe]

If you spent so much for your license the joke is on you 😂
Wizz is another joke, but not as bad as forking out 125k for a license.

[chinese3NMofftrack]

PBSniper

Good morning mate,
It all depends if you want to be based in the UK or not. If you do, you should definitely go since they are looking like crazy for drivers who are legally able to work in the UK for WUK ( too many acs and not enough crew to fly them). If you're looking for other bases in WAH (wizz hungary group) the story will be a bit different and I'm not sure it is worth the trip.

Hope it helped.

[PBSniper]

Thank you for the reply

[PBSniper]

Originally Posted by TTOTT

The basic is 20,000€/year for Senior First Officers (1670€/month)

This cannot be correct....