working conditions for easyjet a320 pilots

[a_320busdriver]

was just wondering if someone could fill me in with the working conditions, pay scale, monthly flight time and any other useful info for a 320 driver for easyjet. or if there is a thread you can direct me to having such info, i'd appreciate it. thx

[AMiller]

dont easyjet only have a319 and b737?

[dlav]

yup, A319-100's (not 320'S)

[A330AV8R]

easy320

hey is easyjet hiring foreign nationals with ICAO approved licenses ?

[Scottie]

If you've the right to live and work in the European Union no problems, if not I'm afraid eJ won't employ you.

[Norman Stanley Fletcher]

Pay rates are all on www.easyJet.com. AS a rough guide a captain can expect to take home about £4200 GBP after tax each month. The actual amount varies depending on how much work you are doing. You will typically do 42 sectors per month over about 18 days rostered work with some 4 sector days. We work a 5/2-5/4 fixed roster pattern which means 5 earlies, 2 days off, 5 lates, 4 days off and so on. Most, but not all, people regard it as a good company to work for and the A319 fleet seems easier overall than the B737 but that is a subjective view.

[Kraut]

Norman Stanley

.....work with some 4 sector days........???
Majority is 4 sector days. Out of ten I had nine 4 sector days for example this month!
That´s just an individual number, maybe depending on the base you are flying. But "some" 4 sector days looks to me very optimistic!

[The Greaser]

Luton days are fairly equally split between 2 and 4 sector days, for example my May roster shows 12 days flying, 5 of which are 4 sector days, 7 are 2 sector days.
June is showing 5 x 2 sector days and 4 x 4 sector day.

Of course this is still a Boeing base.

[flying scotsman]

have never done less than 4 sectors with easy. do a fair few 6 sector days due short route net from my base. overall though not worked too hard at all!

after 20 years in aviation I think this is the best airline job I've had if you factor in all the plus and minus points.

like NSF I'd recommend it. but do your research some guys genuinely don't like it here for fair reasons.

cheers.

[Norman Stanley Fletcher]

Like I have said the 4-sector days are base-dependent and to an extent luck of the draw for the individual. I can only quote from my own roster - 17 rostered days flying in May with 8 4-sector days, 17 rostered days flying in June with 7 4-sector days. I think that is OK frankly but others may disagree.

[Canada Goose]

Sector

Forgive my ignorance - but what exactly is a sector !?

Thanks
CG

[The Greaser]

A sector - a leg or an individual flight

ie. Luton-Barcelona-Luton = 2 sectors

Luton - Krakow - Luton - Berlin - Luton = 4 sectors

[Canada Goose]

Thanks Greaser. That was pretty much what I had imagined it to be !! I just starting having doubts and wondered if a sector was a return trip, which it clearly is not !!

Cheers,
CG

[What to do?]

Hi

When we say earlies, how early? Are you expected to be there 1.5 hours before push?

Can I possibly get an average early sesh example, and not a rare shocker!!

Cheers

[The Greaser]

Report is one hour before push. A long early for example would be report 6am Luton-Aberdeen-Luton-Bratislava-Luton finish at about 4pm. Or 5am report Luton-CDG-Luton-Amsterdam-Luton finish about midday.
2 sector examples would be report between 5 and 6am, maybe Warsaw or Malaga return, finish maybe 1 or 2 pm.

[JT8]

My earlies (737 base) for May 13th - 17th were:

UTC Actual dep / arr

13: 0635 EDI / BCN 1440
14: 0545 FAO 1145
15: 0700 EDI / NCE 1445
16: 0640 EDI / BCN 1645
17: STANDBY 0700-1000

[Scottie]

Here's 5 earlies at another 737 outstation.

Day 1 0600 Local report, 4 sectors finished by 1pm
Day 2 0530 Local report, 4 sectors finished by 1pm
Day 3 0400 - 1100 Local, Standby.
Day 4 0515 Local report, 4 sectors finished by 1pm
Day 5 0530 Local report, 4 sectors finished by 1pm

Report is 1 hour before pushback.

Hope that helps.