Money on hand after tax at BA??

[cornet]

Hi guys,

i know u might think the same questions again and again, but it was not stated as far as I know:

1.) "How much money per month will you get on hand after having payed tax and everything?
- FO B777 1st year? xxx Pound???
- FO B777 5th year? xxx Pound???

2.) Is it wise to join BA as a german guy?

Thanks....

[Carnage Matey!]

Nein, ve hate all ze germans who vork in BA, just like all the Dutch, Scandis, Irish, Aussies, Canadians, South Africans, Belgians and ze damned Scottish!

[Maxcrosswind]

but love the Welsh, eh Matey?

[Human Factor]

In general terms, if you take your gross pay (all allowances, Flying Pay, etc.) and pay normal tax, your annual take-home will be very similar to the advertised basic pay, if you see what I mean. For example:

A year 1 FO gets £42000 ish basic and about £12000 in allowances on top. By the time you pay tax, pension contributions, etc, you will take home approx £42000 per year or about £3500 per month.

As far as being German in BA, the only relevance is whether or not you intend to commute from Germany. There is (at least) one German co-pilot on the 777.

[Carnage Matey!]

Ze Velsh are too silly to fly de fliegelmachinung.

[expedite_climb]

Cornet - I'd work on an AVERAGE of £3500 per month. It all depends how hard you want to work.... In my first 6 months on the line I flew 100 hrs more than some of my colleagues (and therefore earned more money!).

If you have lots of leave, or are on reserve and not used much you may take home only £3000, this month I've done A LOT of flying, and an overtime trip, and will take home after tax £4700. I, however, can't remember where my home is this month!

A normal month of full flying, no leave should see you with £3700-800.

[Waka Rider]

Carnage matey you forgot about the kiwis!!!!! Cornet no worries about Germans in BA.

[cornet]

Any rough idea how much a captain takes home? Just a question, because it seems maybe endless to become a longhaul captain at BA!

[Human Factor]

A longhaul captain earns 25% more gross than a longhaul copilot at the same pay point. Obviously he'll pay more tax so the take home will likely be just over 20% more. Can't say exactly without knowing which pay point but the earliest a new entrant will see a longhaul command is pp20 or thereabouts. At current rates, take home would be in the ballpark of £7k per month for 900 hours per year.

[pilotatlast]

If you're on the 777 fleet and taking home £3500 a month how much of this goes on expenses when down route? I know it's asking how longs a piece of string but just wanted an average figure. With my current employer if i have a 3 day trip I end up spending on average £50 so if i was doing 5 of these a month would end up taking a £250 dent out of my take home pay!

[expedite_climb]

I personally seem to spend £200-300 a month (FULL month of flying see comments above); although that includes paying for internet at 75% of the hotels I stay at. Of course, it is interesting to note that my personal credit card bill has seems to have reduced, as I'm at home less to spend money.

As I said, if money is important to you there is lots of overtime at the moment, and foreseeable future. To give you a better idea an average of the last 3 months, and next two payslips for me is £4300 net. That. however includes one overtime trip a month, which is working hard, and slightly unusual!

[cornet]

Thank“s that seems quite okay for me, although I spend now up to 1000 Pound a month for living on the stops.

[mr ripley]

Spent £85 in Lagos the other day (4 day trip). But then again there wasn't much of an alternative to the hotel (and its bar and restaurants).

[Alpha_India]

So- once more for the slow ones like me:


German pilots might/will be welcome at BA ??!

Boy- tell this our Lufthansa-Su$$$rs regarding the British....

[Re-Heat]

Moeglicherweise liegt es an der Tatsache, dass die meisten englischen Leute nicht Deutsches sprechen koennen!

Habe ich irgendeine Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Jobs an Lufthansa?!

[Shaka Zulu]

yeah i think that is a valid point re-heat.
if they can come work for us why is it so darned difficult to try and get a job with them. a free market and all that.....

[Bubair]

Shaka zulu

Do you speak German??

If you do you shouldn't have any problem finding a job in Germany.

[Shaka Zulu]

ever tried lufthansa bubair?
i agree that the lcc's are less restrictive but having to a special german air law exam in these times of JAR-FCL is a bit odd.
and yes i speak german (i grew up 3 miles away from the border)

[Alpha_India]

Honestly, I was wondering about the social climate prevailing at BA rather than any aspects regarding working law.

I dare not to judge the atmosphere there-- so let`s be serious:

Is it likely to WELCOME or at least TOLERATE A GERMAN who`s obviously blocking the job for an English fellow ??

[Carnage Matey!]

If you pass the selection you'll be welcome. BA has a long history of employing non-Brits and you'll find no petty nationalistic tendencies here. Amongst the nationalities I know of flying for BA are Irish, French, Belgians, Dutch, Finns, Iraqis, Canadians Australians and South Africans. I'm sure there are many more I've yet to meet. We also employ cabin crew from just about every country you can think of in the EU - including Germany. Just don't try to get first break by putting your towel on the bunk! (Thats humour by the way, just in case it doesn't translate)