Hours and working schedules - SHORT HAUL

[spitfire747]

HI everyone

I am a PPL trying to get to my CPL/IR with a dream of flying an airliner one day.

I have always heard about money, benefits, requirements, hours needed etc.. but do not really have any idea of what the "typical" week (if there is such a thing) actually involves on short haul european routes, such as Easyjet or Ryanair.

Over the course of a month, what are the sort of working days like, i.e. days working, days off etc..start times, finish times, nights away

I know it all depends on flight times and you can bid for what you get, but there must be a rough guideline etc......

I would be really grateful for any ideas

Thanks

Spitfire747

[+TS]

Hy,

11 off-days.
average 55 hours per month. Approx. 40 sectors
5 to 8 night stops.

Operating the Saab2000 out of Basel.

Good luck !

[spoilers yellow]

Minimum of 10 days off a month.

65-75 hours flying each month.

Anything from 2-4 night stops in European/Domestic hotels each week.

(British Airways Shorthaul fleet.)

[abfgh]

33 days off per 3 months.
85 block hours per months, 5-7 N/S per months.

[spitfire747]

Thanks alot, you have all beena huge help

[Stall4All]

Well liked this subject so much i also wanted to reply!

I have recently changed employers but with my last employer I flew:
-About 120/140 Block Hrs. in summer
-had 36 hrs off each week.
-and got 28days off per year incl. weekends.
-anything less then 950 hrs. Block per year was a mistake in planning;-)
But the paycheck was "ok" and did fly 737-700.

I must add that this was charter and not lineflying. So greater blocktimes per day.


Grtz Stall

[birdstrike]

Stall4All

'got 28 days off per year incl weekends'.
Weekends alone are 104 days per year, so do you mean that you got a total of 132 days per year i.e. 11 per month, or are you as confused as your post made me?

[Skyjob]

As per April new rostering agreement: 6 days work, 3 days off, plus 4 requested days off per annum.

Hours anywhere between 40-90 depending on month and basing!

It's from the Orange Company...

[hvassk]

How about in the US:
Garunteed 11 days off per month. Sat reserve for two months and flew ten days out of the 60. Garunteed pay for 75 hours a month, anything over was above garuntee. Held a line and was gone from home roughly 18 days.

[Stall4All]

Hi Birdstrike!

What i mean with 28 days off incl weekends is:

If i take f/e friday till tuesday off, i have to take 5 days off. not three because there is weekend in the middle.
In the real world when you take a holliday you can take 5 days off to get a week of vacation. So 28 days is not much:-(

Grtz Stall


PS. I must add that we have alot of offdays/stand by in winter but they are offcourse not counted as vacation days.

[thedove]

what's average pay for new blood, fresh with a frozen atlp ?