fly niki

[alkor]

hi,

Niki is hiring.

Any info regarding pay (net) and roaster would be appreciated. FO.

Did the search but there are only old posts.

Thanks.

Cheers,
a

[Vulka]

Do U speak perfect german?

[SMT Member]

And do you mind flying with the boss in somewhat casual attire?

[Single Flasher]

Direct Entry Captains?

Are NIKI recruiting DE Captains?

Does anybody know what the T's & C's are for Captains? A320?

1. How many overnights?
2. Roster?
3 Take home pay?
4. Days off per month?
5 13th month pay?
6. Weeks/year holiday?
7. Staff travel?

Would really appreciate some info on this.

Can only find very little info about NIKI on the internet.

Thanks

SF

[Michi]

It is for a part connected to Air Berlin so maybe their terms are the same for Niki?

[EAM]

First of all, you need to speak german.

1. Only very few overnights, from 0 to about 5 per month
2. Roster is very good, min. 10 days off p. month, usualy 10-12.
3. Very low salary, noone is there just for the money.
4. By austrian law salary is paid 14 times a year.
5. 5 weeks holiday
6. Staff travel and ZED agreement

Niki is part of AirBerlin, all recruitment is done via Interpersonal.
People are quite happy at Niki everyone knows what they have and what not.
Taxes, medical and social insurance are paid in austria.

[Single Flasher]

Thanks EAM. Good info. Do they accept DE Captains? What is a 'very low salary'?

SF

[EAM]

At the moment DEC Positions on A320 and EMB are advertised.
Low salary, I would say if you calculate with an average of 4-4500per month after tax, you will not be disappointed. It could be a bit more, but it depends on how much you are flying.

[de facto]

4500 Eur /month? not worth learning German for these peanuts!

[EAM]

if you dont know german, you dont meet the requirements anyway.

[hetfield]

If you don't have a type rating, just go here and it's done within minutes:

flyniki - von Niki Lauda fliegen lernen

[de facto]

EAM,

All good, they dont meet my requirements either

[Airbus_a321]

well said, defacto

[Single Flasher]

EAM

What level of German is required? I have a basic level. What is the language used on the flightdeck. Is less than perfect accepted?
What is a ZED agreement with respect to staff travel? Is this ID90's. Can you use other carriers? Please let me know. Thanks again for your useful info.

SF

[EMB170]

So SF, you don't know what a zed fare is? are you sure you are an airline pilot ? that's the first thing you learn, how do use your staff travel properly !
ZED stands for; Zonal Employee Discount , this is based on mileage : ie travel between let's say 2000 miles and 3000 miles costs X pounds where ever you go in this range.

[Single Flasher]

Disappointing answer from you E170. Is it really necessary to be so patronizing? What do you know of my background? Please leave this website for professionals.

[hollingworthp]

I found E170's post quite informative ;-)

We don't get airline staff travel as we have no reciprocal arrangement with airlines to let their staff hop in the back of our bizjets :-(

[DHC6to8]

Mr. Lauda

I can still remember watching in horror as Mr lauda flew to Helsinki on a friday and came home to Vienna on Sunday. He started his A320 type rating on friday and finshed on sunday including the circuits! Wow, a whole f***ing typerating in a weekend... makes the rest of us look like sh*ite... taking normally weeks to get rated... my 737 rating took three weeks and I thought that was fast...
6to8

Last I read, Mr. lauda has been trying in vain to be allowed to put a third type rating on his ATPL, but the powers that be won't allow it...

[EAM]

SF, I think it depends what your basic level is, if you can do a normal conversation I would say this is OK. Of course we use english on the flight deck, there are also some FOs who do not speak german.

ZED is a special agreement for staff travel
@EMB170 if someone flys for a company who has no agreement with other airlines he does not necessarily know what ZED is.
As far as I recall this was not a question in my ATPL exam, but maybe that has changed in the last years.

[hollingworthp]

Last I read, Mr. lauda has been trying in vain to be allowed to put a third type rating on his ATPL, but the powers that be won't allow it...

I thought most things were allowed in Austria if you had enough money