How many off-days do Y O U have???? poll 2002
 

dear colleagues,. .. .we all know more or less how much money the different airlines are paying their pilots ( thanks to the great thread about that topic here at pprune), but do we all know how much we have to work for it ?? . .so to get us all more informed about that so important subject, i ask you to kindly share your knowledge with the rest of us.. .. .please note your off-days and vacation per year,fleet and type of operation.. .. .i start:. .. .cargolux. .744,freight(sheduled). .off days per year: 9 days in 13 rosters = 117 per year plus 42 vacation days . .= 159 days per year. .additionally we get a rest day after flights with a considerable time difference,but not when followed by off-days anyway.. .. .to add some political motivation :. .cargolux-management plans not to hire any new crews in 2002 regardless of a new aircraft <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="mad.gif" /> arriving in fall due to "optimized" rostering of the existent personel... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="mad.gif" />

Varig. .MD-11. .30 days vacation per year. .average 14-16 days off/month

Gulf Air : All Fleets. .. . 8 days off per 28 day roster period. .. . + 52 days Vacation. .. . SL

Inop, why don't you join ALPL. I'm sure they'd be better able to help than PPRuNe.

Days off per year: 365. .New job starting April 1 (unless some hideous joke) thank god.. .. .FD

KLMuk. .. .10 days off in 30. .. .42 days leave plus wrap around days

KLM 737. .. .11 off days on a 28 day roster.. .37 days holidays.

easyJet 737. .. .96 days per year. .36 days leave

Jayrow Helicopters Darwin . .. . No roster. .42 days annual leave. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="mad.gif" />

easyJet. .. .6 on 3 off so anything between 9-12 days off a month. However one of those days can be a "flexiday", i.e. on the 6th day on they can work us til 3am on the 1st day off or at the end of our 3 days off we can go back to work before 6am.. .. .35 days leave plus 4 request days. Wrap around days too, a 7 day block with wrap around days = 12 days off.

DHL. .. .We are working 8 ON and 6 OFF, that's roughly 12 days off a month.. .28 days vacation per a year.. .Quite good.

Crossair. .. .Min. 121 off days per year plus 28 holliday.. .Currently about 12/13 off days a month.

Deutsche BA. .. .132 days off/year. .30 days off/3 months. .at least 9 days off/month, but not two consecutive months. Not more than 3 single off days within three months.. .. .39 days/year vacation, from the third year on 42 days and from the 15th year on 45 days.

bmi Regional. .. .9 days off per month. 5 days standby. Called out on standby once every 3 months or so. About 50 hours flying a month.. .. .35 days leave per year, plus 6 'floating' days.

For contract pilots you get 8-10 days per month + that you accumulate 2 vacation days per month for a 6 months contract. These 2 vacation days you could ask to be added to your monthly off days, and if the rostering officer understands that you`re not living permanently at your base of operation, he/she will give them to you, may be. But since we are living in a fast changing aviation world, things may have changed when the summer season kicks off.

Normally 15-16 days off a month,. .28 days vacation (after 15 years). . . .American Airlines B-727 Captain(until May 1)

Police pilot, 4 days on, 4days off. So, 182 days off a year, plus 20 days leave.. . <img src="http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/aircraft/3flypigs.gif" alt="" />

Luxair:. .. .30 days off/3month, min 9 days/ month.. .. .3 times during a 3 month period 4 consecutive days off. .. .43 vacation days/ year, however during month with vacation in it, reduced number of off-days.. .. .1 supplementary vacation day/year per 5 years seniority.. .. .Ps inop, cargorat2 is right: you should join ALPL!

Air Malta:. .. .8/9 days off per montly roster. .24 days annual leave. .around 11 public (bank) holidays. .. ...........looks like its time to join Gulf Air!!. . <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> . .Ekola

Southwest Airlines (PHX base):. .. .Usually min. 15 days off (reserve lines) per month. I have been here only 2+ years and can easily hold 3 on and 4 off with 18 days off (19 days off with 31 day month).. .. .Vacation: Junior : 14 days. . Senior : 21-35 days . .. .Happy flying!