hello,

it is a McGinley contract essentially. You will be assigned to a base for normally 1/2 months (sometimes more). Roster is 5/5 with no standbys, tax paid in Ireland.
—-All numbers are gross amounts—-
140.5€/h including the cost of recurrency training (sim and SEP training). Plus 20€/h for out of base allowance. It may have increased temporarily to 30€/h but as everything in Ryanair it can be withdrawn at their own will anytime.
You can not negotiate the base. How you get home it is on you, they don’t care if you have to travel 4 days.
The net salary out of the gross is then entirely up the the individual (cheating or not with the expenses to be deducted monthly through the mandatory Irish accountant).

It is a contractor “employment”, in other words, a disgrace for the industry, which must be stopped ASAP imho.

Thanks for that Full blast, obviously not the ideal long term career choice but it may actually suit me believe it or not!

Also is there free travel on Ryanair from your home base to temporarily assigned base?

In many airlines (short haul low-cost excepted) you are away from home as it is. The 5/5 is quite appealing. The money you could cash as a floating pilot is good. If you're a commuter without prospect of getting the base you desire it's also a good choice. Doesn't matter if you commute to same place or different places. The downside is the commuting overall. They often sent you to the edge of the world and spending 15-17 hrs to get there wasn't unusual. On your day off of course. But it was free! Wohoo..

It actually might suit me, I’ve just ended a 30+ year career with a big Airline and was looking for something for a couple of years and amongst others this is an option. I haven’t flown the 737 for nearly three years now tho, is three years since last operating as a 737 Capt the cut off point for Ryanair?........come to think of it Ryanair is even bigger!��

It doesn’t work out at 5/5 I’m afraid, particularly in the winter when schedule reduces jump seat options. This sort of thing does suite a few but it can be very fatiguing and pretty unsocial with not quite the expected financial gain expected. It does offer FR superb operational flexibility. Good for them, not so good for you. If (and you will) be sent to destinations with poor connectivity it’s not uncommon for guys to overnight to get there due to any combination of factors from duty start/finish times and then connection. Remember FTL’s are a bit more restrictive these days and your legal rest between jumpseating and operating / vice versa. You will resort to buying tickets with other airlines, so factor that in. Wholesale roster changes can scupper you properly when rostered out of some place that has a major festival / event going on and the choice is last room going 300 bucks per night or taxi, drive, train 30km away! Factor these costs in. The novelty will wear off rapidly. 5/5 Can in the odd situation feel a bit more like an 7/3 to 8/2
Tax issues are a whole other box of frogs!

850hrs * 194 is about 138k euro, which is £120k at todays money. Out of which you will pay hotac, which is tax deductible but that doesnt mean it is free.

A stansted capt is £127k for the same hours, but on a 5/4 not commuting, (a 5/5 floating skipper is really 7/3!), with paid sick pay, holiday pay, all hotac a pension and most importantly LEGAL! Now with also union backing.

This contracting must stop. Cancer on the entire industry.

Part time in ryanair is 5 on 13 off. But they often make you work a dew months a year full time.

Normally you have to find a colleague to roster share with

Few months = 3 months? Assuming june/july/August? Do u get leave too and whats the net take home on the part time months?

Sounds doable!

They told me it is not available. Maybe after a year but it is not a promise.

Too bad, i would join instantly in this case.

i think is via mcginley only. Average pay depends on the hours you fly, since you are paid by the hour.
i am sure they would be happy to work some extra hours.
as mentioned above, they do not care how and when you get to the base, you just have to be there and do your shift.

in any case if you manage to negotiate something I am willing to share a job with you (they need two Capt to agree on that and split the job)

rgds
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Are you planning to drive 12 000 km per month? If not, no you cannot (.. or rather, should not) claim it as business expense.