Hours and working schedules - SHORT HAUL
 

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

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 !

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.)

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

Thanks alot, you have all beena huge help

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

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?

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...

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.

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.

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