Compared to what? Convert the 73 CA to US dollars. Compare that to even some of the LCC's in this country.
850,000.00 NZD
=576,424.66 USD
First year second officer pay My point is I think the chart should be correctly to say YEARLY pay instead of MONTHLY pay. Unless inflation is that bad in NZ
Yea, well, you won't see me driving a Ferrari any time soon.
It's a good point to convert to US dollars and take a good look at tax and cost of living in New Zealand (I'm on fourth year pay, which is what happens after the first year with an ATPL, and I get just under $48000US per year). It's a good few years until one is making the big bucks as well, and take notice that a 737 skipper is on less then a 747 FO. . .not sure how that happened.
That all said, you couldn't ask for a better group of pilots to work, the company is pretty good as an employer and the country itself is a great place to live.
Yea, well, you won't see me driving a Ferrari any time soon.
It's a good point to convert to US dollars and take a good look at tax and cost of living in New Zealand (I'm on fourth year pay, which is what happens after the first year with an ATPL, and I get just under $48000US per year). It's a good few years until one is making the big bucks as well, and take notice that a 737 skipper is on less then a 747 FO. . .not sure how that happened.
That all said, you couldn't ask for a better group of pilots to work, the company is pretty good as an employer and the country itself is a great place to live.
So, do they ever hire Americans? How dificult is permanent resident status to get there?
I've travelled quite a bit in NZ, and would LOVE to end up flying down there.
So, do they ever hire Americans? How dificult is permanent resident status to get there?
I've travelled quite a bit in NZ, and would LOVE to end up flying down there.
Good luck. My brother currently works for AZ on the "engineering" side, as they call it. Lets just say he had alot of help as well as spent a healthy amount of money getting his US Certs converted over.
It's basically one of those things where they won't hire a foreigner or sponser his work permit when there ARE plenty of people that are currenly residents and are qualified to do the job. Besides, gettting an FAA ATP converted to the NZ isn't like gettting a sign off. And I believe that age is a big deal as well. I know it is in Australia. Unless they are seriously hard up for pilots, if you past your mid 20's, forget it.
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My point is I think the chart should be correctly to say YEARLY pay instead of MONTHLY pay. Unless inflation is that bad in NZ 
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