Originally Posted by
NEDude
Did your friend tell you what most pilots make in Europe? Pay in Europe is significantly lower than it is in the States, even for the legacy airlines. If you hate Norwegian because of pay or contracts, you need to hate every single European airline. Even those Lufthansa and British Airways guys flying the 747s and A380s are making significantly less than wide body pilots at United, Delta and American. But of course ALPA will not tell you that. And I doubt ALPA is telling you what Eurowings and TUI pilots are getting paid to fly wide body airplanes to and from U.S. destinations.
Because boys and girls fly planes in Europe!! cadet programs..etc..
In the US we have a completely different process.. I got hired at UAL with 9K hours...9 years at a regional and 2 at a major before UAL.
207K on 4th year pay..with another 16% in retirement contributions..
14-15 days off per month.
Men and Women fly planes in the US..sorry to sound arrogant.
Every European pilot needs to read Flying the line, volumes 1&2.