Easyjet and ryan air
01-13-2007, 03:53 PM
#11
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Im not a Ryanair pilot or Easyjet Pilot but from what I hear from other pilots. Ryanair are not the best airline to work you don't get paid whilst training and you must supply you own type rating but that is the way it is with most E.U airlines. You have to buy your own Uniform,pay for your own meals and pay to park your car at the airport. Easyjet I think are better but I don't know much about them.
01-14-2007, 05:43 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by Ireland's Call
Im not a Ryanair pilot or Easyjet Pilot but from what I hear from other pilots. Ryanair are not the best airline to work you don't get paid whilst training and you must supply you own type rating but that is the way it is with most E.U airlines. You have to buy your own Uniform,pay for your own meals and pay to park your car at the airport. Easyjet I think are better but I don't know much about them.
01-14-2007, 04:28 PM
#13
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What is the pay? You might make more, but you might also spend more. Have you been to the UK lately? Not cheap. A dollar is worth about .50. How much do they pay you in Pounds? Euros? Dollars? Do your research before you decide.
02-04-2007, 02:10 AM
#14
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If I may offer a slightly different perspective.
Why not try looking at his from a position far into the future; where do you want to end up, in Europe or the US? We invest so much time currency in this game, stashing it in the wrong place can leave you very poorly placed later - thinking in seniority terms here.
If the objective is just to get a job and some jet time and you are just starting out, almost anywhere will do. If you are a little older then other consideration might start to weigh in. Obvious really but worth outlining...
Easyjet are quite a good company by reputation here in the UK. Ryanair, although they pay reasonably well are not (again, by reputation) a company where where you might necessarily want to 'tack your flag.' O'Leary treats his staff with indifference and pilots with contempt. But again, if what you are after is to gain jet time quickly and go elsewhere...
imho.
Why not try looking at his from a position far into the future; where do you want to end up, in Europe or the US? We invest so much time currency in this game, stashing it in the wrong place can leave you very poorly placed later - thinking in seniority terms here.
If the objective is just to get a job and some jet time and you are just starting out, almost anywhere will do. If you are a little older then other consideration might start to weigh in. Obvious really but worth outlining...
Easyjet are quite a good company by reputation here in the UK. Ryanair, although they pay reasonably well are not (again, by reputation) a company where where you might necessarily want to 'tack your flag.' O'Leary treats his staff with indifference and pilots with contempt. But again, if what you are after is to gain jet time quickly and go elsewhere...
imho.
