As a contract pilot which I am, differs seriously from a conventional airline pilot flying for a leading airline as an employee. While the pilot salary can be similar there's a huge difference in the working conditions and also career security. I have been a contract pilot for over a decade I can say that I've been extremely lucky on both accounts and all indications are indicating that these will only improve.
Lately I received an email from the president of the contract company that employs me to fly for a large airline in Japan. Fundamentally the letter informed me that many pilots were quitting to move to other roles and demanding that we give the mandatory notice on our decision to leave. It also gave some other extremely encouraging reports.
Minus 1 or 2 airlines in the U. S. most of the planet's airlines are forcefully inducting, opening up many options for pilots especially those who are prepared to take contract positions. Airlines in Asian states such as China, India, Japan and Korea as well as the middle East are having intense difficulty in hiring satisfactory pilot numbers to crew their aircraft.
What we are beginning to see is that so as to attract pilots, airlines are offering higher wages and better work conditions. Now one of the variances between a contract and career pilot is that there is sometimes no set seniority in a contract job. Career pilots in an Airline benefit from increased salaries and better schedules the longer they remain employed, which isn't the case for a contract pilot. So it is mostly a straightforward decision for a contract pilot to move to another job.
What we are witnessing now is that with multipleairlines struggling for contract pilots we are seeing incomes and conditions being offered at increased levels all of the time. Already many airlines are moaning about the loss of pilots to other airlines. The other inspiring news I discussed before was that we could soon expect to see an increase in our present conditions. Happy Days.
Lately I received an email from the president of the contract company that employs me to fly for a large airline in Japan. Fundamentally the letter informed me that many pilots were quitting to move to other roles and demanding that we give the mandatory notice on our decision to leave. It also gave some other extremely encouraging reports.
Minus 1 or 2 airlines in the U. S. most of the planet's airlines are forcefully inducting, opening up many options for pilots especially those who are prepared to take contract positions. Airlines in Asian states such as China, India, Japan and Korea as well as the middle East are having intense difficulty in hiring satisfactory pilot numbers to crew their aircraft.
What we are beginning to see is that so as to attract pilots, airlines are offering higher wages and better work conditions. Now one of the variances between a contract and career pilot is that there is sometimes no set seniority in a contract job. Career pilots in an Airline benefit from increased salaries and better schedules the longer they remain employed, which isn't the case for a contract pilot. So it is mostly a straightforward decision for a contract pilot to move to another job.
What we are witnessing now is that with multipleairlines struggling for contract pilots we are seeing incomes and conditions being offered at increased levels all of the time. Already many airlines are moaning about the loss of pilots to other airlines. The other inspiring news I discussed before was that we could soon expect to see an increase in our present conditions. Happy Days.
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At his website www.pilotsalary.co Steve Brennan discusses many topics relating to airlines and pilots as well as the later aviation news. From what is a pilot salary to what airline roles are available now.
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