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Operator Classification
Operator name: Freebird Airlines Europe
Operator type: Charter
Region: Europe
Country: Germany
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from:
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Fixed base salaries plus on top earnings for flown block hours. All salaries are before taxes. Huge cuts and deductions on salaries, also allowances: 40-50%, no tax allowances or payments/ tax reductions for duties at night/weekend/public holidays
Currency: Euro
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
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Addtional notes: German contracts    
 
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Fleet
Rank
Year
  
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

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Capt base 1year 7500€ 2years 8000€ 3years 8500€ 4years 8750€ 5-6years 9000€ 7-8years 9250€ 9-10 years 9500€ 11-12 years 9750€ 13-14years 10000€ 15-16years 10150€ 17-18years 10300€ 19-20years 10450€ 21years or more 10500€ Allowances: 55€ per day out of base for Captains and Co-Pilots Travel allowance: 150€ monthly
16/Jun/24
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FO base Base Salary During TR : 2500€ 0:00-499:59 € 3,750.00 500:00-999:59 € 4,250.00 1000:00-1499:59 € 4,750.00 1500:00-1999:59 € 5,100.00 2000:00-2449:59 € 5,300.00 2500:00-2999:59 € 5,500.00 3000:00-3499:59 € 5,700.00 3500:00-3999:49 € 5,850.00 4000:00-? € 6,000.00 from 1st to 10th € 15.00 from 10th to 20th € 20.00 from 20th to 30th € 25.00 from 30th to 40th € 33.00 from 40th to 50th € 43.00 from 50th to 60th € 53.00 from 60th to 70th € 58.00 from 70th to 80th € 58.00 from 80th to 90th € 58.00 from 90th to 100th € 58.00 from 100th to 110th € 58.00 • Transportation Allowance : 150,00 EUR gross per month • Per Diem : 55,00 EUR gross per overnight on duty out of the home-base • Free Parking Lot : Available at the airport of your homebase • GiftCard : 50,00 EUR each month (tax-free) • Telecommunication Contribution : 20,00 EUR monthly (tax-free) • Vacation allowance :150,00 EUR annually (partially tax-free) • Loss of Licence : Available with a coverage of 150.000,00 EUR • Off to Duty : 100,00 EUR per accepted duty from OFF-day 7/Mar/25
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SO base
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FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt Block hours payment 10h - 90€ 20h - 200€ 30h - 330€ 40h - 490€ 50h - 710€ 60h - 1010€ 70h - 1360€ 80h - 1460€ 90h - 1560€ 100h - 1660€ 110h - 1760€
16/Jun/24
FO Block hours payment 10h - 90€ 20h - 200€ 30h - 330€ 40h - 490€ 50h - 710€ 60h - 1010€ 70h - 1360€ 80h - 1460€ 90h - 1560€ 100h - 1660€ 110h - 1760€
16/Jun/24
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
No pension scheme  
16/Jun/24
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Very unstable rosters, lots of changes during the month, lots of Layovers during the whole year, in winter season only Layovers except LEJ base. Layover depends on the deal with rostering.summer and winter average 23 and more days in hotels ( 4 * hotels bed and breakfast)
31/Aug/24
Leave 30 days annual leave
16/Jun/24
Staff travel Only on company flights free tickets
16/Jun/24
Discounted
holidays		 No
16/Jun/24
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Hiring. CGN base closed. Limited communication between management and pilots. Many pilots leaving. One aircraft permanent in Turkey. PAD base half year outside Germany half year shuttling between PAD and BJV /AYT. Layover between 10-16 days with not more then 4 flights/layover. Rest standby. Stby not paid. Hotel only bed and breakfast. Average hours between 40-50h/month. 17/Nov/24
   
  Outlook:  
No further aircraft. Lack of pilots. Many pilots are frustrated and leaving. 22/Jan/25
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Neutral   22/Jan/25
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
     
  FO  
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Very basic online interviews, psychometric tests, sim screening in A320 full flight simulator, final interview (if not rated, type rating fee is fully covered by company, in exchange 2 years bonding, no deduction on salaries!) 16/Jun/24
     
Fleet
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  Current:  
3x A320 16/Jun/24
     
  Orders:  
Nothing   16/Jun/24
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
Via Homepage of Freebird Airlines 16/Jun/24
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  Website:   
 
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
LEJ, PAD, CGN (no operation from CGN base, only Layovers)   16/Jun/24

 

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