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Operator Classification
Operator name: Ascend Airways
Operator type: Charter
Region: Europe
Country: UK
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
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Fleet
Rank
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Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top
Capt base £120,000
21/Feb/24
FO top
FO base Expected earnings: Senior First Officer £81,000, First Officer £71,000 28/Sep/23
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt £15 per hour
21/Feb/24
FO £10 per hour
21/Feb/24
SO £10 per hour
21/Feb/24
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
6% Captains, 4.5% First Officers  
21/Feb/24
   
Conditions
last update
Roster IAW FTL scheme but with a minimum of 10 days off per month
28/Sep/23
Leave 42 days per year, with ten days off per month, and we also offer three ‘golden days’ each year on which crew members are guaranteed a day off at base
28/Sep/23
Staff travel
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Now recruiting Boeing 737 pilots for employment Q1 of 2024 28/Sep/23
   
  Outlook:  
Very positive. Recruitment will take place in Q4 2023 for start dates in Q1 2024 25/Aug/23
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   28/Sep/23
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
>Unrestricted right to live and work in the United Kingdom >Class One medical certificate without restrictions (other than for spectacles/contact lenses) >Strong communication and inter-personal skills >Willing to maintain a home address within 90 minutes travelling time of London Gatwick >UK CAA ATPL(A) with Boeing 737 type rating either current or expired by no more than two years >A minimum of 3,000 hours total time >A minimum of 500 hours in command of Boeing 737 aircraft 28/Sep/23
     
  FO  
>Unrestricted right to live and work in the United Kingdom >Class One medical certificate without restrictions (other than for spectacles/contact lenses) >Strong communication and inter-personal skills >Willing to maintain a home address within 90 minutes travelling time of London Gatwick >UK CAA ATPL(A) or (f)ATPL(A) with Boeing 737 type rating either current or expired by no more than two years >A minimum of 200 hours on Boeing 737 aircraft 28/Sep/23
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
CV with covering letter please to recruitment@ascendairways.aero 28/Sep/23
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
     
  Orders:  
Operations commence in Q1 2024 with two Boeing 737. The fleet will comprise MAX and -NG aircraft.   25/Aug/23
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
email CV 25/Aug/23
     
  Name:    
Recruitment team   25/Aug/23
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email: recruitment@ascendairways.aero 28/Sep/23
       
  Website:   
https://ascendairways.aero   25/Aug/23
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
LGW   25/Aug/23

 

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