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Operator Classification
Operator name: Cargo Air
Operator type: Cargo
Region: Europe
Country: Bulgaria
 
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)
Currency: EUR
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 Approximately 400 hours/year
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Addtional notes: The salary is in EUR after taxes    
 
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Fleet
 B737B737
Rank
 CaptainF/O
Year
  
12
6000 EUR
11
6000 EUR
10
6000 EUR
9
5500 EUR
8
5500 EUR
7
5500 EUR
6
5500 EUR
Upgrade
5
5000 EUR
Upgrade
4
5000 EUR
3500 EUR
3
5000 EUR
3500 EUR
2
5000 EUR
3000 EUR
1
4500 EUR
2500 EUR
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top Basic salary: 4000 EUR/month (after taxes). Per/Diem: 130 EUR/day (after taxes) for each day out of home. Average Total Pay: 6000 EUR/month (after taxes)
23/Nov/19
Capt base Basic salary: 3500 EUR/month (after taxes). Per/Diem: 130 EUR/day (after taxes) for each day out of home. Average Total Pay: 5000 EUR/month (after taxes)
23/Nov/19
FO top Basic salary: 1700 EUR/month (after taxes). Per/Diem: 130 EUR/day (after taxes) for each day out of home. Average Total Pay: 3500 EUR/month (after taxes) 23/Nov/19
FO base 500 EUR/month Basic Salary (before tax) Bonus: 1000€ EUR/month after taxes (not paid during Supervision) Per Diem: 160 EUR per Duty Day Expect 3800 EUR Net after Supervision During Supervision (4-5 Months) expect 2000 EUR on avg. You might be paying Taxes on Per Diems and Bonus of living outside of Bulgaria acc. to local Tax laws. 13/Aug/24
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt Per Diem: 160 EUR / Duty Day
13/Aug/24
FO Per Diem: 160 EUR / Duty Day
13/Aug/24
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Paid by company according Bulgarian regulation  
23/Nov/19
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Normal roster schedule: 2 weeks ON duty - 2 weeks OFF duty; sometimes (1-2 times per year ) 3 weeks ON duty - 2 or 3 weeks OFF duty For FO's Roster extremly unstable. published Roster almost never kept. Expect no information about potential Roster changes until 3 days before new Crew Dispo.
7/Mar/25
Leave Depending on Number of hours flown. 36-42 Days.
13/Aug/24
Staff travel Transportation is provided by the company to/from work and to/from training
23/Nov/19
Discounted
holidays		 No available
23/Nov/19
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
1/4 of total FO‘s left late 2023/ early 2024 due to conditions. Exodus of FO's continued during 2024 and early 2025. Hiring mostly unexperienced Low Hour NTR FO's Hiring - frozen ATPL required. 7/Mar/25
   
  Outlook:  
Command normally after ~5 years, depending on performance. Fast track for experienced FOs. 10/Mar/23
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   7/Mar/25
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
3500+ hours on B737 23/Nov/19
     
  FO  
Hiring NTR F/O. T/R provided by the Company. TR Loans available (TR Cost: ~18.000 EUR + ~4000 EUR Interest) In Addition 5 Years Bond after initial Line Check If you decide to leave before end of the 5 Years expect very high Penalties to pay: (~3-5000 EUR) 13/Aug/24
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
Not available   23/Nov/19
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Interview with DFO and HR + assessment on simulator 23/Nov/19
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
3x B737-300SF, 6x B737-400SF, 4x B737-800SF 7/Mar/25
     
  Orders:  
None   7/Mar/25
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
ktaskov@cargoair.bg 16/Nov/23
     
  Name:    
Konstantin Taskov   16/Nov/23
  Job Title:  
Director Flight Operations   16/Nov/23
  Address:    
Cargo Air Ltd. 1, Brussels blvd, Sofia Airport, Building "Cargo Air", 1540 Sofia, Bulgaria   29/Jan/12
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email: ktaskov@cargoair.bg 16/Nov/23
       
  Website:   
www.cargoair.bg   29/Jan/12
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
LEJ, CGN   16/Nov/23

 

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