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Operator Classification
Operator name: Blue Air (Closed)
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: Europe
Country: Romania
 
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: UK and Cyprus bases closed. Turin is still open plus some in Romania. Company struggling to stay alive.
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
no guarantee. pre covid about 600-650 hrs per year
(click here to use the currency converter)  
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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)

last update

Capt top
Capt base 2500 (dependent on base. Local contracts and pay varies significantly)
22/Jan/18
FO top new covid contract 500 net 11/Feb/21
FO base new covid contract 250 net 11/Feb/21
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt (dependent on base. Local contracts and pay varies significantly)
22/Jan/18
FO (dependent on base. Local contracts and pay varies significantly) LCA: 10€/hr LPL £8/hr
22/Jan/18
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Legal minimum pensions according to local laws.  
22/Jan/18
   
Conditions
last update
Roster depending on base and season. Domestic and International flights. 40 hours during winter, 60/70 hours during summer
3/Nov/19
Leave 21 days yearly
19/Sep/07
Staff travel MyIDTravel partner, and free travel on Blue Air routes to designated 'Home' airport if you're based away.
22/Jan/18
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Company is struggling and flying less and less. May not be able to survive untill summer. 11/Feb/21
   
  Outlook:  
Ceased operations as of 21 March 2023 (insolvency) 28/Mar/23
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Negative   28/Mar/23
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
EASA License Captains 3000h total 500h PIC on type 4/Dec/17
     
  FO  
1000 hours total time 500 hours on type B737-3-900 Date Last flight on Type Within the past 30 months (candidates not current on type must be willing to finance their own recurrent training following successful assessment) Maximum Age 63-64 years (candidates must be able to complete a minimum 6-7 month assignment before their 65th birthday) *Candidates MUST have an EU passport with the right to live and work in the EU ICAO English level 4; Must possess a valid and current class 1 medical 17/Nov/16
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
ATO still open but doing a type-rating now means leaving the company after about a year with only 200 hours on type. Last 1,5 years nobody got a contract after completing the line training.   11/Feb/21
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Online test before getting invited. Interview, Sim check, group excercise and technical test (B737 technical for rated and ATPL for non-rated candidates) 3/Nov/19
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
down from 12x 737-800 to 5x 737-800 plus 2 737-500 11/Feb/21
     
  Orders:  
Max order cancelled   30/Jul/20
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
Send CV's via fax/email. 28/Feb/08
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
Director of Flight Operations, Chief Pilot.   19/Sep/07
  Address:    
Bucuresti-Ploiesti No40, Airport Bucharest-Baneasa, Bucharest, Romania.   3/Apr/07
       
Tel: +40 21 208 86 86 3/Apr/07
Fax: +40 21 208 86 12 19/Sep/07
Email: HRRecruitment@blueair.aero 5/Mar/18
       
  Website:   
http://www.blueair-web.com   6/Nov/19
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
TRN   4/Dec/17

 

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