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Operator Classification
Operator name: Discover Airlines
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
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: May 2025
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 monthly
Currency: Euro
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 75 bh
(click here to use the currency converter)  
Addtional notes: In addition to the annual individual increases (each in the month of hiring), there will be an adjustment of the pay scales in May 2025, 2026, and 2027, ranging between 4-7%.    
 
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Fleet
 A320/A330A330A320/A330-
Rank
 FOCRP/SFOCPT-
Year
  
20
16431
19
16122
18
15813
17
10392
10992
15504
16
10111
10711
15195
15
9831
10431
14886
14
9549
10149
14577
13
9269
9869
14268
12
8988
9588
13959
11
8707
9307
13651
10
8426
9026
13341
9
8145
8745
13032
8
7864
8464
12723
7
7584
8184
12415
6
7302
7902
12105
5
7022
7622
11179
4
6741
7341
10869
3
6460
7060
10560
2
5935
10366
1
5410
9983
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top 16740 year 21
7/Mar/25
Capt base 9983
7/Mar/25
FO top 10392 FO / 10992 SFO 7/Mar/25
FO base 5410 ( If not A320 rated, you will start in A1 which about 1000 Euro less before tax. 6153 will be reached after two years. +2 years of bonding) 7/Mar/25
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt Per diem as per German law, overtime 1/75 of Basic salary above 75BH 1/75x2 above 90BH ——————— 1/75x0,75 per every BH above 750BH/yr (independent and additionally to other overtime
23/Oct/21
FO Same as Capt
23/Oct/21
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
none  
21/Feb/23
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Min. 111 off days per year. 4 off days per month can be requestet.
7/Mar/25
Leave 36 days 1st Year 39 days 2nd Year 42 days 3rd Year
7/Mar/25
Staff travel Lufthansa group wide ID travel agreement, after 6 months of employment
30/Dec/20
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Hiring stopped 7/Mar/25
   
  Outlook:  
steady growth within the next years 7/Mar/25
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Neutral   7/Mar/25
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
A320:2,5k hrs command time on aircraft >5,7t MTOW A330:5k hrs command time on aircraft >5,7t MTOW 22/Jan/25
     
  FO  
EASA ATPL (A) or CPL (A) or MPL (A) without operator obligation - IR Multi Engine - Valid Medical class I - General qualification to study at a German university / technical college (Hochschulreife / Fachhochschulreife / fachgebundene Hochschulreife or equivalent) - Good oral & written command of English language (min. ICAO-Language Proficiency Level 4) - Good oral & written command of German language (non-native speakers: min. Level B2 proven by specified language assessment centres, e.g. Goethe Institut) - Access to Internet - EU-passport or permit to work in Germany - Ability to reach the home base within 90 (increases from 60) minutes during stand by duties 21/Mar/24
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Interpersonal basis qualification. If +ve, simulator grading. If +ve, Company qualification. German is a requirement. Very hard assessment. 25/Apr/23
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
14x A320, 14x A330 7/Mar/25
     
  Orders:  
2 more A320 in 2025, 1 A330 to be added every year   7/Mar/25
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
https://www.career.aero/ocean/de/job/list 30/Dec/20
     
  Name:    
career.aero / Interpersonal   30/Dec/20
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  Website:   
 
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
FRA & MUC for A320/A330   7/Mar/25

 

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