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Operator Classification
Operator name: Aer Lingus (ROI Contract)
Operator type: Legacy
Region: Europe
Country: Ireland
 
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: July 2024
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Annual Gross Basic - Detailed scale is post covid for new entrants.
Currency: Euro
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
(click here to use the currency converter)  
Addtional notes: Company Pension Contribution is 21% of Basic Pay, Pilot contributes 11%. Typical Sector Pay is 1,000 net per month in summer, 500 net per month in winter. Typical Performance Pay is Approx 200 hours on A320 (820 annual block hours), 50 hours on A330 (670 annual block hours) Holiday Pay of 2,400 gross per year.    
 
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Fleet
 AllA320A330
Rank
 FOCaptCapt
Year
  
20
172,446
223,058
239,691
19
162,241
215,217
231,851
18
159,861
207,377
224,010
17
152,020
199,537
216,170
16
144,180
199,537
207,835
15
142,989
199,537
199,537
14
140,749
191,220
191,220
13
138,509
182,904
182,904
12
128,358
174,587
174,587
11
126,118
166,270
166,270
10
123,878
157,954
157,954
9
121,554
155,048
155,048
8
119,397
152,141
152,141
7
109,317
149,235
149,235
6
99,236
146,329
146,329
5
89,156
143,422
143,442
4
79,075
138,830
138,830
3
76,835
134,238
134,238
2
74,595
129,646
129,646
1
72,355
125,054
125,054
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top 246,835 Basic
30/Jul/24
Capt base 104,893 Basic
30/Jul/24
FO top 172,463 Basic 30/Jul/24
FO base 72,355 Basic 30/Jul/24
SO top 54,266 Basic
30/Jul/24
SO base Non A320 Rated DEPs do one year on SO scale before moving to FO scale.
30/Jul/24
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 120 Per hour in excess of 620 hours per year
30/Jul/24
FO 85 per hour in excess of 620 hours per year
30/Jul/24
SO Sector pay for Capt and FO: 18 UK, 25 European, 50 Canaries, 100 East Coast USA, 150 West Coast USA. These are net euro figures 60 Per Day Annual Leave
30/Jul/24
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
DB pension. 22% Company Contribution. 11% employee contribution.  
26/Nov/23
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Stable 5:3:5:3 pattern
6/Feb/17
Leave 44 days year 1 51 days year 20
28/May/07
Staff travel Yes - STBY and limited reduced-fare positives.
14/May/11
Discounted
holidays		 Yes - Touchdown.
14/May/11
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Pay negotiations concluded in July 2024, 4 year pay deal of 19.3% for senior pilots and 30% for junior pilots and new joiners. Total pilots in airline 830+. 30/Jul/24
   
  Outlook:  
Whilst the outlook is positive for new hires bear in mind that LHS 330 is currently >24 years. This is unlikely to change as a number of the senior captains due to retire at 60 were hit financially during covid. Many relatively experienced new joiners are looking to leave as they realise that 320 short haul commands will increase back to 8-10 years seniority. The training plans in the past year have had little upgrades or fleet movements and there is no reason to doubt that this won't continue as there is little expansion planned. Also the cost of living in Ireland and Dublin in particular means that a copilot joining Emirates will out-earn an EI captain with greater than 15 years seniority. Note also that it is difficult to commute in EI given its thin European route network and timings. 13/May/25
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   13/May/25
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
No D/E Capts. All vacancies bid by seniority.
     
  FO  
IAA or JAR-FCL ATPL (or frozen ATPL); Current Class 1 Medical; Priority to A320 rated applicants with > 500 hours on type & 1,000 hours in total. Non A320 rated with jet experience will be considered. 17/Jan/07
     
  SO  
Aer Lingus only recruits FO's, not SO's. Direct entry co-pilots and Integrated flight school students preferred. 5/Aug/10
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
Aer Lingus Cadetship. MPL program run through FTE Jerez, approx. 18 cadets per year. Course fully funded by Aer Lingus. Leaving Certificate/A-Levels/High School Diploma required, no hour or experience requirement, no requirement for 3rd Level Degree.   18/Mar/19
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Three stages to recruitment process: 1) Interview with senior pilot and member of HR. 2) Simulator assessment on an A320. 3) Psychometric testing 10/May/07
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
27x A320ceo, 7x A320neo, 8x A321neo LR, 3x A321neo XLR,3x A332, 10x A333 28/May/25
     
  Orders:  
3x A321neo XLR, 1x A320neo   28/May/25
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
Via email. Details on website. 26/Jan/08
     
  Name:    
Peter O'Neill   19/Jul/06
  Job Title:  
Head of Operations & Crew Planning   21/Dec/06
  Address:    
AER LINGUS FLIGHT OPERATIONS, Dublin Airport, Co.Dublin   22/Mar/04
       
Tel: 00 353 1 886 2222 17/Jan/07
Fax: +353.1.886.3877 19/Jul/06
Email: recruit@aerlingus.com 21/Dec/06
       
  Website:   
http://www.aerlingus.com/  
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
http://careers.aerlingus.com/   15/Dec/12
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
Dublin and Cork. No possibility of cork closing, Cork staff to serve SNN flight's.   27/Jul/21

 

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