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Operator Classification
Operator name: SunExpress
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: Europe
Country: Turkey
 
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: 7 days, before payment day, SunExpress calculates best Euro currency of all Turkish Banks. Best rate will be used to pay all Euro's in Turkis Lira's. Most probably Captains may choose to be paid in Euro's or Turkish Lira's
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
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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 5760
19/Sep/22
Capt base 4800
19/Sep/22
FO top 3370 7/Nov/23
FO base 2600 7/Nov/23
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 30 Eur domestic 50 Eur international (very rare) Additional duty payment Average salary for a captain 7300 Eur net (higher summer lower in winter)
10/Jul/22
FO Duty hour payment 0-50 9.72€/h 51-80 16.2€/h 81-120 21.06€/h 121-140 29.16€/h 141- 32.40€/h Per diem 30€ Domestic 50€ International
17/Dec/23
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
No pension  
20/Oct/14
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Summer around 75H Winter 30H
10/Jul/22
Leave
Staff travel Yes, mainly with the Lufthansa Group and Turkish Airlines ,and several airlines on Myidtravel
24/Nov/14
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Hiring but %80 of flight are at night. No crew meal, not enough uniforms. Some domestic layovers at low quaility hotels. 27/Dec/22
   
  Outlook:  
Las Vegas and Orlando out of MUC 11/Aug/19
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   27/Dec/22
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
4000TT, 1500 flight hours on aircraft in excess of 27000 kg MTOW, 1000PIC Min 3 years airline pilot experience, Min level 4 ICAO English proficiency 22/Sep/14
     
  FO  
NTR & TR accepted: Min age 21 years, max age 39 years + 364 days. Min CPL (A)/IR (A) license and IR on multi-engine aircraft. MCC + AUPRT English language proficiency min ICAO level 4 and Company English valid test Type Rating fee from your payroll during your three-year service contract with your monthly wage. 16/Nov/23
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
Has ab-initio MPL classes in Istanbul, Turkey. Must have Turkish nationality and a university degree.   24/Nov/19
   
Recruitment Process
last update
1) Mollymawk test (Psychometrics) 2) Simulator Test (B737-800) 3) Company Interview 4) Documentation Check and Briefing for the Validation Process 29/Jan/18
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
68xB737NG, 7xA330 (operated for EuroWings from Germany) 11/Mar/19
     
  Orders:  
25x737MAX (firm order)   11/Mar/19
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
Email 24/Nov/14
     
  Name:    
Irmak Yetgin   24/Nov/14
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email: irmak.yetgin@sunexpress.com 24/Nov/14
       
  Website:   
http://www.sunexpress.com/   8/Sep/14
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
http://hr.sunexpress.com/   22/Sep/14
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
Antalya (AYT), Izmir (ADB) and Ankara (ESB)   21/Dec/23

 

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