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Pilots'
Detailed Payscale- please
state whether payscale is before
or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief
payscale are listed further down
the page)
Brief
Payscale (please state whether
before or after tax)
(please
ignore if the detailed payscale
above is up to date)
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update
Capt
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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
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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.
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
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.
Cargo Air
Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements
(including preferred
pilot schools)
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)
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