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Operator Classification
Operator name: Bluebird Cargo
Operator type: Cargo
Region: Europe
Country: Iceland
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
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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 varied daily allowance
8/May/23
Capt base varied daily allowance
8/May/23
FO top varied daily allowance 8/May/23
FO base varied daily allowance 8/May/23
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
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Capt 50/day
8/May/23
FO 50/day
8/May/23
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
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None  
10/Jul/22
   
Conditions
last update
Roster 7/7, 14/14, VAR 7 days off.
26/Apr/23
Leave
Staff travel None
10/Jul/22
Discounted
holidays		 None
10/Jul/22
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Surplus of pilots, especially captains. Unpaid leave, transfer to sister companies (Smartlynx, KlassJet) offered to pilots. Situation might improve in the next few months. 8/May/23
   
  Outlook:  
The airline has introduced as from the 1st of November, a new travel to work system call NIA "near international airport", consisting of positioning the crew from their NIA to the operating base, and company will also pay for full accommodation during the rotation (20/10). The management are also evaluating a pay increase of around 15% rise from 2023, in order to retain crew. 23/Oct/22
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Neutral   8/May/23
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
Requirements for Captains To have a minimum of 4000 hours total with minimum 1000 hours on the type (B737-300/400). 23/Nov/07
     
  FO  
minimum of 500h Level 4, Low Vis, CRM paperwork must be OK live within a range of 300km LGG 22/Aug/17
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Sim assessment on B737CL (EFIS). Interview with Director Flight Operations. 24/Jan/17
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
1 x 737-300, 7 x 737-400, 2 x 737-800 10/Jul/22
     
  Orders:  
25 more NGs coming by end of 2024   10/Jul/22
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
agency 8/May/23
     
  Name:    
http://www.bluebirdcargo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=49   23/Nov/07
  Job Title:  
Department of Corporate Managment   23/Nov/07
  Address:    
 
       
Tel: +354 898 2024 1/Aug/17
Fax:
Email: no email provided 8/May/23
       
  Website:   
www.bluebirdcargo.com   23/Mar/07
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
NIA system   8/May/23

 

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