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Operator Classification
Operator name: Skybus
Operator type: Regional
Region: Europe
Country: UK
 
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: April 2024
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Yearly
Currency: GBP
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
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Fleet
 DHC6DHC6 / BN2BN2DHC6
Rank
 CaptF/O / CaptCaptF/O
Year
  
10
73,921
9
71,625
8
69,329
7
67,033
6
65,024
5
63,016
52,820
4
61,295
51,680
51,680
37,000
3
59,570
50,530
49,096
35,150
2
57,850
49,380
47,948
34,200
1
56,125
48,235
46,800
31,798
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top 73,921
30/Mar/24
Capt base 56,125
30/Mar/24
FO top 37,000 30/Mar/24
FO base 31,798 30/Mar/24
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt Nil
3/Aug/19
FO Nil
3/Aug/19
SO Nil
13/Aug/07
FE Nil
13/Aug/07
   
Pension Details
last update
4% company matched auto enrollment  
1/Apr/24
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Issued 14 days in advance. No Sunday flying.
30/Mar/24
Leave 28 days plus Bank Holidays increasing by 1 day per year up to 5 years.
30/Mar/24
Staff travel Staff & Partner or spouse entitled to discounted travel with several free boat (ferry) tickets per year
1/Apr/24
Discounted
holidays		 Nil.
13/Aug/07
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Looking for 1-2 FO's starting June 2024. 30/Mar/24
   
  Outlook:  
Looking for 1-2 FO's starting June 2024. 30/Mar/24
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   30/Mar/24
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
Direct entry captains must be type rated on the DHC6-300 and hold an appropriate licence issued by the UK CAA. We are not actively recruiting for DET Captains however suitably qualified individuals may be considered and details kept on record. 30/Mar/24
     
  FO  
To apply for the post, you must: Hold a valid UK issued Part-FCL ATPL (full or frozen). Hold a valid UK issued Class 1 Medical with at least 3 months validity. Hold a Valid instrument rating on a multi-engine aircraft with at least 3 months validity. Completed an MCC course. Completed a AUPRT course. Minimum 250 hours total flight time with 70 hours as Pilot in charge of aircraft. Be fluent in spoken and written English Have the right to live and work in the UK Be able to supply references from all your employers for the last 5 years. You will be required to sign a 2-year training bond. 30/Mar/24
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Interview consists of weather, performance, aircraft and company based questions. Brief an approach plate 1 or 2 scenario based questions tell me a time when you had to make a decision to abandon a flight, how did you decide? Flight Test in a DHC6 approx 30 mins. Depart, intercept radial, procedural turn, steep turns and back for a landing. 30/Mar/24
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
4 x DHC6 3 x BN2 (Retirement delayed) 9/Sep/21
     
  Orders:  
Nil   31/May/13
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/vacancies/dhc6-first-officer/ 2/Sep/19
     
  Name:    
Ben Woodward   30/Mar/24
  Job Title:  
Chief Pilot   13/Aug/07
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email: flightoperations@issg.co.uk 20/Oct/23
       
  Website:   
https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/vacancies/dhc6-twin-otter-first-officer/   30/Mar/24
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
Lands End (EGHC)   26/Sep/20

 

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