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Operator Classification
Operator name: Wizz Air UK
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
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: February 2023
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Yearly basic salary
Currency: GBP
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 None
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Fleet
Rank
 CPTSFOFO
Year
  
10
107000
9
102000
8
97000
7
92000
6
87000
5
80160
34780
4
76250
34780
3
70900
34780
28092
2
65600
34780
28092
1
60197
34780
28092
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top 170000 GBP/yr after 12000 PIC hours at Wizz Air, including distance and landing pay. Not including: Day off payments, discretion or encroaching payments.
21/Feb/23
Capt base 120000 GBP/yr as a new captain, including distance and landing pay not including day off payments, discretion or encroaching payments.
21/Feb/23
FO top 74000 GBP/yr as an SFO (69600 if bonded)including distance and landing pay not including day off payments, discretion or encroaching payments. Based off an average 40000km per month and 24 sectors. 23/Feb/23
FO base 51500 GBP/yr as a first officer (47000 if bonded) including distance and landing pay not including day off payments, discretion or encroaching payments. Based off an average 40000km per month and 24 sectors. 23/Feb/23
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 0.099 GBP/KM + 50 GBP/sector. Extra 5000 GBP for every 1000 hours as PIC at Wizz Air up to 12000h
21/Feb/23
FO SFO: 0.062 GBP/KM + 33 GBP/sector. FO: 0.036 GBP/KM + 21 GBP/sector
21/Feb/23
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Maximum company contribution is 110.07 per month. Pension is minimum legal amount and capped against a maximum basic salary of £44030 no matter what your current basic salary is.  
23/Feb/23
   
Conditions
last update
Roster FIXED: 6/4 pattern excluding July, August and December which is flexible but compensation provided. (Fixed roster pilots do not get CRDO on their flexible months, just the flex payment) FLEXIBLE: With 4 CRDO's per month. Compensation: CPT - 800 GBP/month FO - 550 GBP/month
23/Feb/23
Leave Flexible -28 days + public holidays Fixed - 24 days + public holidays
23/Feb/23
Staff travel Yes. Only confirmed. No stand-by travel. Wizz Air only. Staff ticket costs for all flights over 3 hours have doubled or tripled depending on planned flight times. From April 1 blackout periods will apply for all staff travel ticket options during busy holiday periods
23/Feb/23
Discounted
holidays		 No
23/Aug/20
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Further expansion planned in the UK shortly. Recruiting direct entry captains (type rated and non type rated), experienced FOs (type rated and non type rated) and low hour cadet FOs for this. Lots of internal upgrades for FOs and training opportunities for both FOs and captains to facilitate further UK expansion. 24/May/23
   
  Outlook:  
Expansion to up to 50 aircraft in the UK including A321xlr over the next few years. Lots of opportunities for quick command, training roles etc 24/May/23
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   24/May/23
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
     
  FO  
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
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Fleet
last update
  Current:  
2x A320 CEO, 7x A321 CEO, 8x A321 NEO 21/Feb/23
     
  Orders:  
 
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  Website:   
 
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://careers.wizzair.com/go/Pilot-Jobs/5258601/   5/Jul/22
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
LTN & LGW   8/Nov/22

 

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