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Operator Classification
Operator name: Wizz Air
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: Europe
Country: Hungary
 
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: July 2023
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 yearly
Currency: EUR
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 No guaranteed hours but expect to fly as much as possible, close to 900h/year
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Addtional notes: The country multipliers to balance different tax rates and/or cost of living are removed. Country-specific salaries are being implemented.    
 
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Fleet
 A320A320A320
Rank
 CAPTSFOFO
Year
  
20
CAPT
SFO
FO
14
81 000
13
81 000
12
77 000
11
77 000
10
73 000
9
73 000
8
69 000
7
69 000
6
65 000
5
61 000
4
57 000
3
53 000
26.000 EUR
21.000 EUR
2
21.020 EUR
16.020 EUR
1
32400
13.200 EUR
12.000 EUR
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top Base 65000EUR/yr after 5000hours+ 0.0769eur/km+ 37.20eur/landing+aditional elements
9/May/23
Capt base Base 45000EUR/yr+ 4000eur/yr after very 1000hours as a captain up to 5000+0.0769eur/km+ 37.20eur/landing+aditional elements
9/May/23
FO top Base 26000EUR/yr +0.0429eur/km+ 21.47eur/landing, expect about 30-35& km/month 9/May/23
FO base Base 21000EUR/yr+0.022EUR/km+12EUR/landing, expect about 30-35k km/month 28/Oct/22
SO top 21000
20/Sep/21
SO base 16020
23/Oct/22
FE top
FE base 12000
23/Oct/22
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 30euro per landing no mater who land+0.062EUR/km+4000euro/yr per 1000 captain hours+additional elements
31/Oct/22
FO Distance pay 0.038EUR/km+19EUR/landing
10/Jul/22
SO FO Distance pay 0.022 EUR/km+12EUR/landing
9/Feb/20
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Additional elements (beyond state pension of relevant country): CAPT: Office duty(daily):225-450 euro Off day/holiday(daily): 300 euro Out-of-base flying(per positioning): 100 euro Random roster: 600 euro SFO: Office duty(daily):150-200 euro Off day/holiday(daily): 200 euro Out-of-base flying(per positioning): 50 euro Random roster: 400 euro FO: Office duty(daily):150-200 euro Off day/holiday(daily): 120 euro Out-of-base flying(per positioning): 30 euro Random roster: 400 euro  
31/Oct/22
   
Conditions
last update
Roster - Fixed 5on/4off -Flexible roster -Commuting 14/7 - 15/15 in selected bases (half basic salary)- all has to be approved by the country manager. 1st month after line check and during the line check you have random roster with no commuting tickets. Flexible roster in some bases they keep saying is possible but is not possible anymore .
17/Jun/24
Leave Minimum as per each Country Labor Code.
3/Aug/23
Staff travel NO jumpset travel anymore, only 4 commuter tickets per month for max of 2 years, complicated rules and policies apply to all the aspects of this airline.
16/Jun/24
Discounted
holidays		 None
15/Apr/10
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Short of captains, with continuous flow of people leaving, cadet hiring re-activated. Low moral in many bases between crew and pilots. Impact of PW engines in crewing not so important. 16/Jun/24
   
  Outlook:  
Hiring for all the ranks and experience including cadets and low hour. 16/Jun/24
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   16/Jun/24
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
3000 factored hours, including 1000 hours PIC A320 or 1500 PIC Jet aircraft 21/Sep/23
     
  FO  
TR FO A320 : Minimum 500 hours on A320 NTR FO A320 : Minimum 1000 hours MEP OR 500 hours ME turbo-prop OR turbo-jet 8/Feb/16
     
  SO  
Low hour cadets, type rating cost 20000euro bonded for 4 years. 415eur/month deduced from salary. Type rating for FO and CPT. 415eur/month for 3 years or self sponsored about 10000-13500 euro. They promise to repay 10000 euro back after 48 months if you stay in the company. 9/May/23
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
Wizz Air Pilot Academy - Trener in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. The contract between Egnatia Aviation in Kavala Greece and Wizz Air has been suspended. Currently new batches go only to Trener.   27/May/24
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Two day process at Wizz Air centre in Budapest First stage: document check, group exercise and technical test Second stage: technical and HR interview Third stage: simulator assesment Fourth stage: psychometrics Passing the previous stage is prerequisite to start the next. Expect 7 months training duration after joining NTR, Salary around 800€ for Fo's and 3600€ only for Captains for that period. 16/Jun/24
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
38x A320-200; 6x A320 NEO 31x A321-200 83x A321 NEO 1x A330-200F 26/Aug/23
     
  Orders:  
13x A320 NEO 293x A321 NEO 47x A321 XLR   26/Aug/23
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
online via their website 27/Nov/06
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email: pilotrecruitment@wizzair.com 27/Nov/17
       
  Website:   
http://www.wizzair.com/   27/Nov/06
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/career/pilots#/   27/Nov/17
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
WizzAir Hungary & Malta: TIA; VIE; TZL; SOF; VAR; LCA; KUT; BUD; DEB; CTA; FCO; MXP; NAP; VCE; VNO; SKP; GDN; KRK; KTW; WAW; WRO; CLJ; CRA; IAS; OTP; SBZ; SCV; TSR; BEG For Wizzair Abu Dhabi and Wizzair UK own page due to different conditions   26/Aug/23

 

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