EASA Pay to fly

1 easa

1.1 switzerland
1.2 france

1.2.1 statistics


1.3 norway
1.4 netherlands

1.4.1 statistics


1.5 germany

1.5.1 statistics


1.6 united kingdom

1.6.1 statistics

easa

fact airlines make personnel pay not intervene in aviation safety regulation, long pilots technically qualified _dominique fouda, head of easa s communication department

in europe, among easa licence holders, pay-to-fly practice acknowledged exist, though, neither european commission, nor easa cared :

fact airlines make personnel pay not intervene in aviation safety regulation, long pilots technically qualified , said dominique fouda, easa head of communication & quality department.

several studies changed position however.

switzerland

according foca vice director marcel zuckschwerdt:

there no regulation prohibit doing [pay-to-fly], absolutely possible. 1 can wonder of course, safe? acceptable in terms of safety? , when examined matter, reached conclusion that, in end, s pilot motivation argument satisfying in terms of safety (at 9 :50 )

france

pay-to-fly illegal per social regulation work contract can established on demand judge long as:

legal action can taken in case of violation, , sanctions can amount 45,000 220,000 euros in fines , 3 years of prison. according french dgac, pay-to-fly not used among carriers operated under french flag doesn t prevent french pilots suffering it.

statistics

in 2013, 1,739 french pilots registed in pôle emploi, 43% rise per 3 preceding years. in december 2014, graduate student pilots enac (french civil aviation university) alone, reported under agepac association that, 2006 2011 concerning sample of 319 pilots:

15% voluntary workers/without activity/registered in pôle emploi
42% didn t have activity allowing them fly
44% deemed activity wasn t in accordance training
salaried employment rate (all employment fields) went gradually 94% 2006 trainees 15% 2011 ones.

as result, of pilots not flying main activity:

86% willing move abroad
82% willing pay type rating

norway

the civil aviation authority, responsible aviation safety in norway, not concerned.

according frode lenning, head of fleet operation section, caa: “pilots have been trained within commercial companies years. however, new companies ask money train pilots within own company [...] have been training cadet pilots in cockpit years, @ different levels. new here, social aspect, , not part of aviation safety regulatory system” .

however, during pilots strike of norwegian in march 2015, pay-to-fly airline small planet airlines performed 50 nas slots under wet lease, establishing workforce pay work while @ same time breaking colleagues strike.

netherlands

given fact easa tackles issue appropriately , given fact dutch aviation sector extent known not using these contracts on large scale, safety point of view there yet no reason intervene @ national level. _wilma mansveld

since 2008 job market pilots has deteriorated rapidly. pilots have been trained @ dutch flight school have job abroad. according vnv-dalpa job market ab initio pilots poor. companies outside netherlands hire pilots, these so-called pay fly-schemes. means pilots have invest lot of money badly paid job , temporary contract .

on may 22, 2015, member of dutch parliament martijn van helvert issued first round of 4 questions house of representatives of states general on pay fly , answered on june 2, 2015 former state secretary ministry of infrastructure , environment wilma mansveld.

a second round of 7 questions , answers followed on june 22, 2015.

statistics

in february 2015 dutch airline pilots association (vnv - dutch alpa) reported 1,200 dutch pilots out of 4,100 worldwide (almost 30%) unemployed. unemployment rate remains high.

germany

given these undesirable developments in aviation industry [p2f], see determined action eu commission. end exploitation of young pilots must set. _jutta steinruck

on may 5, 2015, member of european parliament jutta steinruck issued set of 3 written questions european commission under subject exploitative employment models @ low-cost airlines (‘pay fly’) :

on behalf of commission, on july 10th 2015, violeta bulc respectively answered:

the questions formulated 2 days before may 7th 2015 ep committee on employment , social affairs meeting in brussels mep steinruck attended pay-to-fly discussed.

statistics

from 2013 der spiegel article, according calculations [vc spokesman handwerg] s union, there more 1,500 unemployed pilots in germany, upward trend .

united kingdom

following eca conference of february 12-13th 2015 on atypical employment 1 nextgen pilot [said] pay fly wrong policy makers turning backs [...] , balpa launched nexgen program on february 27 protect profession reaching down new entrants . acknowledging difficult part of pilots’ career beginning , wendy pursey, head of membership , career services @ balpa authored booklet titled becoming pilot: inside track, warning :

some airlines require pilot pay type rating in full before commencing training, @ cost – £18,000 £35,000.
it possible complete type rating , line training without having employment. agencies , ftos charge put through type rating , place airline operate first officer until completion of line training. receive no salary during hours-building, arguably paying airline work them.
the cost of varies depending upon company, , not come guaranteed job offer @ end of line training or hours-building.
the risk consider here rating on 1 particular aircraft, , therefore in event not continue airline, makes more attractive other airlines operating type, , can waste of money if land job operator of different type. airline may require fund type rating might beyond financially once you’ve funded first rating.

balpa not recommend funding type ratings unless absolutely necessary .

statistics

questioned guardian on october 24, 2015, pursey assessed :

there 505 unemployed pilots on balpa’s books.
cadets can graduate repayment obligations of £1,500 month, no guarantee of job.
starting salaries low £29,000.

of 560 cadets in balpa’s membership :

for more 50% of them, cost of training exceed £100,000.
only 12% had kind of sponsorship;
45.2% had taken out loan,
41.9% being helped parents.




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