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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 3:22 pm
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jonas123
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Originally Posted by GSTBD
Worcester, those starting salaries are for experienced new hire pilot from other airlines. Entry level cadet pilots start on about £25k. Most pilots also
have degrees, so actually have debt of about £160k. It is probably the most expensive and least rewarding career to enter these days,
initially at least.
But isn't the company paying off quite a lot of your training debt on top of that £25k, so actually your earnings are higher, it's just that a big chunk is ringfenced to pay off the bond?
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