Flight engineers in aviation have started earning over 300,000 rubles per month amid a personnel shortage, according to "Postnews."
Due to a lack of specialists, airlines, judging by published vacancies, are willing to pay from 110,000 rubles, but real figures can reach more than 300,000 rubles monthly.
Miroslav Boichuk, President of the Flight Crew of the Russian Federation, said that flight engineers and flight technicians will be in demand not only in cargo airlines but also among carriers receiving new aircraft. At the same time, their final income will heavily depend on the airline's workload and the number of hours flown.
If, for example, they flew 80 hours a month on the Il-96, that's one salary. If they fly 20-30 hours, then the salary, of course, will be much lower.
In open access, "First Technical" found a vacancy for a flight engineer for An-24 and An-26. "Khabarovsk Airlines" is ready to pay such a specialist from 150 thousand rubles net, but work experience of at least three years is required.
It should be noted that the position of flight engineer has been preserved, for example, on the Tu-214, Il-96 series aircraft, Il-76, and An-124 "Ruslan". In new aircraft, such as the MC-21 or "Superjet", such a crew member is absent in principle - everything is done by automation.
Earlier, "First Technical" in a large article analyzed current salaries in the Russian aviation industry.