Originally Posted by RandyBMC

It is OK, but be warned there are issues here too.

We fly into some hairy places without too much company support. There is no union (they are illegal here), so you are at the company's mercy on legal interpretations. The pay structure, well, there really isn't one. We also don't usually fly the 80 hours that is listed on the website. Finally, there are a lot of night flights - 70% of our flying is late night or very early morning.

That said, the family likes it here. There is almost zero crime. Dubai is very westernized compared to any other place in the region - though I miss Home Depot. Everything else is pretty much here. It is a great pilot group. The airplanes are all new and pretty well equipped. Maintenance is good. We are paid a housing allowance (which is reflected in the take home pay advertised) as well as education allowance, but the cost for that has gone up faster than our allowance has, so you will be out of pocket for some of that. The other good news is that it is quasi-owned by the government of Dubai, so it seems rather stable.

I know the process entailed a prelim interview with CTC in the UK which isn't exactly easy to get to. It includes some aptitude and psych testing, group exercises, panel interview and a sim ride. Then the final interview day is here in Dubai and is a presentation, meet with upper management for Q and A, then a typical HR interview with a line pilot and HR interviewer. I believe the CTC may be revisited, so I'm not positive on the current interview protocol.

Hope that helps!
Randy