UN Pilots

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

01-21-2009, 07:18 AM

jsfBoat

Gets Weekends Off

Thread Starter

Joined APC: Sep 2006

Position: Lovin' life at .4 (ish) mach

Posts: 1,317

UN Pilots

Not sure if this belongs under the "foreign" forum. Two weekends ago, my girlfriend and I went into New York. We ended up walking to the UN buidling on 42nd Street. Anyways, while we were there, I looked on the UN computer, and it job catagories. I found the one for air operations which includes pilots.

I tried to research this online, and even emailed the UN about this. So I am comming here looking for information. Is there any information about how to fly for the UN? License requirements (including specific ICAO country), Time(s), and what the lifestyle is like? I'm just trying to satisfy my curriosity about working as a UN pilot, not that I'd like to fly for them. Thanks for any info.
-jsfboat

01-21-2009, 07:54 AM

Schnides

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Nov 2005

Posts: 108

My understanding is that allot of the flying done for the UN is contracted out. One company that I know of in particular is AirServe Int'l. They are usually hiring. Pay is competitive with a commuter.

01-23-2009, 05:27 PM

dingo222

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Nov 2005

Posts: 555

try pprune for this info. almost all of that flying is contracted out. Most of the companies are EU or africa based. THere are a lot of threads on pprune covering the topic. good luck

01-31-2009, 10:02 PM

seven6

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jul 2007

Position: Tu-95 PIC

Posts: 104

Many different companies do this, and one of them is Voyageur Airways out of Canada. Don't bother calling, the requirements are Canadian citizen, Canadian right to work, Transport Canada certificates, Canadian this, and Canadian that. The impression I got from the lady on the phone was if your grandpa wasn't born in Canada, then 'don't waste my time..'

02-01-2009, 11:39 AM

Spongebob

Bored

Joined APC: Nov 2006

Position: Grumman Torture Device (weekends only)

Posts: 445

AirServ Pilot Page...good thing is they are a US company.

Air Serv international

02-02-2009, 07:11 AM

flyboy275

Line Holder

Joined APC: Sep 2006

Position: BE20/LR-JET Right Seat

Posts: 41

Wow,

that air serv.....looks pretty rockin!

Does anyone here know how it is to fly for them? QOL? Maintence? People you fly with? Benefits?.....etc....?

-Also, are they solid on their 1500pic requirement?

Any information would be appreciated!

02-02-2009, 09:35 AM

Pilotpip

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jun 2005

Position: Retired

Posts: 2,934

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyboy275

It looks pretty rockin if you want to end up in a third world country surrounded by 12 year olds carrying rusty AK-47s and RPGs.

And yes, they are very strict about the time requirements.

02-02-2009, 06:11 PM

Spongebob

Bored

Joined APC: Nov 2006

Position: Grumman Torture Device (weekends only)

Posts: 445

The word is maintenance and people are really good...QOL, well, it's Africa man! However, I've met several folks who flew for AirServ and they loved it..not a retirement job but a good adventure for a couple of years. AirServ has a good reputation for keeping you out of the "active" areas.

The National Geographic channel has a show called "Bush Pilots" that featured one of their Caravan pilots flying in the DRC....right where the current fighting is.

HTH
Spongebob

02-03-2009, 10:01 AM

Dizzy

On Reserve

Joined APC: Dec 2007

Posts: 16

Google is your friend. Blog written by an Air Serv pilot

I did some flying in the Sub-Sahara area with the USAF. I had a good time and I wouldn't mind going back for a year tour to build hours and see more of the world.