homesick

WG.... Please check your PM.
Thanks.

highflyer0685

Just seeing if anyone who currently works for QR can give me some insight on the living arrangements. Do you get company provided housing or do you get a monthly payment towards getting your own housing? If it is company housing how is it? Thanks in advance

got2fly

My class was given temporary company accommodation (4-6 weeks), but some chose not to move out and the company never said a word to them. They are still in the "temporary" housing which is the same compound as the long term housing. Class behind ours and class ahead of ours got long term company accommodation, so it is hit and miss. Anyone can opt out of Company accommodation at any time and take the 15,000 QAR housing allowance instead.

Company accommodation is generally a 3 BR / 2BA apartment in a compound that has a good gym, pool, dry cleaners, small general store. Theoretically captains are supposed to get a villa, but there is a long waiting list for villas. Many of us choose to get our own accommodation.

highflyer0685

Thanks a lot for the response. Will 15000 QR get you something nicer? Sounds like the company housing is pretty nice.

FAAFlyer

An amusing tidbit about Qatar Airways. The symbol of the airline and country is the Arabian Oryx. The people in the middle east effectively hunted them to extinction by the early 70s.

The Phoenix Zoo with the help of a few other western groups saved the animal from complete extinction by captive breeding them at the Phoenix Zoo. I have been a member of the Phoenix Zoo for quite a while, that's the only reason I know that.

It's slightly humorous that Qatar Airways would choose a symbol for their airline that is symbolic for Western generosity. Kind of like the EM-IX Bank when you think about it.

Arabian oryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

highflyer0685

I received my travel package today for the interview next week and I had a question regarding my logbook. On the list of items to bring it mentions my logbook which needs to be updated/signed/stamped. I'm unsure about the stamped part?? I've only ever done interviews here in the U.S. Which does not have that requirement. Could someone please enlighten me as to what I need to do for that. Could I take it to a notary and have them notorize the last page in my logbook? any help would be appreciated as I am running out of time to get this done. Thank you.

Typhoonpilot

This question has been asked numerous times on Emirates and other threads. Search those threads for other answers.

The answer is, in that part of the world they love their stamps. If you can get your current company, chief pilot, etc to sign your logbook and they have a company stamp that is best. A letter from your company computer print out of flight time signed and stamped is good as well.

Some people have gone to the FAA to have them sign it, not sure how that worked. Some people have gone to a stationary store and had stamps made up to stamp their logbook just to meet this requirement. Some people have done nothing and explained that we don't stamp logbooks in the USA.

The really relevant section to verify is your current company so I'd try for the signed computer printout of company flight time if that is an option. If the signature is too tricky then just the printout might do.



Good luck,


Typhoonpilot

highflyer0685

Thanks for the response. I'm just going to get the last page notarized. Hopefully that will be sufficient.

got2fly

You can take your company logo to Staples and get a stamp made for about $20. I'm not suggesting dishonesty, but if you know your information is accurate and it is difficult or impossible to get the company to put a stamp on it, that is one solution.

The Dominican

Unauthorized reproduction of trademark logos and falsifying documents is a crime..., not a solution.