Freight Dog

[TAX FREE salary. Fastest growing Middle East airline. Lots of aircraft on order. Qatar jobs page.]

Captains (ref #FI/C/715/05)
A300-600, A320, A330
Minimums: 6,000 TT ("airline time"), 2,000 PIC jet (500 on type), max age 57.

First Officers (ref #FI/FO/716/05)
A300-600, A320, A330
Minimums: 1,000 TT ("airline time"), 500 on type, ICAO ATP, max age 45.

PILOTS WITHOUT A TYPE RATINGS ON THE AIRCRAFT TYPES WE FLY MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUMS:

Captains: 6000 hrs airline time with 2000 hours of jet command, of which 1000 hours shall be on EFIS equipped medium/heavy jets
First Officers: 2000 hrs airline time with 1000 hrs on EFIS equipped medium/heavy jets

Apply:

Send your resume with the above reference # together with photocopy of license, ratings, medical, and passport; passport-sized photo, and the most recent logbook (showing entries) to:

[email protected]
fax: (974) 4622895 or
mail: The Human Resources Department - Qatar Airways
P.O. Box 22550
Doha, State of Qatar

Pay package:
Capt $9,000 USD/mo (including housing allowance) tax free
F/O $6,800 USD/mo (") tax free
Benefits: school fee subsidy for children, Loss of License, Medical, Life ins.

Freight Dog

Qatar reposted the above job openings the week of July 11th.

wordfliesnverted

Does anyone know what the working regs are for companies like Emirates Air and Qatar Airways are?

I'm sincerely considering working abroad, but I haven't found ANYTHING (or anyone who knows) what their lines are like, how many days off they have and the big one: If they recognize US Military Leave or not?

The GCAA websites I've looked at aren't nearly as user friendly as the FAA sites are and don't have links to allow you to read for yourself what kind of working / duty limitations are imposed on their pilots.

Just curious-

e

Typhoonpilot

I'm a relatively junior Captain at Emirates on the B777. I'll try to answer your questions.

#1. It is unlikely that Emirates will recognize U.S. military leave. You do have 42 days of vacation per year in which you could fit in some time. It would be practically impossible to try to drill one weekend per month. Maybe you could get a gig at the local embassy though.

#2 At Emirates the schedule varies considerably depending on fleet and seat. The bid system is preferential with rotating seniority ( which is really nice when you are junior ). You would be assigned one of 5 bid groups. Obviously as a new joiner you would be at the bottom of your group, but in your top two months of bidding you tend to get a high level of bid satisfaction. In the middle group you can do okay. You would do at least one month, more likely two, of reserve every year. That is usually during your bottom months.

It is too difficult to pin down what a typical line wold look like to even try. There are many varieties of trips from one day out and backs to 9 day pairings going to New Zealand and back. The majority are between 2 and 5 days. Almost all of our European layovers are 24 hours, with the occasional 48 hour layover. Those are quite nice when you fly up the morning of the first day and back on the afternoon of the second day. Around 14 hours of flying in two days.

I tend to like the schedule a lot because it is so much better than the years I spend on reserve at USAirways. I also feel that I get plenty of time off to be with my family in Dubai. I am currently on vacation in Taiwan on a stretch of 29 days off ( including 21 days of leave ). In July I did three LHR roundtrips, one 5 day trip to SIN-MEL, and two days of ground school. Thirteen days of work and 18 days off. That would be a very good month ( it was my second highest bid group ).

At Emirates or any Gulf airline you wil do a lot of night flying. We have two big banks of departures. One is at 0800 while the other is at 0300. They have kind of become rolling banks these days so it is more like 0700 to 0900 and again from 0130 to 0330. The 0800 bank is mostly up to Europe, while the 0300 bank is too the Far East. There are some nasty night turn-arounds to the Sub-Continent which are mostly on the Airbus ( thank god ).

Overall Emirates is the best place to work in the Gulf. Qatar is very bad, we have had quite a few guys come over from Gulf Air in the last few years as well.

Still, I always tell people that it is better to be an F.O. at a major in the States than to be a Captain overseas. A lot less crap to deal with and you are living in your own country near your friends and relatives. There is a lot to be said for that.


Typhoonpilot

Rama

I fly through the Middle East occasionally (when I don't get the bid line I want) if you haven't spent any time there it is a huge adjustment. I really would not recommend it as a place to live particularly if you have a family

Typhoonpilot

I very much disagree. Dubai is a good place to live. It may not be everyones cup of tea, but it is a great place to raise a young family. The set-up in the city is very kid friendly. The Arabs dote on their kids and all the malls have huge children's play areas to keep kids entertained during the hot summer. The schools are top notch and the education that a child can get by being exposed to so many different nationalities and cultures is priceless. There are numerous extra-curricular activities for kids that you would not be able to find in most U.S. cities. Baseball, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Football ( the European kind ), Rugby, Cricket, Tennis, Golf it's all here. Add to that Fencing, swimming, ballet, gymnastics, music, etc it's all here as well. The only thing that is missing is American Football.

There are numerous western style communities being built that would make you think you are in South Florida versus the Middle East. I've just had a baby boy and I'm very excited that he will be growing up in Dubai. He'll be a very well educated and have opportunites for learning and travel that he would never get if I was working and living in the USA. We'll pop over to Kenya for a Safari; up to Europe to tour the great capitals; over to Asia to experience the culture there; and do lots more around the Middle East. He'll be fluent in English, Mandarin ( thanks to his mom ), Taiwanese ( thanks to his grandparents ), and have a working knowledge of Arabic and possibly Hindi/Urdu as well as French depending on what school we decide on. In addition to being multi-lingual he'll also be multi-cultural which is the more important thing. He'll be comfortable in Western and Asia cultures which will be an invaluable skill in the increasingly global world.


Typhoonpilot

Weave

I am in Qatar right now with the old USAF as an activated Guardsman and I can tell you Doha is growing like crazy but it is no Dubia, it is also hot to the extreme and can be unbearabley humid. Personally I cannot wait to head home, Qatar in general though is very western oriented, we are building a masive base here and lots of contracts etc are moving in, not to mention they sit on 1/4 of the worlds natural gas deposits. Not for me (only 1 golf course in entire country and it is $160 a round).

Typhoonpilot

We're up to 6 good courses here in Dubai alone, with more being built. As part of the Emirates pilot's club we can pay as little as $800 per year for unlimited play on weekdays. Otherwise with the coupons available for the better courses it is around $50 to $60, all in, for 18 holes.

Typhoonpilot

GNJaviator

[QUOTE=Typhoonpilot]I'm a relatively junior Captain at Emirates on the B777. I'll try to answer your questions.

#1. It is unlikely that Emirates will recognize U.S. military leave. You do have 42 days of vacation per year in which you could fit in some time. It would be practically impossible to try to drill one weekend per month. Maybe you could get a gig at the local embassy though.

#2 At Emirates the schedule varies considerably depending on fleet and seat. The bid system is preferential with rotating seniority ( which is really nice when you are junior ). You would be assigned one of 5 bid groups. Obviously as a new joiner you would be at the bottom of your group, but in your top two months of bidding you tend to get a high level of bid satisfaction. In the middle group you can do okay. You would do at least one month, more likely two, of reserve every year. That is usually during your bottom months.

It is too difficult to pin down what a typical line wold look like to even try. There are many varieties of trips from one day out and backs to 9 day pairings going to New Zealand and back. The majority are between 2 and 5 days. Almost all of our European layovers are 24 hours, with the occasional 48 hour layover. Those are quite nice when you fly up the morning of the first day and back on the afternoon of the second day. Around 14 hours of flying in two days.

I tend to like the schedule a lot because it is so much better than the years I spend on reserve at USAirways. I also feel that I get plenty of time off to be with my family in Dubai. I am currently on vacation in Taiwan on a stretch of 29 days off ( including 21 days of leave ). In July I did three LHR roundtrips, one 5 day trip to SIN-MEL, and two days of ground school. Thirteen days of work and 18 days off. That would be a very good month ( it was my second highest bid group ).

At Emirates or any Gulf airline you wil do a lot of night flying. We have two big banks of departures. One is at 0800 while the other is at 0300. They have kind of become rolling banks these days so it is more like 0700 to 0900 and again from 0130 to 0330. The 0800 bank is mostly up to Europe, while the 0300 bank is too the Far East. There are some nasty night turn-arounds to the Sub-Continent which are mostly on the Airbus ( thank god ).

Overall Emirates is the best place to work in the Gulf. Qatar is very bad, we have had quite a few guys come over from Gulf Air in the last few years as well.

Still, I always tell people that it is better to be an F.O. at a major in the States than to be a Captain overseas. A lot less crap to deal with and you are living in your own country near your friends and relatives. There is a lot to be said for that.


Typhoonpilot

I appreciate your thoughts and views on the matter. I however have one question; Based on what you state it appears that you consider Qatar as a very bad work option. Why?

remlap

Typhoon,

I have really enjoyed your previous posts.

I am currently a DAL Captain thinking that I may be going elsewhere in the near future.

A couple of questions:

What are the employment opportunities for your wife? Mine would get bored sitting at home.

We don't have children, but we do have family pets (dogs) that mean a great deal to us. What is the attitude towards animals. Can we bring pets with us?

Thanks for the insight.

Remlap