Kuwait anyone?
10-10-2008, 12:17 PM
#1
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Position: F-4 Wild Weasel
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Kuwait anyone?
Hey Folks, I hear these guys are hiring like gangbusters. New start-up owned by a royal family. A320 fleet. Service staring Jan 2009. Great pay, like 15K/mon for FO's. Hope this helps a few... Good Luck!
Wataniya Airways
Wataniya Airways
10-12-2008, 12:57 PM
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Position: A320 FO
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Wataniya Interview
Chow,
I've got an interview with them next month. The sim is in Cairo and is similar to a PC:
Takeoff / SID
Steep turns followed by an "event" to demonstrate ECAM procedures
Crosswind landing
Takeoff with engine failure
SE ILS to a missed
SE landing
Visual circuit (time permitting)
I think the pay for a FO is closer to US$13K per month based on my calculations, but it depends on how much fluctuation (if any) there is in the exchange rate. Pay is in Kuwaiti Dinars which is a very strong currency. I will feel much better about being paid in KDs than USDs given Kuwait's enormous proven oil reserves, budgetary discipline, monetary policy, and trade surplus.
Cheers.
I've got an interview with them next month. The sim is in Cairo and is similar to a PC:
Takeoff / SID
Steep turns followed by an "event" to demonstrate ECAM procedures
Crosswind landing
Takeoff with engine failure
SE ILS to a missed
SE landing
Visual circuit (time permitting)
I think the pay for a FO is closer to US$13K per month based on my calculations, but it depends on how much fluctuation (if any) there is in the exchange rate. Pay is in Kuwaiti Dinars which is a very strong currency. I will feel much better about being paid in KDs than USDs given Kuwait's enormous proven oil reserves, budgetary discipline, monetary policy, and trade surplus.
Cheers.
Last edited by Airlift911; 10-13-2008 at 05:09 AM.
10-14-2008, 04:27 PM
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So the Dinars are actually being used now? Reason I ask is because I bought into those things a few years ago as an investment when they weren't worth anything really. Anybody know anything about the exchange rate of dinars to dollars? God I hope i'm a rich man.....
10-14-2008, 04:35 PM
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Position: A320 FO
Posts: 8
Today's exchange rate for the Kuwaiti Dinar (KD):
1 KD = 3.73762 USD
The Kuwait Central Bank pegs the value of their currency to an undisclosed basket of foreign currencies. They used to have a fixed exchange rate with the dollar, but smartly changed that in recent history.
1 KD = 3.73762 USD
The Kuwait Central Bank pegs the value of their currency to an undisclosed basket of foreign currencies. They used to have a fixed exchange rate with the dollar, but smartly changed that in recent history.
