Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Mar 21st 2006, 12:42 pm
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Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Hi everyone
I'm a new user so please don't be rude if I am asking questions that have already been answered.
I'm 26 with a Commercial Pilot License. After years (5) of patience and hundreds (330) of applications, I am now thinking of just taking whatever I have left in my bank account and jump to the UAE to look for a job. Phone calls are pretty useless for me. There's plenty of small commuters that I want to go see and apply "live". Maybe that's the only way I could convince a company to hire a young and motivated Pilot
the UAE are known to be expensive. I'm therefore looking for info about renting a place to stay for let's say one month in Sharjah. I have found this website pretty useful
http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork...s.php?city=SHJ
but my problem is that I do not know which area to avoid and which oen to choose.
I'd really appreciate if anyone had info to share about accommodation and/or
pilot jobs out there (freight, air taxi, scheduled unscheduled.. wahtever).
Thanx a lot guyz
I'm a new user so please don't be rude if I am asking questions that have already been answered.
I'm 26 with a Commercial Pilot License. After years (5) of patience and hundreds (330) of applications, I am now thinking of just taking whatever I have left in my bank account and jump to the UAE to look for a job. Phone calls are pretty useless for me. There's plenty of small commuters that I want to go see and apply "live". Maybe that's the only way I could convince a company to hire a young and motivated Pilot
the UAE are known to be expensive. I'm therefore looking for info about renting a place to stay for let's say one month in Sharjah. I have found this website pretty useful
http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork...s.php?city=SHJ
but my problem is that I do not know which area to avoid and which oen to choose.
I'd really appreciate if anyone had info to share about accommodation and/or
pilot jobs out there (freight, air taxi, scheduled unscheduled.. wahtever).
Thanx a lot guyz
Last edited by Air Polygamy; Mar 21st 2006 at 2:16 pm. Reason: forgot something
Mar 21st 2006, 1:07 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Air Polygamy
Hi everyone
I'm a new user so please don't be rude if I am asking questions that have already been answered.
I'm 26 with a Commercial Pilot License. After years (5) of patience and hundreds (330) of applications, I am now thinking of just taking whatever I have left in my bank account and jump to the UAE to look for a job. Phone calls are pretty useless for me. There's plenty of small commuters that I want to go see and apply "live".
the UAE are known to be expensive. I'm therefore looking for info about renting a place to stay for let's say one month in Sharjah. I have found this website pretty useful
http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork...s.php?city=SHJ
but my problem is that I do not know which area to avoid and which oen to choose.
I'd really appreciate if anyone had info to share about accommodation and/or
pilot jobs out there (freight, air taxi, scheduled unscheduled.. wahtever).
Thanx a lot guyz
I'm a new user so please don't be rude if I am asking questions that have already been answered.
I'm 26 with a Commercial Pilot License. After years (5) of patience and hundreds (330) of applications, I am now thinking of just taking whatever I have left in my bank account and jump to the UAE to look for a job. Phone calls are pretty useless for me. There's plenty of small commuters that I want to go see and apply "live".
the UAE are known to be expensive. I'm therefore looking for info about renting a place to stay for let's say one month in Sharjah. I have found this website pretty useful
http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork...s.php?city=SHJ
but my problem is that I do not know which area to avoid and which oen to choose.
I'd really appreciate if anyone had info to share about accommodation and/or
pilot jobs out there (freight, air taxi, scheduled unscheduled.. wahtever).
Thanx a lot guyz
Have pmd u
Malt
Mar 21st 2006, 8:06 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
TA5 - I think you might be able to help?
Mar 22nd 2006, 7:46 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Autonomy
TA5 - I think you might be able to help?
I have PMed you.
Mar 22nd 2006, 7:57 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Autonomy
TA5 - I think you might be able to help?
Mar 22nd 2006, 8:01 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Fairydust
How can he help he's not a pilot and is now back in US
Mar 22nd 2006, 8:20 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Air Polygamy
Are there Pilots in this forum ???
Mar 22nd 2006, 9:02 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Fairydust
My hubby is but he's not on here but can pass any questions if you like
Well I don't really have questions about the job or how to get one. I just need some help to find one. Emirates, Qatar airways or Ettihad are all in urgent need of Pilots but they close their doors to unexperienced pple like me
. Take Qatar for example, they don't pay as good as Emirates but have the same requirements ... it does not make sense to me especially when you never meet your hiring objectives year after year.As I said it in my previous posts, all I have is my licenses and my motivation. I have tryed everything (mail, email, phone calls) but to actually knock on those companies doors and ask to speak to whoever is responsible for the hiring of pilots.
If your hubb can do something, I'd really appreciate that. PM anytime.
Mar 22nd 2006, 9:28 pm
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Air Polygamy
Well I don't really have questions about the job or how to get one. I just need some help to find one. Emirates, Qatar airways or Ettihad are all in urgent need of Pilots but they close their doors to unexperienced pple like me . Take Qatar for example, they don't pay as good as Emirates but have the same requirements ... it does not make sense to me especially when you never meet your hiring objectives year after year.
. Take Qatar for example, they don't pay as good as Emirates but have the same requirements ... it does not make sense to me especially when you never meet your hiring objectives year after year.Why not try getting a job doing cattle runs around spain or greece for a couple years ferrying people around to dive sites etc to get the experience?
Mar 23rd 2006, 1:57 am
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
IMHO ... i will stop flying with any airlines if they hiring pilot with no experience 
Mar 23rd 2006, 3:18 am
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Bob
Then get experience...it'll be like that with most airlines requiring people to have some serious hours under there belt, no point getting someone that's green, there's tonnes of pilots out there that have been booted from jobs, BA, Virgin, AA, Continental etc all have dumped crew....
Why not try getting a job doing cattle runs around spain or greece for a couple years ferrying people around to dive sites etc to get the experience?
Why not try getting a job doing cattle runs around spain or greece for a couple years ferrying people around to dive sites etc to get the experience?
Yes thats probably the only way or Flying Instructor is another good one to build your hours up
Mar 23rd 2006, 4:27 am
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by novita77
IMHO ... i will stop flying with any airlines if they hiring pilot with no experience
Aaaan, I didn't insist on an airline pilot job. I'd fly freight, courier, night cargo flights ...whatever !
Mar 23rd 2006, 4:48 am
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Air Polygamy
. If I were a national from the UAE I'd be flying with Emirates, Air Arabia
Aaaan, I didn't insist on an airline pilot job. I'd fly freight, courier, night cargo flights ...whatever !
Aaaan, I didn't insist on an airline pilot job. I'd fly freight, courier, night cargo flights ...whatever !
UAE Nationals are trained to take-up as Co Pilots first to gain experience. Currently there is a shortage of Defense Airforce Pilots, thus the commercial sector is being over looked.
If a National is granted the possibility to chose from either he will ultimately chose the commercial sector.
Who will fly the Fighter planes?
So I reckon it will take another 20years for emiratisation of the Commercial Airlines.
Mar 23rd 2006, 5:00 am
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by CasaNova
UAE Nationals are trained to take-up as Co Pilots first to gain experience. Currently there is a shortage of Defense Airforce Pilots, thus the commercial sector is being over looked.
If a National is granted the possibility to chose from either he will ultimately chose the commercial sector.
Who will fly the Fighter planes?
So I reckon it will take another 20years for emiratisation of the Commercial Airlines.
If a National is granted the possibility to chose from either he will ultimately chose the commercial sector.
Who will fly the Fighter planes?
So I reckon it will take another 20years for emiratisation of the Commercial Airlines.
OK ... But what's your point ? It still means airlines hire their nationals without any experience
Mar 23rd 2006, 5:01 am
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Re: Sharjah or Dubai or whatever
Originally Posted by Air Polygamy
Well hope you had enough sleep .... If I had a french license, I'd be flying with Air France with no previous experience. If I were a national from the UAE I'd be flying with Emirates, Air Arabia or Qatar Airways ... If I were a Malaysian National, I'd be flying with Malaysia Airlines ... same thing for Singapore Airlines the world's number one airline.
Aaaan, I didn't insist on an airline pilot job. I'd fly freight, courier, night cargo flights ...whatever !
Aaaan, I didn't insist on an airline pilot job. I'd fly freight, courier, night cargo flights ...whatever !
Don't think it would work like that. Nowadays no such things. I live in Doha and mixed alot with QR pilots ... and so far i found they are from Filipin, Malta, Norway, Malaysian, French, Switzerland, Mexico and all other part of the world.
Still finger cross you would find a job soon.
