Hi All...
I saw an Ad. in FLT INT last week June 1st for Amiri Flight B744 pilots.
Who is this "Amiri Flight"?
How many do they want?
What are the conditions and pay?
Any info. and/or contact details (apart from Tel. Fax. email, PO Box) would be appreciated.
Is it worth me while leaving European outfit for this?
Amiri flight is like the Royal Flight basically unlike the Royal Flight however they use civilian pilots as opposed to military qualified. (Correct me if I'm wrong)
you can write to Amiri Flight , P.O.Box 689 , AbuDhabi, U.A.E ,directly to the chief pilot. You will have to pass an assessment process first . You w'ont fly much though and will be on stby most of the time. Good luck .
That seems to be true of most VIP operations, but I did hear AUH is not the happiest of places to be.......quite a bit of movement recently.
I wonder why!!
Does anyone have beefy info.? Like what is the work pattern, do you have to live in Dubai or Abu Dhabi? or can you live abroad and only be present when on duty?
The management are a very rum lot - both the western management and the Arabs - hence the high turnover and great difficulty they have in recruiting pilots. I personally would not enjoy working for them. The salary is not as good as you would expect. Overall it is less than most European airlines pay their pilots, but since you don't pay tax it can work out as a bit better. When you consider the vast oil wealth of the Emirates - the fourth largest known oil deposits in the world, it is a pretty mean salary.
They provide accommodation, you cannot commute. Trip lengths are unknown each time you depart AUH; you might think you were going away for a few days and find you were away for several weeks. Wives are often unhappy.
Amiri want you on standby 24/7 so forget about commuting.
You can request maximum 6 days off a month but no more than two in a row and they are still not firm.
You will spend most of your time in morocco, sometimes up to 3 weeks.
No staff travel but you are given 1 firm ticket a year.
There is a big staff turnover mostly due to the poor management..ie. mafia style.
You cannot plan your life in any way shape or form due to being on standby. Often you will be told to pack for two nights and return 2 months later..but I guess thats the unpredictable world of private flying
I would have replied earlier but I have only just stopped laughing at your question asking whether you could live abroad whilst not on duty!! That question has now been answered by others.
You clearly have no idea what working for these kind of people entails. Then again perhaps you are still in the Nunnery and not flying as your name suggests
I dont think you will find anyone from Amiri replying to this thread. I used to work there but left, not because of the T and Cs, but because there just wasn't enough money for accomodation.
The sby 7/24 was made quite clear at interview as were other conditions - no complaints there. Locals get about 25% more on salary than ex pats. Salary not great by European standards (I get more now flying the C560 XLS in UK) and its the same across all fleets. Lots of good people there but a few odd balls too.
Not much flying and true, lots of bull shit you would expect with VVIP ops.
Given more dosh I'd be happy to go back.....but that won't be an option.
You're info is not quite correct. Yes, VVIP do require the pilots to be available but understand that the VVIPs in question are the Royal Family and oftenthe Head of State. As such, they do not move on short notice due to security and protocol measures needing to be arranged ahead of time. The shortest notice you can normally expect is at least 24 hours. Very rare and in extreme circumstances is the nitice time less than that; usually much more.
Hotel accom. is provided for three months in AUH as you seek accommodation arrangments for yourself and family; be it a villa or apartment in AUH or DXB. Travel is provided to your point of departure (nominated home) twice a year in business class or once a year in first class, whichever is to your advantage. It is paid in cash and you do as you wish.
Salary has increased and on par with any Euro operator but still not taxed. However, managment leaves a lot to be desired. Ex-Assie airforce without a clue how to manage in this environment; or most likely just lining his own pockets and get out ASAP like the last guy who was his class mate from the Airforce.
Still, could be a lot worse and as long as you can grease it on and no hard landings it is a pretty secure job.
Amiri Flight Abu Dhabi
...quite a bit of movement recently.
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