No more hiring.
They have taken a German ex SAUDIA B787 Captain as an IP on the B777. He is so complexed about himself that he has publicly announced in a couple of public ( friends and colleagues ) venues that saudis are as good if not better than the expats that they planned to hire. And thus why should Saudi jobs go to expats. Obviously he was trying to play the tune of the local saudis. So as to put a stop to external recruitment ( making him the only expat in the SRF ) and to resume recruitment from qualified Saudi pilots !
This happened in the last couple of days. He is still gloating around so I thought I might want to post this while I still can.
Expect your “thank you but we don’t need your services” email soon if you haven’t got it already.
How did he get in …? Right place ( Riyadh in SAUDIA ) at the right time ( his Saudi contract expiring ) and a pinch of knowing some people in the mother company having spent some 5-6 years in the pit.
Just saying …