Originally Posted by
Whitemonk Returns
Exactly. I've flown 8 hours block time across the Atlantic in my bug smasher and I'm pretty sure it dosent get more complicated with the increase in seat rows, in fact I regularly complain its easier on the body and mind to fly transatlantic than to fly from the UK to TFS or AYT and back in the same day
This is totally off topic. The point has nothing to do with bug smashers or puddle jumpers or the competence of those Pilots. The situation is, like it or not, the Saudi's will not upgrade foreign Pilots into positions. They'll upgrade their own Pilots. A foreign Pilot wishing to work for a Saudi Airline needs to already have achieved the position which he is applying for. The exception is that A330 Pilots will be able to apply for A350 positions.
And it's Captains only, simply because the Saudi's will comfortably have enough of their own F/O's.