Originally Posted by
The Rage
Becareful what you wish for, I won't get overly excited about RIA just yet. . The person hired as COO has had quite a history of screwing pilots over. Secondly, Last I heard from friends in the Kingdom, The GACA (CAA) is based on the FAA licence, meaning unless you have a FAA licence, you'll need to redo the whole ATPL including the Type Rating, which may take up to 10 months. And not to mention the dreaded GACA oral exams.
you just made the essential point
if a manager is hired with such a history, even been publicly traceable, and still gets the job, is hired for a reason. Despite the fact there are no Labour rights in that region.