NAS has posted an Ad in Flight-International this week. Kind of a BIG one.
So here is some more details:
BBJ: There will be no more Captain hiring. NAS operates under a PART 125 certificate, meaning crew duty time limitation applies. That is the reason why there are more pilots here than in any other VIP ops around.
The certificate choice was quite smart actualy. Many Jet owners around here have the tendancy to "give" their aircraft to friends and relatives to fulfill their needs. The local authorities (PCA) is willing to terminate or at least reduce this kind of illegal charter business, since those private owners are operating under part 91. So there is a market for chartering medium jet, and since NAS applied for the first PART 125 cert. 3 other companies are doing the same.
We are 5 expat captains and there is 2 line saudi captains, plus 2 more at management who are to fly time to time...For 2 A/C.
Nevertheless, they are in need of 4 F/O's.
Contract is: 35 on/31 off. 4500 to 6500 us dollars (based on the last F/O's contract), plus 100 dollars a day per-diem when on duty. Medical insurance (BUPA Int'l gold scheme), and they fly you in and out ( don't expect business ticket!!).
Based in Riyadh, at the Marriott hotel. Fligths are mostly governmentals, so pretty official trips. No fun destinations or leisure trip like other VIP's.
A319: The aircrafts are not ready. They are still in Toulouse for interior work.
The company is willing to lauch the ops by August...Hum!!
The first hiring process was a total disaster. Not one expat was hired. They wanted to get a few guys from Saudia, but ended up with a few military pilots...
The reasons? Well may be some of you have read my first post about NAS (a very bad day it was, I must admitt!).
So the reason is that at first the contract was supposed to be the same as for the BBJ, with slightly lower salaries...
Now it is 6 weeks on, 3 weeks off. Salary for capt. between 5500 and 6500 at the most. For F/O's, from 3500 to 4500. Per-Diem is NOT 100 a day, but 30!!
Not Marriott, but airport hotel.
G-300: we haven't seen the airplane yet, but they got them. Should start sometime this sumer. No details so far...
Will update you anytime I have better input.
Good luck to you all.
