Howdy,
I can give you a bit of info on Falcon as I fly for DHL out of Bahrain and know some of the guys. They currently want you to show up with an endorsement but as everybody is rapidly running out of captains perhaps that will change; as for now however you do need the B1900 ticket. They like to upgrade from the inside as well but the last guy with the time to do that will be going left seat soon, after that they will hire stricktly out side for a bit. The pay ends up being about $5300 US a month including flight pay and per-diem. That is better then a single rated captain (Metro III only) at DHL by a bit as they make $3500. Dual rated guys (metro and Convair) make a bit more here as well. We do also get housing to the tune of BD500 a month for single and BD600 for married captains, something Fox Charlie guys don't. Their better pay however makes up for the lack of housing supplement I think. It actually depends on which drivers I have spoken to as some say it's expensive and some say they can get a decent place for 4000 (about 400 BD)durhams between two guy's. Maybe someone will post to verify that one. I can tell you that they fly 11 to 13 and sometimes 15 days a month, about 6-7 hours flying a day. The other up side over us is that they live in Dubai. I like Bahrain enough but Dubai is much nicer in comparison. One other thing, they just lost a run and are moveing the F27 from Bahrain to Dubai (I think) so I do not know how much hiring they will be doing in the next while. Either way good luck, I personally love Dubai so go for it. Later.