To my knowledge there are only 4 options to get into aviation in the UAE if you are not UAE national:
1. Do your instructor rating and find a job witch one of the flying schools to gain some hours. Horizon in Al Ain pay pretty good, there is as well Emirates Flight Training in Dubai. No Idea what they look for, if you need experience as instructor to get in there.
2. Falcon Express Cargo Airlines, Beech 1900 nightflying in the GCC. They have already 2 female pilots. Requirement is 500TT and 300 multi and a Beech 1900 type. The 1900 type you can get for 8.000 USD. It's easier to get in if you know someone there. They dont care if you have a frozen ATPL, but they dont like the JAA frozen only, because you can not unfreeze without having a JAR/FAR 25 aircraft type on your licence. For command upgrade you need ATPL. So with just having a FAA or Australien CPL you will be fine, you can get your ATPL once you reach the required hours.
3. Aerovista and Phoenix Aviation (AVE) seem to take on guys with just 250 hrsTT (at least I know one who was taken), they will give you a job if you pay for your rating on the 737-200, cost around 13.000 USD
4. AlRais Aircargo with the 727 offered me a job a few years back when I had not that many hours, again pay for your rating which was 23.000 USD (ridiculous)
If you want to build up hours just in the region (BAH based) Solenta might be an option, operating Beech 1900 for DHL.
But to my knowledge, none of them cares if you have a frozen ATPL. Having an ATPL will be a must, when you move on to companies who would not hire you anyway with low hours.
Cheers
Last edited by sharksucker; 24th September 2008 at 12:48.
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