Not anymore by the looks of it!
Pupy, do not be such a drama queen mate. Part of what you are saying is true, part is popular gossip and part is none of your business as a line pilot!
Housing situation: No idea how that disaster is being handled at the moment but I do know a new phase at the Ain Khaled concentration camp is being finished now. It contains villas with private swimming pool though which makes me a bit worried. NO WAY HR will allow these houses to be given to PILOTS, they will keep them to themselves as usual and pilots will get whateve is leftover!
4 days off/month works on the widebody fleets. Works sometimes on the A320 but in no way QR wants you to commute home easily. As a mather of fact, none of the middle eastern legacy carriers wants you to commute home on a regular bases so NO BIG DEAL.
If you join now, no matter what fleet you will be put on, expect to be stuck on that fleet for MIN 3 years! A320 is the only existing fleet which is expanding (A330 reduction/stable, A340 stable, B777 new fleet thus expanding, A300 stable) so people on A320 might expect to be stuck a bit longer!
ACN: Whats the big deal?
Resting in first class/not wearing your hat are all KNOWN rules and regulations, which by the way exist in very similar forms in both EK as EY as well. If you cost what cost wants to be that pigheaded "I know it better" pilot by braking these rules, you will have to bare the consequences! So once more, whats the big deal?
Resigning from ANY airline in the gulf can be a very very tricky and frustrating operation. This is due to the pre-historic labour laws in this region. Prepare yourself well and expect the worst when resigning!
Flight Ops management changes: what do you care about that? Chief pilots and their deputees are in general useless to you anyway (some exceptions of course like SS, PJ). So if they change them its like changing a boring picture on a wall in your hallway, most of the times nobody notices!
For once and for all people, it is " JUMPING SHIP". Nothing to do with Jumping Sheep (interesting one this one, especially in this region
), jumping shift or whatever else people come up with! It happens all over the region, not only in QR, and should not be a big deal to you. Be glad you are a pilot and the option is there for you to use when needed!
Regarding those numbers you mentioned, just mention as well that these are mostly Capt going to Air Asia for a management position or FOs chasing a quick command!
All of this has been discussed over and over again here so get a grip!
