Q8,
I'm going against the flow here and suggesting you consider the desk job.
I am assuming you are an Arab working for the National Carrier of your country. I fly in the Middle East and know and work with many of your fellow Arabs, whom I like and respect.
Please believe me when I say I mean no disrespect, but you are no doubt used to the idea of being able to stay living in you current location with a comfortable salary and stable employment. This was the case with National Carriers in other parts of the world in the past.
The world has changed, and your region is starting to change with it.
I am a life-long Pilot and intend to stay so, but that has meant changing employer, city and country several times. It is rare indeed for a Pilot to be able to gain a well paid job and have that job, in the one location, till retirement.
The fate of national carriers which privatize has not been good. Most have eventually had to substantially re-structure, downsize and shed employees to survive- or else have not survived. If your Government is truly privatizing your airline and leaving it to sink or swim depending on Market Forces, you must consider the very real possibility that, at some future time, you will be faced with a substantial reduction in Salary, relocation, or outright unemployment.
If the necessity to stay with your Family (and I fully understand the significance of extended family in your culture) outweighs you desire to fly, the desk job may well be a viable choice.
I wish you the best of luck with your decision and future.