SNK, you ask why so many GF pilots are leaving to QR, I ask you, why are so many QR pilots also leaving their jobs, take a look at the QR thread, the numbers are fairly large. The reality is that almost all of these airlines have the same working conditions with the same problems. Only EK can put its head above the rest.
As for QR never getting RJs, yes there is still the chance they might also order C series. The reality is that GF is doing a smart thing by ordering these jets and you'll see more of them in Gulf airlines shortly.
The problem in this part of the world is that there are a lot of impatient and pissed off foreigners who show up expecting their lives to be exactly the way it was in Europe, no DEMANDING that their lives are exactly the same as in Europe so they go jumping from country to country until they realize its pretty much the same everywhere. And I can tell you that lots of GF pilots that have left for EK actually miss the camaraderie of the GF working environment as most of them are just numbers in that behemoth of an airline.
This part of the world is just what you make it of it, there are to many people who show up and bitch and moan about everything and think that the grass is greener on the other side, until they've checked all the sides and realize that they were pissing on their own grass the whole time and that's why it looked so brown. And most of them are raking in the cash having a ball on their days off, not taking the slightest bit of interest in the country or region they're in, feeling that they're superior to everyone, bitching and moaning, but they wouldn't dare to leave it all and go back home not for a second, frankly their attitude towards it all is very questionable.
Having said that there are plenty of great expats who have been here for years and are very much part of the community.
Last edited by Airmann; 18th August 2011 at 20:44.