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Old 15th January 2012 | 19:29
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Cair117
 
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First, they delayed delivery of 2 airplanes from 2012 to 2013. The new coo of the company wants to utilize the crews better than they had previously planned. Good for pilots, because we will fly more, but will require less hiring... Which is starting to take effect. Was told that the airbus was properly staffed and still need a few more embraer captains. Having problems with the visas. We were told to get business visas to get into country and start training, which we did.. But we are not supposed to work on those visas per the saudi government.. The company disregards this rules and did it anyway and it has come to bite them in the ass. They say its a gray area, but seems pretty black and white to me. I was told I would finish IOE, start my 6 week rotation then go home and acquire my work visa. Now things have changed (because they were cought with their pants down) and now I will leave to get my work visa as soon as I finish IOE in the next day or 2. All new hires will be required to get work visas right away. Seems like there has always been rumors that NAS is on the brink of disaster, but all expat pilots I have talked to have said the rumor has been around from day one. It's a private company so we can't see exactly how the company is doing. All I know is we have some pretty powerful investors with deep pockets that don't want their company to fail.. But you can only take so much. The flying here Is easy and the money is great. I have been paid on time and have been reimbursed all of my expenses to date. The only thing I can say negative about the company is that they mislead the truth.. 6 weeks of training my ass.. More like 3 months! PM me if you have questions
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