Rotana Jet requirements

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Does anyone know what the requirements are to join Rotana Jet as a pilot?
Varies -E145- Fo- 2000 hrs, Capt - 3000hrs with some PIC in type. Company upgrades type rated FO's,. You will have to pass an initial P1 LPC at joining even for FO's.
(3 training days and 2 sim session's)(current or not) The current trend has been to hire E145 First Officers, then upgrade them to Captain E145. The Trend for the A320 has been Direct entry, Type Rated and experienced Captains - qualifications unknown - most likely 500 in type / PIC- with the exception below. This could and has changed with demand. You need an ATPL ICAO License to be considered, and all training is according to CAR OPS / EASA Compliant.

Do you need to be type-rated with experience on type?
yes/ yes - E145 / A320 / G450. The first 2 E145 Captains have transitioned to the A320 as P1 rated FO's. Company provided the type rating with a 24 month bond plus repayment of all training costs should they leave prior.There is no guarantee that any more E145 crew will transition to the A320.
Upgrades on the E145 : 3-6 (+/-) (?) months, Transitions to A320: ? Upgrade A320: ? G450 - only hiring (?) Type rated, high time First Officers.

What is the pay?
E145 FO- 21,000 aed p/mth ($5600) , E145 Capt 30,000 aed p/mth ($8000), A320 Fo 32,000 aed p/mth ($8600), A320 Capt 40,000 aed p/mth ($11,000) - all salary. There is no additional flight hour pay, productivity pay or completion / on time bonus. There is no overtime pay. Per diem is 18 aed ($5) per flight hour / time away from base - International only.
Training Captain / Nominated Commander / TRI Pay E145 is currently $0. TRI / TRE A320 Pay is currently -$0.

Is a rotation system used?
Previous hires were offered 2 months on / 1 month off - with tickets home, or full time of 11/1 if they wanted to take the housing allowance (additional 5000 aed ($1366) p/mth. Now, (for the past year) all new hires are offered 11 month on /1 month off with tickets to "point of hire - home domicile" ONLY. Day's off varies weekly and constantly changes. 7 - 8 scheduled day's off per month. - no guarantee. Undetermined number of "available" (reserve) days per month - could be as many as 23 per month. Airfare is economy and possibly they may place you in "staff" travel with one of the 2 major Gulf region airlines.

What contract will you have to sign/agree to, is there a work ban if you leave them?
YES -UAE Labor law, open end contract with end of service benefits after 1 year. Work ban in the form of "joining bond". ($20,000usd and 3 years) probationary period of 6 months.

Are you bonded, even if you are type-rated and current?
Yes, Joining bond of $20,000usd and 3 years. Upgrade training bond of 2 years and repayment of all training cost; Type rating - hotels - travel - per diem.

Is there a medical insurance?
Medical -yes / Vision -no /Dental -no.

Do they assist with accommodation?
Company provides "shared" - serviced accommodation ,in a company owned 3 star "Hotel / Apartments. You could have 2-3 roommates from various departments of the company. A very"sub standard" 5,000 aed p/mth ($1366) housing allowance is offered in lieu of company provided accommodations. Typical, decent apartments in this region rent for double the housing allowance offered, plus utilities and transportation. Lease's are one year minimum, paid in advance - usually 2 installments. Short term, month to month apartment leases are rare and cost even more. There are other hotels that offer long term month to month leases. Married or not married couples not permitted in company provided housing. The Company Hotel / Apartment is a very active, 20 floor building with many transient, non employee - guests.(it's a hotel)
For employees staying in the company provided Hotel / Apartment - there is a shuttle service to / from Rotana Jet Operations.

Do they assist with children's schooling?
NO educational allowance is being offered.

The company is in the first couple of years of start up Flight Operations and the target market appears undetermined. Rotana Jet is pursuing a UAE GCAA Air Carrier Certificate, to conduct scheduled flight operations within The Middle east, Southern Europe and Asia from their Al Bateen Excutive Airport, Abu Dhabi , UAE base of operations. The company maybe considering moving flight operations to another airport in the region with more expansion capabilities. Current flight operations have all been designated as charter and operate out of the Al Bateen Excutive Airport Terminal in Abu Dhabi.

Current fleet: 2-E145, 2 A319, 1-G450. Aircraft orders for undetermined additions to the E145 and A319 fleet, although the expansion appears to favor the Airbus fleet.
Pilots
E145 - 18 (10 Capt / 8 Fo)
A319 - 8 (4 Capt / 4 Fo)
G450 - 3 (2 Capt / 1 Fo)
Flight Attendants - 15 (most are qualified on all company aircraft)
Total Employees - 73 (Office, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Maintenance, Pilots, Flight Attendants) 2 offices - Marketing - Dubai, Flight Operations - Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The company pays for air travel to start and end contract, entry visa, resident visa, medicals, and any license , training course's and permits required to perform your job - pilot / flight attendant / mechanic / operations. Uniforms are provided when required and recurrent training, travel, hotel and per diem is provided when required. Occasionally they place you in staff travel for recurrent training. (no seat selection).

The company is implementing new restrictions to prevent employees from leaving for more lucrative jobs within the region, via bond and contract limitations. Being familiar with the UAE labor laws and Visa's is recommended prior to joining. Jumping ship to another carrier in the region may be difficult or impossible unless proper procedures are followed, concerning bonds, contracts and visa's. To join another carrier in "the region," your bond or contract limitations must be met or they simply will not cancel your visa, and you will need that accomplished before another employer can accept you for employment in the UAE. If you happen to come back to the UAE at some time in the future with a "not cancelled" Visa, you may face an issue with UAE Immigration.