Oman Air recruitment and conditions
Just back from IST where I passed successfully the assessment as capt 737:
- be prepared for a 20 theoretical written exam (easy).
- about 10-15 minutes personal interview with the chief pilot or fleet manager
- 1 hour in the sim: engines running, hold short rwy 26, T/O raw data and visual raw data with full stop. Then: vis 550 mtrs, wind 300/20, normal T/O with Engine failure at V1. Radar vectors, ILS single eng and when established expect to continue raw data.. GA at min then vectors to join holding MCT, then LOC 26 full to full stop. Easy and relaxed atm.
Now coming to the point with Meccti: they pay hotel accomodations for 2 nights in IST and transportation to sim building. Air ticket to IST and back reimbursed after joining Oman Air if you accept their ridicolous request: 4000 USD to be paid to Meccti for their cost and fees (???) after receiving the 2nd salary and if you don't pay the company will keep the money from your salary and pay it to Meccti... I've heard of a danish guy, that want to be smart, that didn't pay and left; that's why, now, if you don't pay Meccti, Oman Air will deduct from your second salary 4000 USD and you might get hard time.. Meccti is making a lot of money with us and I never heard in any other company worlwide this kind of business.. anyway they are very well connected with the management, Omani and Indians... so I let you to imagine what a great people you will deal with.
On top of it if you pass the assessment you will have to accept a training bond of 8000 Rials (around 21000 USD) even if you have thousand hours as 737NG PIC.
Obviously Meccti is not telling you straightforward the terms and conditions.. they are from East Europe (Czech, Slovakia and Georgia) and as far as I understood they think pilots are a bunch of assholes... obviously they are right if you accept their ridicolous offer. SCAM.
Roster is monthly, with block of 3 days (very usefull for commuting to Europe !!!! ) IF you request it 3 months in advance. Vacation has been reduced to 36 + 10 bank holidays (previously was 46+10) and will be very hard to get it even in block of 23 each because they are very short of captains. At the moment they offer 8 days off per month with the plan to reduce to 7 and increase the flight hours from 68 to 77 per month after the summer. GREAT.
Training is 3 months, 6 sim (Dubai) and 6 sectors to be released... quite high rate of fired guys during sim and line training or even the release flight... as a foreigner, as usual in SOME parts of ME, you are nobody and you don't deserve anything.
Upgrade to 330: just a dream... only for locals.
Are you still thinking to apply?... via Meccti?
NO WAY, at least for myself.