Father-in-law who's not a pilot but is an expat in Saudi, had no probs getting one from his offshore bank which is Lloyds Isle of Man.
Had to put it in the wife's name though, and be very very careful with regard to a couple of other issues that came up involving his UK non-resident tax status, strongly suggest you get professional advice on that one because they've tightened up a lot even in the last couple of years