ASFKAP, mono, ilovegordon
"Thanks guys for your replies"
I agree with you guys completely. Matter fact I told him what I think they are offering (a package tailored for Asian Engineers), but not to Brits or Yanks. Matter fact I have seen ads. not a while back I just don't recall where but for A&P licensed guys with endorsments on biz jets and the offer
was $60,000.00 U.S. + all the other benefits and working for small FBO out of Saudi. My point is given the fact that GF is an Intl. airline and giving wages like that to western X-pats is a
...BIG JOKE......
ASFKAP
Your conversion to 1800 seems to be close enough, and I agree with you it still dosen't cut it for the sandpit! Considering also where he is going to work "MCC=high pressure".
Mono
You mentioned he should go for the interview and find out, I guess he can do that but I don't think anything will be changed! just from reading the posts placed on PPrune by fellow pilots it tells me that GF may promise you something to get you to the interview and then offer you something else. The offer is too low to even consider in my openion, weather you want to base it on European or North American standards even if you take into consideration the "Tax Free clause" it is still not attractive by western stads.
ilovegordon
The money he is making is defenitily great with the benefits on top of it-no question to that. But I am not so sure if they are willing to pay him $8000/month with very little benefits or even with no benefits. I think $8000/month is quite a high figure, needless to say 76 captain with GF makes less than $8000/month from what I have read and GF pilots make the highest salary in GF. Plus this guy will be working for them as an employee not as contractor from what I understand.
In my openion he should be getting around $5000/month plus everything else on top. Which makes him $60000.U.S./year keeping in mind it is not Saudi "Better than Saudi" but at the same time GF is an Internationl airline "bigger co. than FBO in Saudi", as well to attract him to work in the sandpit offering him $11000 on top of his current salary as an insetive so he can say .....Yes.
It would be interesting to find out weather he can negotiate his package during the interview process or not.
Look forward to your replies
Cheers
