Originally Posted by
Pin Head
Hi
Please can some say what time to command is?
Kind regards
Pin
If you are lucky from 18 months up to several years. Depends on your experience level and how you get marked in the sims. Any 'acceptable' CRM behavioural marker and you'll automatically have to wait 1 year. (2 sims without any acceptable markers) THE main reason FO's that are ready give up and leave. The system is wrong, everyone knows it but it just doesn't change. Don't think it will ever change to be honest.
I think on average time to command seems to be 2 - 2.5 years. We didn't have any new aircraft joining in the last 9 months but quite a few people left. We got 2 new aircraft yesterday and another 6 to go this year. Add the resignations to that and you might upgrade quickly.
It's also not seniority based. If you meet the requirements you can apply. Irrespective of seniority.
Captains's flight pay is 187 aed per block hr. School allowance can be claimed from 3 yrs onwards. (that's not what your contracts states though but you'll get it)