Originally Posted by
Semaphore Sam
I hired on in June '78; we were told there would be no expat crew left by the beginning of 1981. Sam
My parents both worked for Saudia in Jeddah from the early '70s to the late '80s and I recall my dad saying Nationalization was coming to the airline around 1987/88.
I just don't think it is possible in the Kingdom especially with the training involved to become a pilot at the commercial air transport level, combined with the low level of interest from actual Saudis.