Air Serv International - Threads Merged
 

I am in search of any information about Air Serv, e.g. upgrades, work living conditions, pay????

JSD - Info on Airserv can be obtained from Airserv Intl., PO Box 3041, Redlands, CA 92373-0993 or via their website at www.airserv.org
If you are keen on employment info with them or in the middle east you'd do well to provide more details on yourself and follow it with a 'much appreciated' or similar. Good luck with your job search.
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Rafiki

Dear Rafiki,
Thank you for the advice, I am actually looking for somebody who has or is working for Air Serv.

I am currently flying for a regional airline in the US.
I am 23 years old
have about 2300 hours total 1000 twin and 300 turbo prop.

Thanks once again

Another Trans States refugee! Working for Hulas drove me to Hong Kong; looks like he's driving you to Mozambique!

Congratulations on the 100% strike vote! If it comes to that, I'll come back to STL just to walk with you guys.(sorry to be off-topic for the rest of the forum!)

JSD - sorry to see you've not had a better response to your request. My experience with Airserv only comes from heresay whilst in Kenya and I went for a chat/interview with them in their Nairobi office in 95 (ish). They came across as a professional, well organized outfit operating well maintained equipment and doing some really interesting work. If I had been single I may have given it a go. Good luck once again - Rafiki.

Hi Jetstream . . .,

Worked several contracts for ASI through the years in Ethiopia, Sudan (and into South Sudan from Loki, Kenya). I have much respect for the admin people, maintenance and fellow professional pilots. They are very fair people.

They have a good FOM and stick to it, strongly support their lead field people, and expect a commensurate amount of professionalism from their pilots flying their aircraft. I was mostly on the DHC6-300, but flew the Caravan and a C402 a bit.

I had a very good time flying for ASI, and enjoyed lots of travel, and learned lots about people, aviation and myself. All the best in your application!

Regards,
Mark Howson

Air Serv!!
 

Yeah Dude,

The guy you need to direct your CV to is a Guy by the name of Ray Snaith. That is for the Air Serv that I know they have a big hangar ( known as Hangar One) at entebbe airport in Uganda. If you go and fly for them your'e gonna need about 3000hrs PIC before he will even consider you, and your'e gonna be based in Goma in the Congo a nice little place full on ethinic clashes and that kind of thing!!! The last time I spoke to one of the Air Serv pilots I heard the pay was 3000US$ per month I hope you enjoy. Personally I don't think it's worth it but hey maybe you like crazy stuff enjoy!!!!:O

Pete

Air Serv's office is in Washington DC or Virginia, can't remember. They'll be the ones who interview and accept you. You'll want to be pretty conservative. A christian upbringing is good, as some of the big shots are ex MAF. (although out in the field, it can be good fun, Coco Jambo's and Le Chalet in Goma for starters)
They'll post you somewhere around the world. Check your policies are paid up. You can see their website of destinations, Afganistan, the Congo, etc. The pay sucks, but your overheads are low.
Ray at Entebbe does not do interviews. Also don't get excited about flying a B200. It'll be a twin Otter or Cessna Caravan to start with. Then a B90. Having some bush flying will be a credit.
And yes, you do go to some hot zones. Go to a search engine and look up Shabunda in the DRC. Lovely little place, although the militia are letting MSF (medisans sans frontier) in.
Good luck

Moved some aircraft for them before. All well maintained and everything worked!. Not sure how many B200's there are; 800U is a C12, military version of the 200 which they now call an A-200. 24F is also a long in the tooth C208 but still goes well. Can't tell you too much about the pay but good guys in general. :p

Air Serv - any info?
 

I'm interested in finding out a bit more about flying for Air Serv - is there anyone out there who's working for them now or worked for them in the past?

I've done a search and found some quite useful stuff but I think some of it might be out of date(?) And yes, before you ask, I am familiar with their website...!

Any info much appreciated,

Jimbo.

Worked for them about 10 years ago, to give an idea what kind of outfit they are, they left my wife unattended in the bush with malaria while I was flying. manager in the same camp never did a thing. needless to say, contract ended with 6 month payout. better then a lawsuit.

Ran safe operation airplane wise

Air Serve International.
 

Hello Ppruners.
I am trying to find out some info on a company called "Air Serve International". It is an non-profit organization based in USA, that flies for Humanitarian purposes in Africa and Asia. I have just emailed them my application and the only info that I can find about them is on their website. Would someone have some info on how it is to work for them and what is the pay like etc... I have searched in Pprune forums, but could not find anything.
Any info that you could provide me would be welcome.
Cheers.
Smoothflight.

Thanks Pirat.
What do you mean I should not have a problem geting on with them? I have not mentioned any of my flight experience on the post. But anyway, TT3510 1600 multi-engine mostly on Cessna 421 golden eagle, no turbine, FAA ATPL and JAA frozen Atpl. For the other baptist religion, I am not that religious, but am a decent person. Hope they do not require to be fanaticly religeous.
What do you think chances are to be offered Turbine with them?
Cheers
Smoothflight.

" but they only operate turbines"

Au Contrare. Saw this in Mozambique yesterday.........

N-number : N756GQ
Aircraft Serial Number : U20604083
Aircraft Manufacturer : CESSNA
Model : TU206G
Engine Manufacturer : CONT MOTOR
Model : TSIO-520 SER
Aircraft Year : 1977
Owner Name : AIR SERV INTERNATIONAL
Owner Address : 6583 MERCHANT PL STE 100
WARRENTON, VA, 20187-2348
Type of Owner : Corporation
Registration Date : 13-Jan-1994
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard
Approved Operations : Normal

My most absolute humble apologies, I never knew of its existance, wonder if its filling in for the Van that pranged a few weeks ago.

Tanks Pirate and Sousa.
Any info on living conditions such as food and lodging. Is it provided by the company?

Airserve looks after their boys ok, they are one of the better operators, and they pay the crew's salaries that are due!

AirServ (no 'e' on the end) are stable, well funded and pay well for the level of pilot they accept and the work that they need doing.

I see you are from Belgium which means you speak French ? This could be a great asset as much or their work is in West Africa.

Like any NGO there are some pleasant committed people and unfortunately some fanactical sociopaths who cannot function in the 'real world'. Some of their management and pilots are somewhat difficult to work with, to say the least but what easy going people volunteer to operate in the real sh!tholes of the world ? Be prepared for lots of politics and apparently weird ways of running an aviation company. They have their own agenda.

Much of their work in Africa and the Middle East (Baghdad and Kabul) is contracted out to Naturelink, a South African company, although they have their own operations too.

Religion is not a requirement but an acceptable measure of morality and maturity is, but with that strange twist of North American hyopcracy.

Smoothflight
my experience with them is that they are very professional.
They lease a couple of aircraft from Naturelink and they have bases all over the world ie Amman and Kabul to mention a few.
They provide good accomodation.The chief pilot is a bit of a dingbat , I believe.I dont know what they are paying their pilots.
The head office is in New York I believe.
They say that they are a non profit organization I doubt it

The 'couple' of aircraft from Naturelink are actually more than twenty, plus helicopters.

Head office is in Virginia, close to the government and NGOs who provide all the funding and contracts for them.

(...and the Pentagon of course, if you believe those rumours.)