Hi!

If company wants a foreign pilot to work for them, they will. I have known individuals to do it on their own, but it IS more difficult!

cliff
LFW

I would not try Arusha...its all Caravans and they will not take low timers at all. You need at least 1000 hrs to think of Arusha at the moment. Dar is your better bet, but even that is hard today. Good Luck

need urgent infos for nigeria pilot job opportunity
 

dear all,

im new at pprune, im beninese (from rep of benin) just near nigeria, i know lagos abuja, kano, i speak little yoruba, haoussa, actually im a first officer on b737-200,
TT 5800
JET 2500
and im going to aeroservice to do my boeing 737NG, im holding an FAA/ATPL, and very soon i will strart with the TR on NG,
please im looking to get someone contact in nigeria for getting a job as F/O on B737ng or efis,
can you please help me
please PM if possible


God Bless :)

Interressed
 

Licences

ICAO ATPL
FAA ATPL


Ratings
B737, BE 190, LET 410,



Flight time 5800 total
Fixed Wing MULTI ENGINE 4000+
PIC 1500

Flight experience
Airway/Offshore/Bush/Air amb/Sling/Mountain/Night/WAR Zone (DRC/CHAD...)

Languages
English (fluent) French (fluent) Arabic (fluent) Spanish (basic)
West African languages (fluent)


Available now.
Please pm for more info

just another one looking for a job.
 

Hi All.

I am also just looking for a job.Jobs are very limited at the moment.I have 530 hours and i am willing to pay for the first rating to get a job.Most of my hours is on the C210.If any one can help i will appreciate it.You can pm me fo more details.Willing to relocate aswell.

Thanks
C-210F

Salut va chez Arik Air en personne avec ta qualif en poche avec ton expérience je doute fort qu'ils ne te prennent pas.Mais va en personne au nigéria ils prefèrent t'avoir en face que de t'avoir au phone ou sur email

Work permit
 

OK Cliff, tks for the info.. The work permit/letter of no objection obstacle "story" seem to be a convenient way to decline then...? Bye now

encore merci N1 LIMIT,

many thanks all for advises

Air Nigeria/ Virgin Nigeria/Nigerian Eagle
 

Head over to VNA...
Virgin Nigeria - VNA Careers

no NG's that I know of

There are a few pilots from Benin working in Nigeria,in ARIK/AERO/VNA/CAVERTON why not get their contacts and they can help.Check your PM

Many thanks for all of you
 

many many thanks i will call the airlines and ask about the pilots and chief pilot so maybe they will help, you know Benin and Nigeria is the same culture!!!

i will be back to give you more infos after i called them


God Bless

If you're looking on NG ARIK is definitely your best bet,you can also look at next door TOGO with ASKY.Benin is much more closer custom,tradition wise with TOGO you can try ASKY too

So since there are 2 conflicting comments here can we assume that Tanzania really might not be the best place for a low timer to go < 1000 hrs. My travel plans for december is to be in Namibia and then Botswana and I will leave out Tanzania assuming that its not really worth the expense or time wasted not being somewhere else.

Coastal is the largest of operators in Dar for hiring low-timers, but from what I've been told, they are "over-staffed" at the moment. There are other companies in Dar that may or may not hire you, but you need to convert first, which means writing exams and hanging around for the job to pop up... this is how most "low-timers" get hired here.

Like most places, it's about being in the right place at the right time.

I believe Botswana is the same, but can not say for sure. I do keep hearing the words "slow season" uttered, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything IMO.

Good luck.

looking for a job in Africa (let410)
 

Hallo,my name is Matt and like many other pilots I m looking for a job in Africa,obviously I don t have particular preference about place, most of you know well the dark continent and maybe could pass me some useful info. So I request your help. I Sept. I will go down there to haunt a job on the field, but before to spend all my free time I d like to have as many info as I can in order to spend my time and money at the best.
this is my (still low) experience:
JAA ATPL frozen, IR MEP, type on LET410, 450 tt..
a position as FO on the Let would be the best, so if you can indicate to me some Let operators I d appreciate it.
However I d also love any job on light single..as you can understand the most important thing is to fly.
I hope some of you can halp me.
Thanks a lot.

Matt

Hi Matt,
Try Air-Tec Africa. They operate L410/420s on UN, ICRC and oil contracts. PM me for the details.
Cheers,
booze

Getting started, aspirations to work within Africa
 

Hello all,

I am quite new to the aviation world. Recently aquired commercial licence and am extremely motivated to begin my career out of South Africa/Africa (anywhere).

I am simply looking for anyone out there who can point me in the right direction. Any aspect of aviation in the continent would be my aspiration. Any type of bottom position where one could start.

Thanks to any who respond.

The usual places to look for work in Africa are Maun in Botswana, Windhoek & Swakopmund in Namibia and Tanzania. Times are tough for jobs at present but there are still opportunities. You will need to check for hiring season. There are blogs around here on all of the above so have a read and good luck-we all have to start somewhere.:)

Rico

Hello Shreddyfender,

That reminds me of the Plymouth Fury in 'Christine'. A fabulous car and a cracking movie. I deduce, correctly or not, that your licence is a Canadian one? On this website there is lots of information about the conversion of foreign licences to African ones and also the rather more considerable difficulty in obtaining work or residents' permits for various places. Much of this information concerns South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. These are the countrys where I would say the flying is fun without being somewhat, and only from time to time, risky.

It is only a question of want or not want.
Search for the Maun (actually there are two, both packed with inf) and for the Namibian thread. And then buy a ticket, pack your stuff and show up. Then it is everything up to you.
This year it seems that almost everyone who was sticking out there in Maun for long enough got a job.

help ,direct entry commands ?
 

Does anyone have any ideas where I might find a direct entry command on something over 25t in Africa , my airline keeps bypassing us with more and more direct entry captains .

I have 7000 hrs total with 5000 as copilot on 4 eng heavy jets and the other 2000 on g/a small piston stuff , so no command time to speak of .
JAR lic , current 744.

Hi!

There are a TON of 747 jobs in the ME and Asia.

In Africa, from what I know, you need to be trained in the aircraft and/or have the correct license. There are DEC jobs for DC-9s and MD-80s, as well as MD-11s, CRJs, ERJs, turpoprops.

With your situation, I think you would have to have the training and the Group I type rating for the specific aircraft....some of the companies would work with you to get you the correct license.

cliff
LFW

I am rated on B737 (300/900) TRI/TRE also type on several turboprop,7000 hours over 6000 PIC,Africa experience,
Available for Africa contract
Contact via PM please

@ 737 africa with your level of experience Air Nigeria(ex Virgin Nigeria)woulb be your best bet at the moment.They've got more 733 coming up 1 got there yesterday that makes it 6 in total and 5 more are expected from now till september and they're presently hiring.

Thanks N1
 

Thanks N1 for the info

IFR S-76 Captain
 

FAA CPLH with IR

2600 TT
2400 PIC
1300 Offshore
250 S-76

Current 135.297
Current U.S. Passport

Available for Touring Positions immediately

Feel free to pm

Thank you

1150 CPL frozen ATP 900 ME
 

Greetings again,

TT: 1150
PIC: 1000
Twin: 930
IF: 87

CPL w/ all ATP subjects.
BE58, PA31, PN68, PA34, C206

Based in Joburg.

Cheers.

I have a JAA licence and a litle more than 200 hrs on 737 (300-800).
Anyone knwo which cargo/ airlines in africa is looking for pilots with low hrs on type? And even more important how to get in contact with them? Please PM me.

Cheers

400 twin time pilot seeking job
 

hi there,

my name is choumpy,i am looking for employment in charter industry,i have 650TT and 400 hrs in twin piston all the flying was in africa.if der is any jobs related to fly in africa,pls email me.
[email protected]

choumby:ok:

Just out of curiosity has any one had any success in acquiring employment, or for that matter, have any employers found any crew as a direct result of posting on this thread.

It is great thread and I wish everyone on this thread lots of luck.:ok:

111

Believe NOT...Employers are swamped with CV's as it is!

I would suggest following more Official channels - don't believe any Employer has the time to sift through all of this.

:oh:

Unlucky Nelson

The answer is yes. I posted about this a few days ago but it was removed. We've employed 2 pilots recently from this thread.

Now if I don't miss the mark and you'll excuse me bringing the matter up but one was an experienced American called Tom and the other was a fairly green Saffer called Jerry, old friends of mine of course! That's good of you though. Shows there's opportunity for the wannabies as well as all of us old prop jobs so I expect you might like to encourage further responses but then that's just speculation on my part in the spirit of innocent helpfulness.

3850 TT
900 in jets (B737NG and classics)
2400 in turboprop (1000 of them PIC)
ICAO ATPL
JAR CPL (frozen ATPL)
Bush flying experience in Africa

Feel free to Pm me,

mlindb

Hi,

Just need some advice from you wise people. Where do I start looking for Helicopter jobs in Africa?

Any words of wisdom would be a great help.

cavortingcheetah

No, neither of those. One US low time, one US/Aussie old bastard (same age as me!)

West African opportunities
 

Hey -

After spending a half decade flying in Africa (mostly in sub-Saharan & East Africa - Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, Zambia, Zim, RSA, Chad, CAR), I am struggling with my readjustment to the Western world.

I am curious what sort of opportunities exist for flying in West Africa. I'm seriously contemplating a trip there next month, starting in Dakar, and hitting all the countries on a SE arc through the Guineas, and assorted countries to about Benin to find something.

I have experience on everything from bush equipment to airliners (two types including 737). In a strange way I miss Africa and I'd be happy flying a King Air, Van or 206 as I would be anything else. Also, I have worked for both Western and local operators in third world countries. I'm not having too much luck with my contract community connections, so I'm curious if there are any "quality?" local operators to hit up. Also, I know a huge chunk of getting these African jobs is being there, hence me literally pounding the pavement to find something. I guess those who've worked in Africa and then the West can understand.

Thanks for any leads or insights. PMs welcome!

GW

Same
 

well we are in two I do have same problem

You're stopping just short of Nigeria on your employment tour?

Protocole Aviation in Congo was looking for a King Air 100 Captain, their website is: www.protocole-aviation.com/