KQ Direct Entry Captain Recruitment
 

Hey saw an advert in a Ghanaian daily newspaper......the Daily Graphic. KQ wants D.E.C . Any ideas on where they would be based, which aircraft they would fly and the salary would be welcome. Are co-pilots being considered as well??? Interesting times in aviation.:D

Nairobi, E190, captain only....$$$$$

Does anyone know if they are hiring non-Kenyan nationals. The web page under careers does not seem to recognize anything other than Kenyan citizenships/addresses etc...

Non Kenyans makes sense, casablanca
 

The number of EMB rated Kenyans shouldn't be high, given that, it seems it's KQ alone who fly EMBs in East Africa (although I think I saw a photo of a 170/175 in Fly 540 colours somewhere). And since EMB rated pilots is what they want, they can't afford to be choosy about nationality, otherwise, they should be ready to foot type rating bills for Kenyans.

Then again, Kenyan pilots could get the rating themselves. But what was the point going all the way to Ghana to advertize if they wanted only local pilots?

The choice of a Ghanaian newspaper to source for rated pilots seems logical, as Ghanaian pilots are known to have flown the EMB190s of bankrupt Nigerian carrier, Air Nigeria.

Ultimately, I think you should give it a shot; don't let the fear of nationality hold you back. It's likely to be not a problem. Good luck!

KQ has recently been hiring non-nationals as contract captains.....it is only temporary....until they can get their local FOs trained up enough to make captain.