bear96
5th May 2006, 12:32
Hi All,
Long time lurker -- first time poster.
Here is what finally moved me to post:
With Jobs Scarce, U.S. Pilots Sign on at Foreign Airlines (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114679336527844550.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)
Interesting article about U.S.-expats finding great jobs all over the world. The WSJ is doing a promotion this week where you can access their website for free but I am not sure exactly when that ends (or consequently how long that link will work).
Some highlights:
But Capt. Murray's flying career was far from over. Today he lives in Dubai and flies wide-body Airbus A330s for fast-growing Emirates Airlines, winging to exotic destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia. He's home more than he ever was at US Airways, and his total compensation package -- including health care, housing allowance, retirement plan and vacation -- is superior. He says his wife and children enjoy living in the United Arab Emirates, and "from a professional standpoint, it couldn't be better."
Capt. Murray, who flies out of Dubai, says safety standards are high at Emirates, and its 1,350 pilots from 70 nations speak fluent English. He says pilots are "treated with respect in this part of the world. We're driven to work. We're put in four- and five-star hotels, on the concierge floors. Captains are treated as vice presidents of the organization."
Compensation for the foreign gigs varies widely. But it is often better than what U.S. pilots can earn at home, where pay levels and benefits have been reduced by bankruptcy filings and restructurings. Richard Paul, an 18-year US Airways veteran who was bumped from captain to first officer during one round of layoffs, says he plans to quit soon and report for training to fly cargo at a large Asian carrier he declines to identify. The 46-year-old pilot says he will start as a first officer, but "in four or five years, I'll probably be a captain on a 747 and make twice as much" as the $72,000 a year he currently earns.
Paints quite a different picture than many posts here about M.E. gigs.
Comments?
Apologies if this has already been posted, but I didn't see it.
Long time lurker -- first time poster.
Here is what finally moved me to post:
With Jobs Scarce, U.S. Pilots Sign on at Foreign Airlines (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114679336527844550.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)
Interesting article about U.S.-expats finding great jobs all over the world. The WSJ is doing a promotion this week where you can access their website for free but I am not sure exactly when that ends (or consequently how long that link will work).
Some highlights:
But Capt. Murray's flying career was far from over. Today he lives in Dubai and flies wide-body Airbus A330s for fast-growing Emirates Airlines, winging to exotic destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia. He's home more than he ever was at US Airways, and his total compensation package -- including health care, housing allowance, retirement plan and vacation -- is superior. He says his wife and children enjoy living in the United Arab Emirates, and "from a professional standpoint, it couldn't be better."
Capt. Murray, who flies out of Dubai, says safety standards are high at Emirates, and its 1,350 pilots from 70 nations speak fluent English. He says pilots are "treated with respect in this part of the world. We're driven to work. We're put in four- and five-star hotels, on the concierge floors. Captains are treated as vice presidents of the organization."
Compensation for the foreign gigs varies widely. But it is often better than what U.S. pilots can earn at home, where pay levels and benefits have been reduced by bankruptcy filings and restructurings. Richard Paul, an 18-year US Airways veteran who was bumped from captain to first officer during one round of layoffs, says he plans to quit soon and report for training to fly cargo at a large Asian carrier he declines to identify. The 46-year-old pilot says he will start as a first officer, but "in four or five years, I'll probably be a captain on a 747 and make twice as much" as the $72,000 a year he currently earns.
Paints quite a different picture than many posts here about M.E. gigs.
Comments?
Apologies if this has already been posted, but I didn't see it.