Dubai Info

[rak]

Hi Guys,

Will be in Dubai in March to complete my interview process. I would appreciate any and all info about schools ( 2 Kids 4 and 12 )cost and availability more so for the american schools. And the average cost of living for a family of 4, what are the big expencess. What are the family villas like as for the new arrivals. Any thing else you could add would be great.

Thanks.

[jetaviator]

Hi Rak

What day of march?

[Guns-A-GoGo]

I have only recently asked the same questions. There is plenty of info to look at here in recent threads.

When did you get shortlisted?

Guns-A-GoGo

[rak]

Scheduled for March 10th through the 12th. Did the the sim ride in Atlanta on the 19th of Dec. They called me the same afternoon, said the sim ride went well and they would be in contact in the next two weeks. Exactly two weeks later got an email with details for the interview in Dubai.

[Guns-A-GoGo]

thanks,

Like I said, there is plenty of info on this board. It covers everything from Banking, pay, and the general attitudes of the pilots. There is some very good stuff.

Still waiting for the call.

Guns

[rak]

Thanks for the info. Good luck to you. Will let you know how the interview goes. I used to live in Arlington.

[fractional]

Changing the subject just a bit, here is some relevant info for those looking into real estate more seriously.
Is this guy jealous because the business is moving away from him (or the US altogether) or there is some truth here? I believe the latter applies:The son of US property tycoon Donald Trump has questioned the financial viability of Dubai's ambitious real estate developments, claiming some "can't possibly ever happen".
In an interview published in this month's Arabian Property magazine, Donald Trump Jr said some of the developments were incredible in theory, but would not work out on paper.
"To me as a real estate person, but also as a financial person, some of the projects are incredible in theory, but I don’t know how they will ever work out on paper, numbers wise," he said, without going into detail about which projects he had concerns about.
“There are clearly some [projects] that are just in my opinion out of this world and that can’t possibly ever happen."
Trump Jr, vice president of the Trump Organisation, is currently working on the company's first Middle East development, the Trump International Hotel and Tower on the Palm Jumeirah.
He also criticised the quality of construction in the emirate, claiming the interiors of some buildings he had visited did not meet international standards.
"There are some incredible buildings in Dubai that are architecturally very nice from the exterior, but I think some of the interior finishings have always been lacking,” he said.
“If you took a New York building versus a comparable Dubai building you’d see a lot of differences in the interior finishings.
“These may be minor details that perhaps most people don’t see but people like myself and my father who have an eye for that kind of detail really notice."
Despite his concerns, Trump Jr said other developments would be "phenomenal" and that Dubai's property market was set for continued success.
“Dubai has created itself as the epicentre, as kind of the Wall Street of the Middle East. It has oil money, all the influx of capital that’s coming in from Asia and it’s central in the world," he said.
"And as money keeps coming in I think it can sustain a lot of that boom."
He said Trump Organisation would "definitely" be looking to develop more projects in Dubai and other parts of the Middle East once construction of the Trump International Hotel and Tower was finished.
"We want to get this [the Trump International] locked away then we will be looking,” Trump Jr said, adding that he saw Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as good areas for future development.
He also said the Trump Organisation is currently in talks over two hotel deals, a residential development and a commercial venture in India - a country where he also sees great potential.
To read the full interview with Donald Trump Jr see pick up the January issue of Arabian Property.
This is a quote from Arabian Business's Diane Milne, posted today Sunday, 06 January 2008.

[sealy101]

I was given an interview during the open house in msp but I am also still waiting for the call.
please post a msg when you get the call. thanks