Middle East Opportunities

[delay256]

Hi Everyone,

I'm in the midst of deciding where my career should go at this point, I hold a frozen ATPL from Canada and have about 1250 Hours of flight. I was a flight instructor and flew charter for a company in Canada for two years mostly on single and multi piston aircraft. I also hold an A320 Type Rating with quite a bit of level D sim time (100+), I've been seat support for other independent candidates over the past few months and have gained valuable experience in the sim.

I'm not looking at Pay 2 fly but I don't see too many other opportunities in the short term.

I'm contemplating going back to University or college to make myself more marketable. I was also thinking of writing the dispatch exams to possibly work as a dispatcher at an airline and get on the flight line when the right opportunity presents itself.

Would any of the middle east carriers consider me? Your thoughts would be appreciated.

[Wizofoz]

You could probably look at Air Arabia, NAS Saudi and possibly FlyDubai.

I don't see either a degree nor being a dispatcher as particularly helpful.

[luvly jubbly]

Qatar might be interested for NTSO.

[JammedStab]

Suggest you get on with a turbine operator in Canada. Hiring is decent these days. The go to a charter company for a couple of years then to the Middle East. Standard stuff. Skip the degree and get the real world experience. This is for Canada stuff anyways. I see you are at EGLL.

[groundtoflightdeck]

I thibk its worth noting for your resume that Canada does not have a frozen ATPL. You can write the exams before you have the time but there is no stripped down ATPL.

[Durban]

As one who took the degree route, I'd highly recommend you do that. Also, having sat at the selection table for many years, I always saw the graduate applicant in a more favorable light. Further down the line it's the degree that is gonna move your butt up the management ladder and into a comfortable pension.