Kuwait Airways T&C

[Mr.White]

Hi guys!

Kuwait Airways is looking for drivers. Any idea on T&C offered by Kuwait Airways

[oceancrosser]

Well if they are looking for drivers, why would pilots be interested?

One of the last places I would be looking for employment on this earth. I.e. if they needed pilots.

[Chirpy Pilot]

Oceancrosser. Your last post is not helpful of clever. If you have nothing to say constructive then DON'T Simples!

[John Boeman]

Seriously......this is some kind of joke......right??

[oceancrosser]

Hey, might be a good deal for "drivers", not least the overtime...

[John Boeman]

True enough. Or maybe that is the weekly wage.

[TypeIV]

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These figures seem to be 10 years old. Would be a massive pay cut if true, Kuwait is not the cheapest place to live in. Must be a joke!

[The Rage]

They could be in Kuwaiti Dinars!

[EGKK.]

They're in GBP. I would know because I wrote them.

Pay has gone up massively but I couldn't give you an exact figure I'm afraid.

[Mr.White]

What do you mean by massively?.Just give an approach salary

[Reverserbucket]

Need FAA or Dutch licence.
Is that or was that ever the case? I recall KAC cadets trained for JAA/EASA Licences in the past and not with a Dutch ATO.

[CaptainProp]

Agency offering $18K / month, 6 weeks on 2 off, accommodation paid for.

[Bernoulli]

Chirpy Pilot, we are not 'drivers', we are Pilots. Accepting the term 'driver' continues to demean our profession and Oceancrosser is correct to resist the term. It's the sort of thing that Ryanair management wish to encourage. Don't diminish our position still further by accepting the silly term.

[Jimmy The Big Greek]

Do they pay for school fees for children?

[fantom]

The terms and conditions may have changed since my four years there but some things will not.

The mindset of the locals will be the same and it is a very difficult place to live.

Be aware.

[Mr.White]

Fantom, tks for the info.

Could you be more elaborated on your answer? maybe some example may help to understand

Regards

[fantom]

Mr White, I could write a page but it would not be fair to the Kuwatiis, many of whom I regard as friends. Let's just say that I went so as to pay my mortgage and it did. Getting back to the UK was, however, wonderful.

[Mr.White]

Any idea on what agency is offering 18000usd/month on a 6/2 contract accommodation paid?

[TowerDog]

I worked there too.
Kuwait is bit better that Saudi.
Pay was okay back then and FAA tickets was accepted initially, then we converted to Kuwaiti licenses with written tests and simulator check rides, not a big deal as company instructors were designated check airmen/examiners.
Like Fantom I went there to pay may mortgage and it was paid off in short order, but I was also glad to get out, one is almost held prisoner: Cannot leave the country on days off for a trip to London or Dubai to drink beer: No Sir, you need an Exit Visa signed by Managment. :=:sad:
It has been a few years so my information may be outdated.

[CaptainProp]

Zenon is the agency...

[speed13ird]

Bernoulli,

Pilots have referred to themselves as drivers in a self deprecating way (ironically) since the 1930s or earlier, in fact WW1 pilots were selected for their equitationary talents, (horse riding) or if you like, jockeys.

[fatbus]

I was a Herc driver in Air Force , nothing wrong with that .

[Bernoulli]

Self deprecating is just fine, I get that bit. It's when the term is picked up by others outside the group and used in a demeaning sense that it becomes unacceptable. The same principle applies to any profession. Whilst doctors may be quite happy to refer to themselves as 'quacks', 'pill merchants' etc they wouldn't welcome a patient walking through the door and calling them by these same terms.

I don't 'pilot' a bus any more than I 'drive' an aircraft.

[JW411]

Well, in the RAF we used to be called drivers/airframe. Never bothered me in the slightest.

[Chirpy Pilot]

Bernoulli! I would read the post first and get the correct person! I never said any of us where drivers!