QATAR MPL CTC 2016

[TheTypicalBrit]

Before everyone gets really excited about this opportunity please remember that when working with Qatar, they control your passport and bank account. So when you try to leave or get fired for no reason (as many have been), you've also had your bank account frozen and lost £1000s. Plus your passport will have a ban from travelling to Doha or Qatar on it.

[Kushflyhigh]

Guys any updates on Phase 1 selection...??

[TheTypicalBrit]

Integrated, I'm not worried, I'm just posting additional factors that potential applicants should consider, these come from ACTUAL qatar pilots in the Middle East Forum.

[TheTypicalBrit]

Thanks, are you applying?

[TheTypicalBrit]

What about applying for the BA FPP?

[devvo]

I can't remember who asked (South east ?? ) but yes, if you fail an interview with CTC for an airline (eg a QR MPL scheme), to reapply to the same airline you have to wait 6 months. I think you can try for another airline partnership scheme but you basically have to start your application from scratch. Don't forget about the assessment fees too! Can therefore get quite costly. I'm starting an MPL course in August for CTC and QR in NZ, so although I am not as knowledgable as some on here, I may be able to offer some advice so don't hesitate to contact me, I'll help if I can. Best of luck to anyone applying soon!

[Kushflyhigh]

Can anybody do the breakthrough of the selection rounds as in what all rounds are there.
What and from where shall a candidate prepare so as to perform good. Also how long would ctc take to select candidates out of phase 1...??

[a320qatar]

I'm sorry Integrated next time I won't post confidential emails :/If you are from UK could you please give me some tips regarding accommodation and Could someone help me with the final phase 'the interview with Qatar Airways' ?

[studentpil0t]

I chose the modular route and currently wrapping up my IR and CPL. I'll most likely go on to do the ATPL exams but ultimately the dream job is to fly for QA. Integrated = over-rated & overpriced.

[momo95]

Absolutely nothing confidential about that email, it's just a copy paste job they've sent to thousands down the years.

Edit just to add that for accommodation a320Qatar I'd get onto hotac in CTC, they will organise onsite accommodation, I slept upstairs and came down the next morning to find my assessment buddies waiting at the bottom, takes away the rush and worry of getting a taxi and being late.

[Black Pudding]

a320qatar

Good luck with your assessment.

I suggest you delete out your dates of assessment as the less you do to make your identification known on here, the better for you.

[devvo]

I'm sorry Integrated next time I won't post confidential emails :/If you are from UK could you please give me some tips regarding accommodation and Could someone help me with the final phase 'the interview with Qatar Airways' ?

A320QATAR - I agree with everyone else, probably best to not post correspondence that is meant for you (and you only!)

However I feel I can help with the last stage, the 'Interview with Qatar Airways'. I should stress that this is not the hardest stage, not at all. My experience of it in fact was a very relaxed and friendly chat with 3 people from Qatar Airways, one of whom was a Training Captain. It does not last long, usually around 20 minutes, but can be as little as 10 and as much as 45 I have heard. Do not take the 'duration' of the interview to mean that it did or did not go well!

The aim of the interview is to see how you would cope with life in Qatar and what makes you "tick" as a person. They want to know WHY you want to be a pilot, why you want to fly for THEM and not for another airline, what are your GOALS and what do you hope to ACHIEVE (in your career and maybe in life)? Where do you SEE YOURSELF in 10 years time? So as you would for your interview with CTC, research and study. If you're trying to get onto an A320 course, research the A320; engines? Dimensions? Capacity? Routes? What in your opinion makes it a popular aircraft in the industry? Cruise speed / range etc. Do this with any aircraft you want to fly...eg I want to fly the A350 and 777x (I can't decide!) So I researched both! Inevitably they will PROBABLY ask you a question you may not know the answer to...be honest! Tell them you DO NOT KNOW...BUT hint to them that you will make an effort to learn! Add a bit of humour, be confident in yourself.

You must also research the state of Qatar. Cultures, traditions, history, demographics...anything you can. To be honest, wikipedia is a good start for this but by all means dig deeper - it will only help you! Don't be afraid to mention things you have read about, obviously keep it all positive, but even if you don't know everything about a subject, it shows that you have an interest if you mention something which is "uncommon knowledge" to any non-Qatari. For example, I researched the history and origins of Qataris and we talked about it in my interview. I was actually inadvertently racist! I didn't mean to be (I did not check the information I had read online) and I am not a racist but I did not know I had been racist. But they are not out to get you, and they just laughed at me and explained what I had just said and why it was racist. So I told them exactly where I had read that and apologised profusely. But they said they didn't mind, that it was funny and they were surprised that I even knew about their origins! The information wasn't entirely incorrect it turned out! haha

The interview is short, yes, but do your research. When you arrive, do your best to remember their names! They will probably only tell you their names a short while before the interview (as in an hour before maybe!) but of course, like any interview, remembering your interviewer's name (names in this case) goes a long way, as does a smile, a strong handshake, eye contact and a good presentation. If you promote confidence in your body language, half the battle is won! Hope this helps!!

[a320qatar]

I deleted the invitation letter Thank you so much momo95, Black Pudding, and
devvo thank you soooooo much for saving my time and taking the trouble to type all that. I grabbed so much info after reading all your posts (Y)

[Wajahet]

Hi there guys and girls. I have applied for this scheme. Just wondering, what should I look to being asked at the first stage if my application has been successful.
Thanks.

[striker26]

Since an ATPL allows you to fly with any airline, whereas an MPL is specific to say QR bonded 5 years initially on A320, does anyone know if at 1500 hrs you can convert the MPL to an ATPL just by writing the exams or do you need to gain further PIC time to satisfy the ATPL requirements?

Only reason I ask is because as a FO, you will not be gaining PIC time, or can you if CPT signs off that you were PF????

Just saying, spending a lot of money and being guaranteed job is great even with a 5 year bond but anything can happen in the industry and the airline.

Any help would be appreciated thanks in advance!

[wonder88]

Taken from the CAE website

The MPL qualifies the holder to fly for a particular airline on a particular aircraft type. Once the MPL holder has gained approximately 1,500 flight hours experience, they have the opportunity to convert their MPL to a full ATPL licence and they are then eligible to be considered by their employer airline for promotion to Captain.

[sudden twang]

I'm a wannabe retiree just can't afford to yet. I'm looking at this thread to give advice to a wannabe. For the record I have >20k hours and > 6k as a TRI/TRE in the sim.
Just some comments, someone mentioned Qatar paying more than any UK Capt. Hmmmmn there are Capts in the UK earning £300k pa and on a final salary pension. Admittedly they are working the system.
EI and BA repay the cost of training including the TR.
I don't think BA take self sponsored integrated graduates straight from FTE I thought the agreement was with CTC and then only to top up after the FPP and DEP recruitment.
As for integrated overpriced and overrated that's easy to say AFTER you've found a job and you won't find many if any employers that'll reimburse your costs.
Re the delay well it comes down to risk v benefits but think long term. And don't forget Qatar own 20% of IAG.
Best of luck to you all.

[sudden twang]

Oh and someone's self sponsoring because they didn't know about the BA FPP but too late now. Seriously?

[kirungi1]

Integrated; I can understand your grievance, but the tone in that response is uncalled for (CRM). I guess, that would be his/her opinion.

Which scheme did you mean that is "only now...opened?

[sudden twang]

Originally Posted by Integrated

To be honest, by the time I got into FTE, I hadn't realised I could've attempted for BA FPP. Unfortunately, deposit paid... etc. That being said, entrance into BA directly from Jerez isn't too difficult, but nothing is guaranteed.

My response was to that statement. It was meant as a question because in my experience ( and I stated my experience to avoid the response it garnered ) a tagged scheme is a better balance of risk v benefit.
My posting was attempting to be helpful with facts I think it unlikely that BA will take you straight from Jerez it may have been done in the past but CTC ( again in my experience )is more likely. Just because you don't like my opinion doesn't make it .
Leaving aside the CRM aspect your response was impolite and unnecessary again in my honest opinion.
Ironically I did an integrated course .
Enjoy Jerez they run a good course.