Air Arabia - all you need to know about it (threads merged)
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hey SAD,
why dont you just goto...www.airarabia.com, goto the careers page and you'll see available pilot positions with the salary packages, its pretty detailed.
mV8
why dont you just goto...www.airarabia.com, goto the careers page and you'll see available pilot positions with the salary packages, its pretty detailed.
mV8
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Hey Kala320
Can you send me the AA questions for the interview, that would be great.
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks !!
[email protected]
Can you send me the AA questions for the interview, that would be great.
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks !!
[email protected]
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Air Arabia
I've had a look at the threads with this airline as the theme. I was wondering if anyone had up-to-date views on them as an employer?
I have seen their recent T's and C's on the website, but how about rosters, lifestyle, is there help with accommodation? Sounds attractive to me but I'd appreciate an insider's view.
To give you my background I am a F/O with a UK charter airline with 1000 hrs on the A320.
I have seen their recent T's and C's on the website, but how about rosters, lifestyle, is there help with accommodation? Sounds attractive to me but I'd appreciate an insider's view.
To give you my background I am a F/O with a UK charter airline with 1000 hrs on the A320.
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Home every night?
Hansol, I know you like Air Arabia as much as I do. But please don't give misleading information about that "home every night" stuff. We know that most AA flights are nighttime, and the truth of the matter is, you don't just have the energy anymore after each flight to go partying in Dubai.
If your intention is to encourage more pilots to join AA then tell them the real picture. At least when they do get in they know what to expect.
Okay, just for the benefit of those asking for any info about AA, these are the facts:
1. Salary? For a loco, pay in AA is very good, but that is if you fly your butts to the max. You fly more than 75 hrs and you're sure to get good money.
2. Flights? Expect to gaze at the infinite vastness of the dark skies as most flights are done at night. No layovers except Colombo. The turn-arounds are real killers, especially if they are done succesively.
3. People? I would say that people are nice - from management down to the simple errand boy. Everybody respects everybody. The CP, Fleet Mgr, Trng Mgr, DO, HR - they're all professional and easy to deal with. Just expect a little delay when following up some things from HR, I think they are a bit undermanned there with ****loads of work to do. But with patience things get done though.
4. Facilites? Forget it. Until now we are still housed at the old Sharjah cargo terminal. Sometimes when you report for work, you pass thru a mountain of goat meat being weighed and loaded to cargo containers right outside the office. We have been told many times that Flight Ops will be transferred soon to the new terminal, but that hasn't happened til now. They say it will be this coming July. Promises...promises...
Sharjah airport being renovated. Almost complete but the immigration area still stinks. When you pass thru you have to hold your breath for 3 mins to avoid toxic inhalation of bad foot smell and body odor.
6. Social life in the company? Fun? Zero. Nil. There are no social gatherings, no company parties to look forward to. It is a purely professional working relationship with everybody. The hi's and hello's and how are you's are endless. From the time you check in until you check out expect to make about a hundred handshakes. But expect nothing more than that. After each flight everybody just want to go home as fast as they can and crouch in fetal positions in their bed before going to sleep and say "I am happy, I am happy, I am happy...ZZZZZZZ".
7. Career advancement? Very slow command upgrades due to hiring of DECs and lack of instructors to handle the training. Captains are happy with their present pay, but are still looking at a chance to transfer to widebody. FOs not too happy with the recent pay hike, educ allowance was increased for Captains but not for FOs. Makes no sense. Seems to me they want to please the Captains more than FOs. Poor lads.
8. Fleet? There are currently 9, mostly brand new, nice and shiny A320s, with more coming this year. No major technical defects. Most delays are caused by passenger boarding and other crap but nothing to do with aircraft, so far.
9. Rostering? No comment. They give you monthly rosters, but you can throw it after a week and expect daily changes and calls for new flight schedules.
These are my unbiased opinion about Air Arabia. I presented in the best and straightforward way I can the downsides and upsides about working, and life in general in AA, so it's all up to you to decide. If you ask me whether I'm happy here or not, well, I will just keep the answer to myself.
Goodluck to you all!
If your intention is to encourage more pilots to join AA then tell them the real picture. At least when they do get in they know what to expect.
Okay, just for the benefit of those asking for any info about AA, these are the facts:
1. Salary? For a loco, pay in AA is very good, but that is if you fly your butts to the max. You fly more than 75 hrs and you're sure to get good money.
2. Flights? Expect to gaze at the infinite vastness of the dark skies as most flights are done at night. No layovers except Colombo. The turn-arounds are real killers, especially if they are done succesively.
3. People? I would say that people are nice - from management down to the simple errand boy. Everybody respects everybody. The CP, Fleet Mgr, Trng Mgr, DO, HR - they're all professional and easy to deal with. Just expect a little delay when following up some things from HR, I think they are a bit undermanned there with ****loads of work to do. But with patience things get done though.
4. Facilites? Forget it. Until now we are still housed at the old Sharjah cargo terminal. Sometimes when you report for work, you pass thru a mountain of goat meat being weighed and loaded to cargo containers right outside the office. We have been told many times that Flight Ops will be transferred soon to the new terminal, but that hasn't happened til now. They say it will be this coming July. Promises...promises...
Sharjah airport being renovated. Almost complete but the immigration area still stinks. When you pass thru you have to hold your breath for 3 mins to avoid toxic inhalation of bad foot smell and body odor.
6. Social life in the company? Fun? Zero. Nil. There are no social gatherings, no company parties to look forward to. It is a purely professional working relationship with everybody. The hi's and hello's and how are you's are endless. From the time you check in until you check out expect to make about a hundred handshakes. But expect nothing more than that. After each flight everybody just want to go home as fast as they can and crouch in fetal positions in their bed before going to sleep and say "I am happy, I am happy, I am happy...ZZZZZZZ".
7. Career advancement? Very slow command upgrades due to hiring of DECs and lack of instructors to handle the training. Captains are happy with their present pay, but are still looking at a chance to transfer to widebody. FOs not too happy with the recent pay hike, educ allowance was increased for Captains but not for FOs. Makes no sense. Seems to me they want to please the Captains more than FOs. Poor lads.
8. Fleet? There are currently 9, mostly brand new, nice and shiny A320s, with more coming this year. No major technical defects. Most delays are caused by passenger boarding and other crap but nothing to do with aircraft, so far.
9. Rostering? No comment. They give you monthly rosters, but you can throw it after a week and expect daily changes and calls for new flight schedules.
These are my unbiased opinion about Air Arabia. I presented in the best and straightforward way I can the downsides and upsides about working, and life in general in AA, so it's all up to you to decide. If you ask me whether I'm happy here or not, well, I will just keep the answer to myself.
Goodluck to you all!
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Excellent Post!
I must say that was beautiful! (Really. I'm not trying to be scarcastic!)
Most answers to questions on this fourm, as most readers will know, really need to be taken with a grain of salt. I have just applied to AA reciently and this is exactly what I have been looking for (for pages and pages and pages).
Way to Go CamelToe, hopefully others reading your post will tone down the personal rant and give more of what we want...THE FACTS.
Flyer
Most answers to questions on this fourm, as most readers will know, really need to be taken with a grain of salt. I have just applied to AA reciently and this is exactly what I have been looking for (for pages and pages and pages).
Way to Go CamelToe, hopefully others reading your post will tone down the personal rant and give more of what we want...THE FACTS.
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Dear Cameltoe2006,
Thank you!
There has been so many pages "wasted" with silly answers.
Although, I have sent you PM with few more questions, your post is what I have been looking for. vbmenu_register("postmenu_3204773", true); ...all of us, I believe.
all the best,
Voyteck
There has been so many pages "wasted" with silly answers.
Although, I have sent you PM with few more questions, your post is what I have been looking for. vbmenu_register("postmenu_3204773", true); ...all of us, I believe.
all the best,
Voyteck
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Whoa! That was sure a helluva lot of PMs i got there after my last post. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. I guess I should be running an agency here to recruit pilots for AA. 
My post about AA was just as impartial and as objective as I can make. I don't want to sound like I'm somebody from management trying to lure pilots to come to AA. If I must tell you, I am just one of those lucky few who managed to get in and make a good life out of this luck, and therefore I just feel the need to help others, though strangers to me, who also have the same aspirations as mine. Like I said the decision is all yours. It's your life, it's your game. So goodluck to y'all!
My post about AA was just as impartial and as objective as I can make. I don't want to sound like I'm somebody from management trying to lure pilots to come to AA. If I must tell you, I am just one of those lucky few who managed to get in and make a good life out of this luck, and therefore I just feel the need to help others, though strangers to me, who also have the same aspirations as mine. Like I said the decision is all yours. It's your life, it's your game. So goodluck to y'all!
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Help Help !!!
I got a few questions.....
I don't have an A320 type rating, but I have got +500 hours on jet, is there a chance in hell I would get an Interview with AirArabia. I have been told boys with no Type Ratings have got in. Do I have a Chance ?
It seems maybe you need to know someone, any leads there, PM me if you can help, PLEASE !!!!!
I don't have an A320 type rating, but I have got +500 hours on jet, is there a chance in hell I would get an Interview with AirArabia. I have been told boys with no Type Ratings have got in. Do I have a Chance ?
It seems maybe you need to know someone, any leads there, PM me if you can help, PLEASE !!!!!
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Hey guys, almost finished my JAA fATPL. Live in the UAE, will be applying to the usual places in europe, (ryanair, easy etc) but would much rather stay at home !! I am planning on going down to the AA HR office in a few weeks to find out what the score is for a non emiratie. I know this does not happen usually but its worth a shot.. They might just be short !(fingers crossed). Any tips suggestions ? Anyone I should talk to in particular ?
Cheers
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Upgrades In Air Arabia
How Long Does It Take To Get Command For A F/o Joining With 1500tt & 800hrs On A320.
For Example In Qatar Airways 3years In Service And 5000tt.
Info. Will Be Highly Appreciated.
For Example In Qatar Airways 3years In Service And 5000tt.
Info. Will Be Highly Appreciated.
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Air Arabia getting B738 ?
I heard from a couple of friends working there that Air Arabia is looking for B738 since they cannot get their A320 orders on time from Airbus.
Anyone can confirm ?
Anyone can confirm ?
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Just plain crap I would say. But if there's any iota of truth to this, then this could be a wise move on the part of AA to stem the exodus of their Airbus rated pilots to bigger and better airlines such as EK and EY. 3 FO's confirmed resigned, and others to follow suit.
And if they do get the 738's, i wonder where they're gonna get the pilots from. Hmmm...
And if they do get the 738's, i wonder where they're gonna get the pilots from. Hmmm...