Oman Air - Positives and Negatives...
Hi every Body at Oman Air!!!..ah,... that's all I got to say....
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Everything at Oman Air is so unstable. This is an Airline that has been here for quiet some time ...but they have'nt reached anywhere. The only benefit a flyer gets from workin with Oman Air is...he gets to be at home everyday,their only lay over is Trivandum(India).
They even stopped operating Africa flights,which was one of the two sectors from where they used to get their "revenue".
There are countless number of complaints about the airline(passengers as well as operating crew)
SILVER ARROW, Just keep DREAMING!!!
PS- Try and check out the so called 'OMAN AIR HOLIDAYS" Newspaper Advertisement and it speaks for itself how much worse can an Advertisement be. ""737NG""
They even stopped operating Africa flights,which was one of the two sectors from where they used to get their "revenue".
There are countless number of complaints about the airline(passengers as well as operating crew)
SILVER ARROW, Just keep DREAMING!!!
PS- Try and check out the so called 'OMAN AIR HOLIDAYS" Newspaper Advertisement and it speaks for itself how much worse can an Advertisement be. ""737NG""
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hey trekster whats the matter with u . can u read and understand my point rather than just jumping in with useless comments 
..... u r always after troubles kid....u r hopeless i cant imagine the guy who can work next to u ... by the way did u get the call .?!!
There is a main reason why the airliner is uncompetent and we all know what it is ....
..... u r always after troubles kid....u r hopeless i cant imagine the guy who can work next to u ... by the way did u get the call .?!!There is a main reason why the airliner is uncompetent and we all know what it is ....
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I know what ur whole point is Mr.Silver.... I just wanna make it clear that....don't xpect any kinda positive changes with the airline. Just ask an Oman Air pilot ablout his schedule....If he doesnt check his monthly roster well,it turns out that he is actually xceeding the number of Total flying hours..more than he should actually be doing. When he goes back to the rostering Dept....The only think that he would say is...OOhhhh!! Sorry about that.
So that really shows how worse the airline is.....Sorry Mate...Thats the way it is.
So that really shows how worse the airline is.....Sorry Mate...Thats the way it is.
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Hey Trek, what airline accepted you ? Qatari ??
The arrival of the new DMO will be like a lone star shining on the darkest of nights, up there by itself ....................
Oops ...... the stars gone .
Last man out turn off the lights !!
The arrival of the new DMO will be like a lone star shining on the darkest of nights, up there by itself ....................
Oops ...... the stars gone .
Last man out turn off the lights !!
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Oman Air Recruiting Beware!
Came across an interesting vacancy for FO in Flight last week. Things have really changed since the last time they were looking for FO. For those of you even remotely thinking of applying here are the Facts.
1. 6 Boeing NG not a variety of routes atleast 6 night flights to India every month and with great difficulty to get your 8 legal days off.
2. The contract specifically states you can be replaced by their own camel anytime and they will not hesitate at a drop of a hat. Hard work is somthing they dont understand and will not appreciate. Even to get your proper overtime allowance they were underpaying on that before the flaw in their computer program was pointed out. The computer was converting to decimals eg. 30 minutes would be 0.3 and not 0.5. Try working that out for the people who have been there a while and have not been paying attention to the salary slip.
3. What they will tell you at the interview is not what you will get. eg they lured a dozen fijians under false pretenses promising them the world and as with many big families if the company does not end up paying what they said on schooling and accomodation you will end up deep in your pockets as with many who are still there. Till now 3 have left with more in the pipeline.
4. If you think you will get command please stay where you are. An expat will never be put forward before an omani even if he has the requirement.Idea being is that the ever changing management want this outfit equipped with their own wether they are fit or not and I do mean that. Try finding the sick reports of the Omanis during the indian monsoon and watch the fun. Reminds me of the seven up add never had it never will. Ask the cabin crew about the comfort level when you have 2 camels in the front.
5. Training department: what training its checking fact 49% failure rates sounds like low cost to me.The omanis fear the sim and report sick for even support would you believe. One one of the training flights the abinitio wasnt even legal to sit in the seat as he hadnt completed his hours but we went all the way to Mumbai and back got away from that one lucky.
6. The management thanks to the kind dictatorship of Capt MM also known as "Topgun" thought it was very smart to go do stalls with a Trainee on a 737 Base check which eventually led to his promotion down to a normal line captain.Thereafter for a period of 1 year every flightops management position was acting by a bunch of people whose authorities were overlapping.Everyman for himself but wait the strings still being pulled by the top even now with the new gulf air DMO as efficient as a 707 still has his hands tied. Dance that tune Baby!
7. The rosters are daily so you will have no time to plan your life.Infact it is beyond the capability of Omanair to plan for a week. ExHead of rostering AKA the bald eagle took his program with him when he jumped ship to Arabia little did WY even know that there was a computer program fish without water wouldnt you say.Another example when they received their 737 A4O-BJ they had to send it on a wetlease to freebird inTurkey as they had no routes planned for it.All the workings of a taxi service a bad one at that.
8. The salaries the lowest in the gulf. Basic 1229 omani rial and no perks.Accomodation spend months looking around as by the time you find your dream place youve lost out as the accomodation department as fast as your local postoffice.Same with the furniture you pick out gone in 60seconds.
The allowance is also not enough to cover the rents today as the same numbers from 10 years ago.They dont believe in inflation.Probably too many letters in that word?
Save the best for last okay lets try for something positive.The only advantage of being with WY you come home after every flight so for those of you with families excellent quality time and by far the prettiest country in the gulf lots to do for the adventourous kind especially if you have a 4wd, but at what cost are you prepared to accept that you decide?
Cheers from the desert
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1. 6 Boeing NG not a variety of routes atleast 6 night flights to India every month and with great difficulty to get your 8 legal days off.
2. The contract specifically states you can be replaced by their own camel anytime and they will not hesitate at a drop of a hat. Hard work is somthing they dont understand and will not appreciate. Even to get your proper overtime allowance they were underpaying on that before the flaw in their computer program was pointed out. The computer was converting to decimals eg. 30 minutes would be 0.3 and not 0.5. Try working that out for the people who have been there a while and have not been paying attention to the salary slip.
3. What they will tell you at the interview is not what you will get. eg they lured a dozen fijians under false pretenses promising them the world and as with many big families if the company does not end up paying what they said on schooling and accomodation you will end up deep in your pockets as with many who are still there. Till now 3 have left with more in the pipeline.
4. If you think you will get command please stay where you are. An expat will never be put forward before an omani even if he has the requirement.Idea being is that the ever changing management want this outfit equipped with their own wether they are fit or not and I do mean that. Try finding the sick reports of the Omanis during the indian monsoon and watch the fun. Reminds me of the seven up add never had it never will. Ask the cabin crew about the comfort level when you have 2 camels in the front.
5. Training department: what training its checking fact 49% failure rates sounds like low cost to me.The omanis fear the sim and report sick for even support would you believe. One one of the training flights the abinitio wasnt even legal to sit in the seat as he hadnt completed his hours but we went all the way to Mumbai and back got away from that one lucky.
6. The management thanks to the kind dictatorship of Capt MM also known as "Topgun" thought it was very smart to go do stalls with a Trainee on a 737 Base check which eventually led to his promotion down to a normal line captain.Thereafter for a period of 1 year every flightops management position was acting by a bunch of people whose authorities were overlapping.Everyman for himself but wait the strings still being pulled by the top even now with the new gulf air DMO as efficient as a 707 still has his hands tied. Dance that tune Baby!
7. The rosters are daily so you will have no time to plan your life.Infact it is beyond the capability of Omanair to plan for a week. ExHead of rostering AKA the bald eagle took his program with him when he jumped ship to Arabia little did WY even know that there was a computer program fish without water wouldnt you say.Another example when they received their 737 A4O-BJ they had to send it on a wetlease to freebird inTurkey as they had no routes planned for it.All the workings of a taxi service a bad one at that.
8. The salaries the lowest in the gulf. Basic 1229 omani rial and no perks.Accomodation spend months looking around as by the time you find your dream place youve lost out as the accomodation department as fast as your local postoffice.Same with the furniture you pick out gone in 60seconds.
The allowance is also not enough to cover the rents today as the same numbers from 10 years ago.They dont believe in inflation.Probably too many letters in that word?
Save the best for last okay lets try for something positive.The only advantage of being with WY you come home after every flight so for those of you with families excellent quality time and by far the prettiest country in the gulf lots to do for the adventourous kind especially if you have a 4wd, but at what cost are you prepared to accept that you decide?
Cheers from the desert
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WY captains just got a 400 RO salary increase!
But the company removed a 200 RO allowance.
And did not give the usual annual increment.
Sooo, they were left with a little over 100 RO.
But did not receive this years bonus.
Which means they have to work for a year or so before they actually make anything extra.
But thats
But the company removed a 200 RO allowance.
And did not give the usual annual increment.
Sooo, they were left with a little over 100 RO.
But did not receive this years bonus.
Which means they have to work for a year or so before they actually make anything extra.
But thats
