Pros & Cons of Working for Air Arabia

[Iver]

I have read a few of the older posts about Air Arabia and I wanted some updated information. I am thinking about applying but I want to gather more information before putting forth the effort.

Can anyone familiar with Air Arabia list some pros and cons of working there? Good place to be? I realize its pay package does not equal EK's. Do expat pilots at Air Arabia generally stay for awhile or do they move on to EK or return to their home-country airlines?

Cheers

PMs are welcome.

[gipsy moth]

AirArabia pros and cons

Hi; I don't have much time now, Quick and dirty:

Pros:

Nice salary
Friendly internationally atmosphere
UAE living
Long leave

Cons:

Chaotic organization, specially in training.
ROASTER this is the big one; no pattern at all, hard to get more than 3 days off in a row. Continuous and unexpected changes, most of them with very short notice, many times asking to fly on days off.

People do not last more than 2 years in AA
No changes ahoy.

Good luck!

[iyi inisler]

Move on

Hello G.M

What about if you wanna move to Etihad eitheir Emirates? Is it possible?

[gipsy moth]

Hi Iver; In the contract is written that the employee can't work in any other company in the UAE within a year after leaving AA. although I've seen guys going to Ethihad and Emirates right after leaving AA (!?)
Maybe someone else can put some light in the subject.

Regards

[gipsy moth]

Hi Iver, I just learned that that clause on the contract has been recently implemented, the pilots migrating to Ethihad and Emirates have a different contract. They have changed the contract seeing the amount of pilots leaving.

Regards.