Gulf Air Developments
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A Saudi newspaper says 25 A330 orders are still in the works with the first delivery in March. Could anyone confirm as there was no mention in the Bahraini news papers.
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This news in an Arabic newspaper yesterday, will post link when I find it.
New Gulf Air Embraer pilots basic salary exceeds BD 9000 + overtime + free transportation and calls + min 4 star hotel accomidation.
Co Pilots get BD 6000 basic
New Gulf Air Embraer pilots basic salary exceeds BD 9000 + overtime + free transportation and calls + min 4 star hotel accomidation.
Co Pilots get BD 6000 basic
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New E-jets pilot
i wonder if Gulf air in the mid's of it's crisis is hiring new pilots? Are you guys sure about that? Are you sure about the salary, why the company would pay almost 40% more than the market in the region?
Some misinformation is running...
Changes are going to make the difference in the near future, and the company will succeed.
Wish you guys luck.
Some misinformation is running...
Changes are going to make the difference in the near future, and the company will succeed.
Wish you guys luck.
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I think that the BD9000 goes to the recruiting company(which may or may not have something to do with our CEO) & they pay the pilots' basic with GF paying allowances & housing. It's crazy to pay so much when I'm sure that rated guys can be gotten from all over N & S America for peanuts. But then who would make the commision/or benefit there own business if things were done for purely economical factors?
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getting new pilots
now a days is not so easy to get new pilots, job market is rising again with china and some other carriers in middle east on hunt for manpower, North america and europe you may find a bunch of guys, but hard to bring them... south america... no availability anymore... there is a boom of companies there and the dollar is low as the euro... so the pay here is not really a good choice to leave everything behind.
The company should do all the efforts to keep the good and loyal pilots it has, there is a high cost to pay for each they loose, double if you have to hire and prepare a new one to fulfill your open roster...
The company should do all the efforts to keep the good and loyal pilots it has, there is a high cost to pay for each they loose, double if you have to hire and prepare a new one to fulfill your open roster...
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PIA Pilot assaulted by steward at Bahrain airport
A member of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crew has been accused of physically assaulting one of the airline’s pilots while their aircraft was in transit at Bahrain Airport.
Both PIA and Bahrain authorities have launched an inquiry into the incident, which was reported in Karachi-based tabloid The International News.
A copy of the pilot’s statement was obtained by the newspaper, with claims that he was “showered with punches after a barrage of verbal abuses” when the PIA flight PK-289 was at Bahrain Airport on 13th February.
The incident was apparently fuelled by a disagreement over problems with the cockpit door operation. The accused was eventually offloaded at Bahrain Airport by the station manager, after which the flight was dispatched to Lahore.
“This sudden unprovoked physical and verbal assault threw me in a shock initially as I was sitting on my seat and not expecting such a rash act of criminal assault on me,” stated the pilot, Captain Shahab Anees.
PIA pilot assaulted by steward at Bahrain airport | ArabianSupplyChain.com
A member of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crew has been accused of physically assaulting one of the airline’s pilots while their aircraft was in transit at Bahrain Airport.
Both PIA and Bahrain authorities have launched an inquiry into the incident, which was reported in Karachi-based tabloid The International News.
A copy of the pilot’s statement was obtained by the newspaper, with claims that he was “showered with punches after a barrage of verbal abuses” when the PIA flight PK-289 was at Bahrain Airport on 13th February.
The incident was apparently fuelled by a disagreement over problems with the cockpit door operation. The accused was eventually offloaded at Bahrain Airport by the station manager, after which the flight was dispatched to Lahore.
“This sudden unprovoked physical and verbal assault threw me in a shock initially as I was sitting on my seat and not expecting such a rash act of criminal assault on me,” stated the pilot, Captain Shahab Anees.
PIA pilot assaulted by steward at Bahrain airport | ArabianSupplyChain.com
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Qatar Airways embarked on its 2010 global expansion programme with the launch of scheduled flights to the southern Indian city of Bangalore.
Bangalore, the State capital of Karnataka, becomes the first of several new route launches being planned by Qatar Airways during 2010.
Scheduled flights are set to be introduced to Copenhagen on March 30; Ankara on April 5; Tokyo on April 26; Barcelona on June 7 and Sydney at a date to be confirmed, together with a raft of capacity increases on many other routes worldwide.
The launch of daily flights to Bangalore takes Qatar Airways’ Indian capacity up to 71 services a week spread across 11 key points – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmadabad, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Cochin, Kozhikode, Goa and Amritsar.
Home to India’s largest IT software industry, Bangalore also has some of the country’s most affluent colleges and research institutions with numerous public sector companies across the aerospace, telecommunications and defence industries.
“This new strategic air link fosters a stronger partnership between India and the State of Qatar and further provides excellent connectivity through our flights to rest of the world via Doha,” said Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker.
Bangalore, the State capital of Karnataka, becomes the first of several new route launches being planned by Qatar Airways during 2010.
Scheduled flights are set to be introduced to Copenhagen on March 30; Ankara on April 5; Tokyo on April 26; Barcelona on June 7 and Sydney at a date to be confirmed, together with a raft of capacity increases on many other routes worldwide.
The launch of daily flights to Bangalore takes Qatar Airways’ Indian capacity up to 71 services a week spread across 11 key points – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmadabad, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Cochin, Kozhikode, Goa and Amritsar.
Home to India’s largest IT software industry, Bangalore also has some of the country’s most affluent colleges and research institutions with numerous public sector companies across the aerospace, telecommunications and defence industries.
“This new strategic air link fosters a stronger partnership between India and the State of Qatar and further provides excellent connectivity through our flights to rest of the world via Doha,” said Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker.
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Gulf Air privatisation plans are unveiled
MANAMA: Bahrain plans to privatise the country's loss-making carrier Gulf Air within about a year, after its turnaround programme bears fruit, said Economic Development Board chief executive Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa.Bahrain also plans to privatise other public services, from hospitals to waste management, as it seeks to diversify its economy from oil and build up a viable private sector and a tax-based economy.
Management of the King Hamad Hospital, currently under construction, and of petrol stations owned by Bapco could be tendered to the private sector at the end of the year.
Contracting out management of postal services and waste water treatment was currently under study.
Gulf Air, which said in November it expected making an operating loss of about $500 million in 2009, plans to return to profits by focusing on regional routes and cutting costs.
"The intention is to privatise but if you're going to privatise something, people want something that doesn't have a hundred-tonne anchor weighing it down," Shaikh Mohammed said.
"It will take realistically a year."
The country is also planning to phase out subsidies in the long run to relieve public finances, a sensitive issue that has sparked protests, said Shaikh Mohammed.
Ending petrol subsidies is the biggest bone of contention, and Shaikh Mohammed said these would not be touched any time soon.
"Fuel prices are not going up any time soon," he said.
Bahrain plans to target other subsidies, including on electricity, to only the needy instead of all consumers, but that would be a gradual process taking some years, he added.
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Information Sessions for Experienced First Officers
Emirates employ highly skilled and successful Flight Deck Crew from around the world. We are currently recruiting experienced and technically proficient First Officers to fly our extensive international route network. The First Officer position offers an exceptional opportunity for ambitious pilots to develop their career on one of the youngest high-tech fleets, with one of the fastest growing and most profitable airlines in the world.
Emirates will be conducting information sessions in Bahrain during March. These sessions will provide more information on Emirates, our selection programme, the benefits of living and working in Dubai and details of our remuneration package.
Please note that spouses are welcome to attend.
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To apply to Emirates, candidates must have a minimum of 4000 total and 2000 multi-engine jet hours (preferably with MTOW of > 55 T), ICAO ATPL and ICAO English level (4 or above). We will provide candidates with a round trip ticket to Dubai from an Emirates destination to attend our Selection Programme.
For further information on all aspects related to flying for Emirates and to apply online, please visit emiratesgroupcareer s.com
Information Sessions for Experienced First Officers
Emirates employ highly skilled and successful Flight Deck Crew from around the world. We are currently recruiting experienced and technically proficient First Officers to fly our extensive international route network. The First Officer position offers an exceptional opportunity for ambitious pilots to develop their career on one of the youngest high-tech fleets, with one of the fastest growing and most profitable airlines in the world.
Emirates will be conducting information sessions in Bahrain during March. These sessions will provide more information on Emirates, our selection programme, the benefits of living and working in Dubai and details of our remuneration package.
Please note that spouses are welcome to attend.
Bahrain
Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain
Muharraq Town 224
Kingdom Of Bahrain
Wednesday 3rd March
10am
Bahrain
Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain
Muharraq Town 224
Kingdom Of Bahrain
Wednesday 3rd March
3pm
To apply to Emirates, candidates must have a minimum of 4000 total and 2000 multi-engine jet hours (preferably with MTOW of > 55 T), ICAO ATPL and ICAO English level (4 or above). We will provide candidates with a round trip ticket to Dubai from an Emirates destination to attend our Selection Programme.
For further information on all aspects related to flying for Emirates and to apply online, please visit emiratesgroupcareer s.com
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Information Sessions for Experienced First Officers
Emirates employ highly skilled and successful Flight Deck Crew from around the world. We are currently recruiting experienced and technically proficient First Officers to fly our extensive international route network. The First Officer position offers an exceptional opportunity for ambitious pilots to develop their career on one of the youngest high-tech fleets, with one of the fastest growing and most profitable airlines in the world.
Emirates will be conducting information sessions in Bahrain during March. These sessions will provide more information on Emirates, our selection programme, the benefits of living and working in Dubai and details of our remuneration package.
Please note that spouses are welcome to attend.
Bahrain
Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain
Muharraq Town 224
Kingdom Of Bahrain
Wednesday 3rd March
10am
Bahrain
Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain
Muharraq Town 224
Kingdom Of Bahrain
Wednesday 3rd March
3pm
To apply to Emirates, candidates must have a minimum of 4000 total and 2000 multi-engine jet hours (preferably with MTOW of > 55 T), ICAO ATPL and ICAO English level (4 or above). We will provide candidates with a round trip ticket to Dubai from an Emirates destination to attend our Selection Programme.
For further information on all aspects related to flying for Emirates and to apply online, please visit emiratesgroupcareer s.com
Look around...
Information Sessions for Experienced First Officers
Emirates employ highly skilled and successful Flight Deck Crew from around the world. We are currently recruiting experienced and technically proficient First Officers to fly our extensive international route network. The First Officer position offers an exceptional opportunity for ambitious pilots to develop their career on one of the youngest high-tech fleets, with one of the fastest growing and most profitable airlines in the world.
Emirates will be conducting information sessions in Bahrain during March. These sessions will provide more information on Emirates, our selection programme, the benefits of living and working in Dubai and details of our remuneration package.
Please note that spouses are welcome to attend.
Bahrain
Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain
Muharraq Town 224
Kingdom Of Bahrain
Wednesday 3rd March
10am
Bahrain
Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain
Muharraq Town 224
Kingdom Of Bahrain
Wednesday 3rd March
3pm
To apply to Emirates, candidates must have a minimum of 4000 total and 2000 multi-engine jet hours (preferably with MTOW of > 55 T), ICAO ATPL and ICAO English level (4 or above). We will provide candidates with a round trip ticket to Dubai from an Emirates destination to attend our Selection Programme.
For further information on all aspects related to flying for Emirates and to apply online, please visit emiratesgroupcareer s.com
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most folks are fedup of this gloomy uncertain future. at least with ek you have job security, stability & there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Privatise Gulf Air
Bahrain to privatise Gulf Air
So I guess we have only 1 year to look for a job!!
- Bahrain: Thursday, February 25 - 2010 at 09:24
So I guess we have only 1 year to look for a job!!
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dont these sheiks talk to each other? sh mohd will turn gf around in 1 yr, then sell it.
mumtalakat chairman talal zain (tz) held a briefing with gf staff last wed(23/02/10). he answered questions from gf staff(gf) as follows:
gf: why is gf in financial trouble?
tz: the ex gcc patners "raped" the airline
gf: when will gf turn around?
tz: 3 yrs
gf: why should we believe you? we heard this before
tz: because i dont steal and majali is very good
gf: you handed gf over to govt last week, why did they throw it back to mumtalakat?
tz: that was a smart trick i did to get financing from govt.
gf: after 60yrs, why is gf getting small embraers while everyone else is getting large aircraft?
tz: because we bahranis are sophisticated people we don't need to have tallest building in the world....blah blah blah
mumtalakat chairman talal zain (tz) held a briefing with gf staff last wed(23/02/10). he answered questions from gf staff(gf) as follows:
gf: why is gf in financial trouble?
tz: the ex gcc patners "raped" the airline
gf: when will gf turn around?
tz: 3 yrs
gf: why should we believe you? we heard this before
tz: because i dont steal and majali is very good
gf: you handed gf over to govt last week, why did they throw it back to mumtalakat?
tz: that was a smart trick i did to get financing from govt.
gf: after 60yrs, why is gf getting small embraers while everyone else is getting large aircraft?
tz: because we bahranis are sophisticated people we don't need to have tallest building in the world....blah blah blah
dont worry the airline is in great hands
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Tragic as it seems, GF wont close down but would shrink to an unbearable size when next doors' are expanding. Gf has been dealt like a yoyo.
As for the pilot community there, I have heard from reliable sources that with the amount of resignations, they will be soon forced to recruit DECs.
Just food for thought
As for the pilot community there, I have heard from reliable sources that with the amount of resignations, they will be soon forced to recruit DECs.
Just food for thought