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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: california
To eliminate foreign Captains over the next 2 years, you would need to do 1 of 2 things. Either close the Riyadh base or force Saudi Captains out of the Jeddah base to Riyadh. Neither of those options look likely in the near future.
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Centre of Universe
Couple of Saudi Cabin Crew caught up in the Sri Lanka attack
KSA: Two Saudis confirmed dead in Sri Lankan blasts
KSA: Two Saudis confirmed dead in Sri Lankan blasts
Joined: May 2008
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From: Phoenix, AZ
There's no "fast track command" at QR. You join the queue of many others who joined earlier and have the company mins already, Yes they need a lot of crew, so does EY as you say and EK (& Ethiopian, Jet, Ryanair NAS etc etc).
EK have had many aircraft rotated through being parked-up, for over a year now, due short flight crew and flighties! 500 crew short on 777 fleet alone without accounting for needing new recruits. They're even employing turbo prop guys now, they have dropped their minimums so low in desperation. EY quickly following behind with shortages. Now SV are getting 3 new aircraft / month from Dec'16 (yeh I know all about the dribble about retiring 772's etc but it's not a 1 for 1 swap, they need many of them still flying longer, if they are to reach their 2020 goals!)
Now do the crewing figures. We may be surplus on one or two fleets right now but SV are going to be short crewed next year and from then on... UNLESS they get better utilisation of local crew and changed work ethics (& we know what the chances of that are). That also entails a more efficient less corrupt crewing / rostering department (fat chance of that!) such as the Jepp bidding system promised over a year ago now. Also, many of the 400 ex MAS crew either aren't turning up or are resigning to return home to B737/A330/A340 gigs with MAS/Batik/Malindo etc and that will compound the problem further.
With the flood of Memos out before the new CEO arrives in Jan'16 there's a lot of change to "tidy up the place". Let's see what the New Year brings.
"Just keep Swimming, Just keep Swimming ..." :-)
EK have had many aircraft rotated through being parked-up, for over a year now, due short flight crew and flighties! 500 crew short on 777 fleet alone without accounting for needing new recruits. They're even employing turbo prop guys now, they have dropped their minimums so low in desperation. EY quickly following behind with shortages. Now SV are getting 3 new aircraft / month from Dec'16 (yeh I know all about the dribble about retiring 772's etc but it's not a 1 for 1 swap, they need many of them still flying longer, if they are to reach their 2020 goals!)
Now do the crewing figures. We may be surplus on one or two fleets right now but SV are going to be short crewed next year and from then on... UNLESS they get better utilisation of local crew and changed work ethics (& we know what the chances of that are). That also entails a more efficient less corrupt crewing / rostering department (fat chance of that!) such as the Jepp bidding system promised over a year ago now. Also, many of the 400 ex MAS crew either aren't turning up or are resigning to return home to B737/A330/A340 gigs with MAS/Batik/Malindo etc and that will compound the problem further.
With the flood of Memos out before the new CEO arrives in Jan'16 there's a lot of change to "tidy up the place". Let's see what the New Year brings.
"Just keep Swimming, Just keep Swimming ..." :-)
This forward looking post was made almost three years ago. How have the things mentioned here panned out at Saudia?
Joined: May 2011
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From: Dubai
They will hire expat DEC'S as a last resort. They're committed to Saudiisation in Saudia though. There are a lot of young Saudi's becoming Pilots, it's made very easy for them. Upgrade is immediate at 4000 hours.
I wouldn't recommend working at Saudia if you want a career. The contracts are one or 2 years and you will be replaced by Saudi's in the end.
I wouldn't recommend working at Saudia if you want a career. The contracts are one or 2 years and you will be replaced by Saudi's in the end.
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Kot Addu
Feel like starting a petition to make this the new SV livery instead of the retro backward one
https://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/photo/Saud...YFUkUyPA%3D%3D
https://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/photo/Saud...YFUkUyPA%3D%3D
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,230
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From: Kot Addu
Personally the revised titles and logo applied to their parting livery would've been better a bit of old and new, tail logo in gold, Saudia title in blue tandem both same size the Arabic one placed left of Saudia so letter Alif balanced with the raised S, too bad they went back to the dated look.
