Mate QR pay the school fee in anywhere , U just show the invoice and get the money in your salary .

Is QA hiring for S/O positions? What is the age limit to apply?

Valdemort, thanks for your help.

8028410q

8028410q:To be more precise:

School fees are cover by Qatar Airways UP TO a MAXIMUM of 50.000QR per annum per family regardless of the number of childrens...
Sounds like big amount of money , but 50.000 QR will probably barely cover 2 kids/year here..school are very expensive !The rest you will have to take it from your pocket...

they're in Delhi last week, and this week in Mumbai, hiring type rated 777 chaps, I believe 20 chaps comiing from jetairways passed.... stop wondering why some sim assessments got cancelled....

YES you can wear spectacles.

QR. Moving to Doha tips please
 

Hi guys, I used the “search” a lot, but can’t find all I need. :ugh:Thank you for the answers.
1-Should I pack as much as I can or the houses are really “fully furniture”? Anything you guys think I better import than getting it there?:hmm:
2-How you buy your car when you get there broke, with no savings? Will the banks give you credit on the spot since you are employed by Qatar Airways? It is the transportation allowance enough or you have to put money on top of that to drive a new car?:confused:
3-Do you go to the company accommodations as soon as you arrive or first the put you in a Hotel? How soon you usually star training after your arrival date?:zzz:
Thank you!!!!!!:)

Wait 2 or 3 months before you unpack your belongings, you may not like it there. I hope I am wrong and you do like it. Good luck:)

god help you.

Like taking any job with any carrier here in the Gulf, it's wise to arrive suitcase in hand and concentrate on completing training and such from what I understand QR like most others provides suitable accomodation and transport facilities until you are situated..once having completed training and are familiar with your new surroundings only then is it adviseable to bring personal items, families etc....etc...good luck!!

Tagalanga:

-Don't try to get everything at the beginning,you will be busy with your course,training..and last but not least paper work!Make it easy:

IMHO:Try to rent a car initially for 1 month 2 months..whatever(plenty of companies, you will need it for SURE..unfortunatly here...public transport is not well developped, and you might wait for long time for taxi depending of the area and the time of the day...Make sure the insurance is valid and build up some experience into the selfish Chaotic way of drive here in Doha.!I can only recommanded you one think:Be Very carefull!!A lot of Idiots here on the street who don't respect anything!
Buy a car once you finished everything,course,training...
-loan is available at the bank to buy a car(hope it's still the case,haven't buy a car for long now here)
-Accomodations are furnished.(yes most of the time they put you straight into the accomodation..)
-transport allowance is enough to fill up your car, gaz is very cheap here: 0.2 U$/liter.

Capt Krunch, Transportation Allowance is 1500, enough for a mid size car. :ok:

Can you use UK transformers for some electrical stuff?

:ugh:Well nobody has heard anything about Feb? Maybe they changed there mind...

Thank you for the info!!!!!!!Specially Capt Krunch , loc22550 and ironbutt.:ok:
Krunch, are you saying that 1500QR a month are 10% of a car payment? :eek: I guess and hope that you are wrong on that one, shed light on that if you have time please.:sad:
I guess that I will get just my clothes and my bicycle with me, and wait to ship the otter stuf.
One more question. Do they do the traveling arrangements from wherever you are in the world or just from a QR network?:confused:
Thank you!!!!!!!!!:)

Best tip I can offer ... reconsider ... don't go unless there are no other options ... the place is truly awful.

Tangalanga

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Krunch, are you saying that 1500QR a month are 10% of a car payment?

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well, my car is nothing out of the ordinary and I pay in the area of 3000+QR per month as well as nearly the same amount in Insurance, petro is cheap but I seem to use an awful lot of it, takes about 80QR to 100QR every time i visit the station which would be at least 6 times per month.

so in the end I guess the allowence is something OK ( the 10% was an exzageration of course) but it does not cover what it really cost to get around.. at least it's something so I'll not complain.

but please.. DON'T bring a bicycle out here.. you will get killed.. really i'm not joking about that.

FlyingHigh330

Qatar has the same electrical power system as in the UK so it should be fine I would assume. i'm no expert of course but like others here, I spend more money that you would ever think on blown light bulbs due to faulty wiring.

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Krunch

Wapses,

In case you haven't noticed, the airlines are in crisis worldwide. Sure, you don't like it at QR but give someone else a chance to form an opinion before you make such a sweeping statement. Plus, you don't know his/her situation - it could be far worse than what you can find at QR.

QR probably isn't the best employer based on what we read here but it probably isn't the worst either. You can get some valuable experience (job and life experience) while the industry corrects itself elsewhere. If you are previously a Boeing driver and you get placed in the 777 at QR, you might end up getting some great experience that could be valued elsewhere down the line... You never know.

@ Capt Krunch: Thanks!:ok:

They say on their site that type rated B777 and B737NG rated would be given preference.

Tagalanga...I wish i can ride a bicylce here,as Doha has a really pleasant weather during the winter time, but unfortunatly there is no infrastructure here for that, they should but.. (i think this will help to ease the traffic jam here.. that's another discussion, and i can't really imagine a qatari family giving up their Landcruiser for a bicycle..:hmm:).
So Follow CPT Krunch advice; DON'T DO IT!:{ This would be a suicide act!

Bring it . I use to ride my bike inside the A K G and by the Corniche when i was living in Doha and flying for QR:yuk:. For sure going out on the street and roads is crazy,even using a car.The Doha residents skills while driving are very low.

If you have the Airbus type or B777 type consider other options bro. Doha sucks and the Company is a NO NO.

I understand that they would give preference to TR people but what does it cost to send a group mail to those who were invited to select dates in Feb ?
Yesterday I received an Email from Air France still following up an old application. They just wanted to inform me that there will be delays in the process due to the crisis.

I even sent an Email to QR last Thursday asking for updates and didn't get any reply. I still believe a minimum of respect should be delivered to applicants, even if QR managed to find better candidates at the last minute.

I understand that they would give preference to TR people but what does it cost to send a group mail to those who were invited to select dates in Feb ?
Yesterday I received an Email from Air France still following up an old application. They just wanted to inform me that there will be delays in the process due to the crisis.

I even sent an Email to QR last Thursday asking for updates and didn't get any reply. I still believe a minimum of respect should be delivered to applicants, even if QR managed to find better candidates at the last minute.

There's no respect on QR. The sooner you learn that the better for your career.
Go there ,take a look and you will see that MONEY is NOT EVERYTHING!

Thanks for the advice but that's easy to say when your family is secured by your salary. Some people are not in the same situation.

I agree brother. I did this mistake because of the same reason and i can guarantee that was the worst mistake i did in my whole career.
When you realize the mistake you gonna remember this message.

There are another options.

Go foward.But is up to you. If you end up in Qatar ,use them as they gonna use you.

Rgds

Sim eval coming up on the 25th.... any info on the sim profile?

Is it ok to take the mrs. along?

QATAR OPEN DAY Johannesburg South Africa 15 February 2009
 

Hi all :)

There is an open day whereby there will be recruiting new cabin crew for Qatar Airways. I will be attending but I honestly do not know what to expect.

• How do I need to look (from hair, to outfit to make up if any)?
• What usually happens in the selection process?
• Are there any South Africans working for Qatar (the reason I ask is because I would like to have an idea of how great my chances are of being selected).

I'm very nervous, so if anybody has any tips and advise for me, they will be highly appreciated.

a good friend interview few days ago. Sim was on the 777 and he did a v1 cut, SE ILS, SE non-prec. raw data visual no A/P no FD.
As far as the interview, know your regs, fuel and altn requirements, RVSM, and basic aerpdynamics. Thats what he told me. I am on the same boat as everyone else. My interview dates passed i send them an email but no answer. Lets see....

av8r76

you can take your lady along, but remember this is a professional screening for a International carrier in the Middle East. you might not want to be known as.. " you rememebr that guy, the one who brought his wife with him? ".

in the end it will not affect your screening results, but in this place you want to stay as straight as possible, anything can happen and for any reason, there are thousands of guys interviewing and applying. There is no need to leave yourself open for something stupid to happen.

as far as SIM, it's just standard, no tricks or suprises.

guys / girls.. at this point in time the dates you have picked for your screening cannot not always be matched. Just wait your turn and you will get a call if they want to see you.

Poisoned by Compromise
Krunch

KayZee

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How do I need to look (from hair, to outfit to make up if any)?

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dress formal, ( important office meeting type ).. clean cut, neat appearance, well groomed.

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What usually happens in the selection process?

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things like group discussions, some kind of CRM oriented group activity, and personal interview screening.

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Are there any South Africans working for Qatar

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yes, plenty of South Africans here, not many flight deck but a reasonable Cabin Crew community. keep in mind we have more than 80 nationalities these days.. so we have all kinds of people, your chances are only up to your personal attributes not nationality.

next time this question might be better asked on the Cabin Crew Wannabees section of this forum, people on this forum and mainly but not limited to Flight Deck operators.

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Krunch

I'd be quite surprised that I will be one of a select few who choose to take their wives along to have a looksee at a place totally different from their home country.

It baffles me, cos almost every other ME carrier encourages their prospects to bring along their significant others as this is a decision that effects just not pilots themselves but their families as well.

Av8r76, why then do you ask the question? You are absolutely allowed to bring your wife and we all understand your reasons. Capt. Krunch is just trying to help you as your question was from the beginning little bit oriented. I don't think Doha is like Dubai and as you'll probably need to be on your own during the screening your wife might feel little bit bored.

Hello guys!
Who's going to Qatar for interview on 18 Feb?

Anyone willing to "mentor" a soon to be furloughed United guy about Qatar Airways? I have some questions and would be willing to buy many beers for some answers and advice!

I have 10,000 TT B767 Type, Heavy+ Glass, along with a A320 type DC-9/MD80 Type, etc...I want to try to get hired for the B777. I'm single with no kids....

PM's welcome!

qatar interview
 

Are you going the 18?