Whats this for? The original 10 days off were in replacement for the national Eid Holidays, why does the 777 get 15 days?

Thank you Mutt and Alloha
 

Now, I am worrying for all of these ! joke !
Anyway, one only thing : work, work, work !
I imagine that it is not easy, but a lot of guys passed all the steps and are, now, happy to fly for SV ! And I heard SV staff is friendly and highly professionnal.

Transition from 340 to T7
 

Thaks a lot for the answers. Is it possible to make changes and make a block of 4 days off in a month (appart from the 5 days in the contract).
Right now most of the FOs are going to the 777 but there are some assigned to the 330. I heard that the training is not thought for making an easy transition from one type to another, and that is a concern. Everybody loves the T7, and if life will be better there OK. But if it is going to be the same, I could ask for a change and hope for the best.
Thanks a lot guys, I heard good things about Saudia, and for your attitude, they seem to be right ;)

So you end up with 9 days off in a ROW.... The answer is NO.

Disclaimer. Im sure that some people manage to do this every couple of months or so, but to base your joining decision on the fact that this option is available is a bad idea.

Roger
 

Thx for the info. C u there.

Warning issued today through Reuters:

"Potential mall terror attack" within the Kingdom.

Cairo Assessment
 

Does anyone know the results or have an official email response yet from the assessments that were initiated on April 12 in Cairo? Thanks.

There is the "potential" for this to happen in any mall in the world. An expat teacher was attacked and killed in a mall last December for ideological reasons. The sad fact is, malls are soft targets.

Was that in Saudi or the UAE?

Yes mutt it was in the UAE -Abu Dhabi Reem Island in fact.

Reem Island murder accused sent for psychological tests - Culture & Society - ArabianBusiness.com

No more ATPL and CPL exams.
 

Effective from today no more ATPL and CPL exams for new joiners. GACA will accept ICAO atpls even for FO with more than 2500 hours

Five days ago I bought the Gleim online course AND the book for a total of €220. 😠😠

Alloha,

The 2500 are Total hours or Jet hours? Wondering if you could clarify?

Many thanks :ok:

Look on the bright side, that decision has just taken two boring weeks off your training :):)

Now sell the books to someone who needs to study for the interview :)

Gleim
 

@LNAV-VNAV. 220 pounds? It is made of gold? I bought it last year around 70$ if i recall correctly. And in jeddah you can buy the hard copy for 150 SAR

@zerograv
 

no idea. I was the last one who took the exam with my classmates and all of us had from 4500h jet time. Also all the guys who got the good news have more than 4000 jet time so i cant give u an answer. The rumours for the termination of the cpl exam was flying for more than 2 months as i ve been told. The termination of atpl exams for captains was a sudden decision

220 dollars. 39 for the book plus fedex shipping + tax and another some 120 dollars for the online course. Anyway like Mutt says I will look at the bright sight of it! ☺

Thanks Alloha :ok:

With those hours; they would be interested in you for 777 or shortly the 787.

Regarding the lifestyle, I think you need to look at Jeddah, the accommodation and schools for yourself to decide if this is the life you want for your family. Understand, as I've said before, this isn't a commuting job, so plan to move your family here.

The 747 is no longer an option, the passenger aircraft will be phased out by early next year.

SV Assessment
 

FlyingKratos,

Polax is right. If you submit an app you should get a response fairly soon. How smooth is it? It all depends upon how "westernized" you perceive yourself to be, and how you adapt to other people's values and culture. KSA is probably the most "conservative" of all the countries in the ME in terms of values, but is significantly advanced in terms of economic progress. There's a ton of info in the forums. Good luck.