Middle East Opportunities
 

Hi Everyone,

I'm in the midst of deciding where my career should go at this point, I hold a frozen ATPL from Canada and have about 1250 Hours of flight. I was a flight instructor and flew charter for a company in Canada for two years mostly on single and multi piston aircraft. I also hold an A320 Type Rating with quite a bit of level D sim time (100+), I've been seat support for other independent candidates over the past few months and have gained valuable experience in the sim.

I'm not looking at Pay 2 fly but I don't see too many other opportunities in the short term.

I'm contemplating going back to University or college to make myself more marketable. I was also thinking of writing the dispatch exams to possibly work as a dispatcher at an airline and get on the flight line when the right opportunity presents itself.

Would any of the middle east carriers consider me? Your thoughts would be appreciated.

You could probably look at Air Arabia, NAS Saudi and possibly FlyDubai.

I don't see either a degree nor being a dispatcher as particularly helpful.

Qatar might be interested for NTSO.

Suggest you get on with a turbine operator in Canada. Hiring is decent these days. The go to a charter company for a couple of years then to the Middle East. Standard stuff. Skip the degree and get the real world experience. This is for Canada stuff anyways. I see you are at EGLL.

I thibk its worth noting for your resume that Canada does not have a frozen ATPL. You can write the exams before you have the time but there is no stripped down ATPL.

As one who took the degree route, I'd highly recommend you do that. Also, having sat at the selection table for many years, I always saw the graduate applicant in a more favorable light. Further down the line it's the degree that is gonna move your butt up the management ladder and into a comfortable pension.