Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

Was wondering why I had not seen this scheme advertised.

I'll have to keeper a closer eye on Flight International.

Do you happen to know weather there website released information about the scheme?

And if you don't mind, how do you know a lot of low hour guys where interviewed?

Cheers.

hi mark,

i was in london for the interview and I have 1900 hrs of flight time on SEP. The other guy in my group that made it had experience on jet (CRJ). I dont know about the other groups!

Wish you good luck!

MEA Cadet Pilot Program 2006
 

Good news for Lebanese aviation hopefuls,

Middle East Airlines - Airliban has just announced their first cadet pilot program for this year. Some changes from last year include a lower minimum age for applications which is now at 19 years old. Also female applications will also be accepted this time around.

MEA Cadet Pilot Program 2006

Successful applicants are sent to do an integrated JAA ATPL course at Flight Training Europe in Jerez, Spain under the provisions of the UK CAA.

MEA is currently facing a large number of retirements in the coming 5 years and needs to replace something like 50 of the 122 pilots currently on roster.

There are plans in the near future for fleet expansion. An A330 will join next year and will most likely be a lease from ILFC. Also there are plans for regional jets/props in the coming years however this is yet to be confirmed and is a developing idea.

Good luck to all who apply!

Wael ? Is that you ? :cool:

just a question: MEA is an airline with a fleet of 9 aircraft, is it nessisary to have 122 pilots?
I'm not familiar with what the average ratio of pilots to aircraft at other airlines is.

Hello, Im an Irish National with an Irish passport living in Dubai, but i am born in Beirut.
I am wondering if there is any chance that i could get accepted into the MEA cedet programme.
I am going to graduate from an American system school in May.

thanks

I have been recieving many private messages and emails from people who are non-Lebanese and wishing to apply to the MEA cadet pilot program.

Let me emphasize this so that there are no further confusions. Middle East Airlines Airliban will not accept applications from non-Lebanese applicants because it does not suit the airline at this time to take foreign pilots.

MEA is a small airline serving Lebanon with only 9 Airbus aircraft. Currently there are no foreign (non Lebanese) pilots flying for MEA. In the early days we had many many pilots and flight attendants from all over the world working at MEA.

However MEA today is only catering to the Lebanese population because the Lebanese youth needs a guiding light to move towards and companies like MEA create hope for future dream jobs such as the position of flight crew.

I wonder why...

"I wonder why...."

I think it’s only fair. Correct me if I'm wrong but for all the airlines around the world that offer cadet pilot programs they only take their own nationals. In Europe for cadet programs airlines only take EU nationals. In Asia Cathy only takes Hong Kong nationals, Singapore and Malaysian Airlines only takes their nationals, and same applies for Qantas, Emirates, and Qatar. So it’s only fair that MEA would only take Lebanese nationals

hi
can you post some questions....?
thanks

i received the invitation for the written exam today !!!!!!!!!! which means my applications is accepted !!!!!!

yeah same here!!! Ahhhh may 2nd!!!! :mad: I GOTTA GET PACKIN!!!!

good luck to everyone :ok:

JS3 : can u give u some advices
what type of questions did you have in math and physics : calculation, definition, long or short questions .............??????????
was the spacial, abstract and mechanical reasoning difficult ?
thanks

meadreamer: Check your PM

JS3: Glad to hear that you've been reinvited.

Hey everyone!!!!

I've spent sometime searching through some of the threads on this website and I found a few things that might help us for the spatial, abstract and mechanical reasoning tests, and at a later stage the pilot aptitude test. They were posted by people applying to other pilot programs.

-This is a sample of the spatial, abstract and mechanical reasoning test used by Qantas:

http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/...ent/QTests.pdf

-This is the website for a company called Morrisby (according to the threads I’ve read) they make the mechanical tests for a lot airlines (and other companies) they even have a sample on their website:

http://www.morrisby.com/test_takers_..._questions.asp

-The company that does the pilot aptitude tests for many airlines (and maybe even MEA) is PILAPT, on their website they describe the test step by step, but unfortunately you can’t try it. (it will be helpful in the later stages)

http://62.3.209.83/pilapt/Header.htm

-And of ALL the places I searched the only pilot aptitude test I know of that you can take for free is here:

http://www.epst.com/


These tests don’t seem that bad, actually I think they are pretty fun. I’m sure MEA's must be similar in some respect and they cant be that much harder. My biggest worry is the Bacc. II math+physics exams, because from what my relatives tell me the school system here in Canada is a bit behind the Lebanese one, but I’m going to study(my ass off) and hope for the best.

Anyways, Its been pretty hectic for me. I just wrote my last university exam Tuesday and I got the invitation for the phase 1 tests on the Sunday before. My flight leaves Toronto tomorrow. I'll be in Beirut on the 21st of April. I’m going to spend most of the time before the exam date, studying, but I would like to meet up with you guys sometime in before the exam.

Good luck guys, I hope that helped and I hope to meet some of you before the exam.

-This is a pretty Awsome video of an MEA A321 landing over Beirut:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOw_NG0PYiQ#comment

don't get over-excited guys
 

guys you have a long long way ahead of you... and a word of advice, don't get over-excited about this selection process. because at a certain point a lot of you even the highly qualified people can get cicked out due to a very simple reason just like maybe 1 Kg overweight or some blood unstability or anything. so don't buy it until you sign the contract.

useless studying
 

do not attempt to study.
that's what i did at least.
it is either you know the topics or not. and most of the questions are logic related.
or basic mathematical stuff
ye3neh mashi ...

How is Jerez this day?And the beautiful spanish women!!!:ok:Tell them them at least that english test is the most important with the spatial one!!!

Hhphenix & FTE28111

Are you MEA cadets ?

bye

anyone know the number of applicants for this year???

I was at MEA's headquarters the other day and i was told is that it was
85. I dont know if this is how many applications they recieved or how many are sitting for the exam. they weren't clear at all.

so how did you do guys ?
i personnaly did good in every thing but less good in physics,
mechanical , abstract and spatial were very easy
quick math was also quite easy

i found pretty much everything easy except the math and the physics. The math i havent touched in 2 years so i was strugling to remember all that fun calc and the physics i found out in the late part of the exam that they provided a formula sheet, they didnt even tell us!!!
Even though i found the math and physics a bit hard, i really dont think they were that challenging as tests.
And funny enough the english test was easy, but i think i messed up the part with the tape conversations because i started to get tired and loss my concentration.

easy english?
 

"And funny enough the english test was easy, but i think i messed up the part with the tape conversations because i started to get tired and loss my concentration.[/quote]

man you think that you did well in english ... what about "loss of concentration" if they see a similar mistake in your writing they'll expell you immediately hehe. just kidding. just a word for all of you guys. i know you did well but this filtration process will only the people who pass all the tests (english, math, physics and the IQ reasoning stuff) just like back when i was doing these tests they said that they wanted to recruit 30 people but only 50 passed this test and got filtered and a long process that still to come now for you. so eventhough you did well in the reasoning and english, but unfortunately the math and physics also counts. sorry to say that. yeah anyways if you want any additional information guys just ask for it ...
wish you luck

what are the grades on each test ( or average) that might let you get a pass for this first exam ?

where was the FTE selection part done ? also in AUB ?

hi guys
i have just been called by MEA : they said that i have paassed the exam and i will have my medical this tuesday...!!!!!!!!! WOWOW.....he told me that we will receive emails today

Well boys,

its been over a month since the intial exam and still no reply for me from MEA, oh well.......i thought they would have at least let the people who failed know their results. Anyways I just want to wish everyone who passed good luck and i hope you all get through, and please keep us updated on the process of the selection and how everything is going. As for me I'm just going to change my University major to Math + Physics, try again the next round and hope for the best....i'm not giving up, i want this very badly....but for now i'm going to work on my tan.

Good Luck guys
Keep me updated

Boukra ba shuofkoun bi MEA

Qatar SO Recruitment
 

Just wondered if anyone knew the requirements that Qatar looked for in Second Officers?

Many thanks.

Jinkster

at the time I applied there was no necessity of being a gulf national.

below the age of 29...icao license...tertiary education...something like that.

holding pool...swimming...swimming...and maybe sinking! LOL!

What is the latest of those who had SO interviews in London back in Nov 2005? Some were accepted for the holdpool, but are they still there? Some were aggreived at having to wait further!!? So have they managed to find something else?

boeingbus,

those selected into the holdingpool 2005 are all still swimming...and swimming, and swimming. some have taken on other jobs...wonder how many will still be available when qatar decides they know what to do with the guys in the holding pool.

HEY! there,
I am ex cabin crew from Qatar Airways(quit this jan) currently in the states for a CPL. Please let me know if possible the bare minimum requirements for second officers/ cadet pilots at qatar airways.
NO!!!--- i dont belong to any of the gulf countries!!!

will greatly appreciate you reply.
Blue Skies!!

They said bare requirements, but they had guys with 2000hrsTT with ATPL applying and thus were probably one the ones that got in. Remember when they say minimum 250TT, there are usually guys with 1000hrs applying.

I know of one guy with only 350 hrs TT... I dont really know what the criteria were to pass but as my forespeaker said, there were lots of guys with >1000hrs and even some with airline/jet experience. But the worst thing that can happen to you if you apply is that they say no thanks. so no loss for you mate.

still wondering what they are going to do with the guys/gals in the holding pool. its been 8 months since then and not a word. they did have further interviews in april...so I suppose they will need us at one point in time.

wish you guys all the best of luck!!

anyone here anything new on this subject? rumours? etc?

Qatar Airways - cadet program - SO
 

Hi all,

Does anyone know when the next cadet pilot / second officer selection program is for Qatar Airways?

Does this program offer places to pilots with UK CPL/IR with low hours i.e 240hrs but with no UAE national/citizenship??

Fresh.

cadet pilot
 

any info on this would b much appreciated
cheers

The last Qatar Airways SO scheme was back in 2005 (read back through this thread), and was advertised in Flight International in Jan or Feb 2005. I have not seen the scheme advertised since. So I have no idea if they are still running a SO scheme.
At my interview group the three main nationalities were Canadian, English and Brazilian; therefore middle Eastern citizenship was not required.
I applied in Feb 2005 and was interviewed in November 2005, at the time I applied I was low houred modular (270 hours), however I did hold an aero engineering degree and I was also under the 29 yr age limit at the time. Obvioulsy I wasn't succesful because I am now a flight instructor.
One batch was interviewed in London and another in Doha, but I hardly heard about anyone that actually started the scheme. The requirements are already stated in this thread, but I will repeat them here for clarity.
It simply said frozen ATPL from recognised school, with preference for those with a tertiary education in a science or engineering, under 29 years of age. Possibility it may have mentioned management subjects as acceptable as well.

Qatar F/O interviews
 

does anyone have any idea when an F/O is short-listed and when he might be called for the interview, and please if anyone has any idea about the interview , for preparation. If you wana PM its ok , thanks